Grubb reports the Bend Studios and Bluepoint Games live service game cancelations are due to Concord’s tumultuous launch in which servers shut down just two weeks after its release. He also clai ...

But despite the Concord debacle, Sony is not giving up on live-service games and will continue to focus on developing these titles. Following an eight-year development cycle and a huge budget ...

Back in 2023, then-PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan promised 12 live-service games by 2025. Over Half of those have now been reportedly canceled or, in the case of Concord, un-released. The over-$200 ...

Jeff Grubb has revealed on the latest Games Mess podcast that Sony’s latest batch of live service games were cancelled due to the failure of Concord. Discussing the cancellation of Sony Bend’s ...

In the graveyard of live service games Concord may just be the biggest headstone, and that seems to have focused some minds over at PlayStation. Previously the noises coming from Sony were all ...

Rich is a games journalist with 15 years' experience, beginning his career on Edge magazine before working for a wide range of outlets, including Ars Technica, Eurogamer, GamesRadar+, Gamespot ...

During the last round of Bungie layoffs, Sony carved out a portion of the studio to continue work on Gummy Bears, now under ...

Despite the failure of Firewalk's Concord, Sony will continue to focus on developing live service games. Hermen Hulst, co-CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, stated that the gaming industry is ...