PlayStation’s multiplayer shooter Harmony launched on August 23, 2024. At the moment, Sony is shutting down the sport’s developer, Firewalk Studios.
This was Firewalk’s first and solely launch. Sony acquired the studio in 2023, with Harmony seemingly a serious a part of the corporate’s push into live-service video games.
Harmony was solely on sale for 2 weeks earlier than PlayStation pulled the title. On the time, the way forward for the sport appeared unclear. Now, it appears unlikely that we’ll ever see Harmony accessible for play in any capability once more.
PlayStation has additionally closed Neon Koi, which was engaged on a triple-A live-service recreation of its personal. This might imply that Sony is retreating from (or no less than reevaluating) the technique of relying on such video games for future development, regardless of the success of Helldivers II early this 12 months. Neon Koi was additionally presupposed to be part of PlayStation’s push to cell.
“Expanding beyond PlayStation devices and crafting engaging online experiences alongside our single-player games are key focal areas for us as we evolve our revenue streams,” stated Herman Hulst, CEO of Studio Enterprise Group at Sony Interactive Leisure, in an inner e-mail to SIE workers. “We need to be strategic, though, in bringing our games to new platforms and recognize when our games fall short of meeting player expectations.”
