Sony Is Halving The Number Of PlayStation Live-Service Games That It Aims To Launch By March 2026
Darryn Bonthuys
11/9/2023
Sony has announced plans to reevaluate its big push into live-service gaming, reducing the number of games that it originally planned to release over the next couple of years. The original goal was to have 12 live-service games running by the end of the 2025 financial year--or the end of March 2026--but Sony has halved this forecast and says that it wants to focus on delivering high-quality games."We are reviewing this--we are trying as much as possible to ensure [these games] are enjoyed and liked by gamers for a long time," COO and CFO Hiroki Totoki said in an earnings call (via VGC). "[Of] the 12 titles, six titles will be released by FY25--that's our current plan. [As for] the remaining six titles, we are still working on that. That's the total number of live service and multiplayer titles [and] mid-to-long-term we want to [push] this kind of service and that's the unchanged policy of the company. It's not like we stick to certain titles, but game quality should be the most important [thing]."Sony's big live-service push has seen it make some big purchases, acquiring Destiny 2 developer Bungie, Haven Studios, and Firewalk Studios. Bungie is currently reviving Marathon as a PvP extraction shooter, Firewalk Studios is working on the sci-fi multiplayer game Concord, and Haven Studios recently revealed FairGame$, a heist game wherein teams of players rob society's wealthiest members. Then there's Horizon developer Guerrilla working on a multiplayer spin-off set in that franchise, and Naughty Dog's The Last of Us competitive game--which very little is known about.Continue Reading at GameSpot...
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