It has been revealed in a recent report that Sony has cancelled two more PlayStation live service games, one at Bend Studio and the other at Bluepoint Games. It was further highlighted after the report aired that one of the cancelled games, being pieced together but Bluepoint, was a live-service God of War game.
The report stressed that ‘a recent review’ led to the cancellation of these two unannounced titles, and that following this revelation, PlayStation intends to continue supporting the development of single-player and multiplayer games.
Never To Be Revealed
In a recent article posted by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, it was revealed that two live-service games destined for PlayStation were abruptly cancelled. It was mentioned that neither impacted studio will be closed down:
Bend and Bluepoint are highly accomplished teams who are valued members of the PlayStation Studios family, and we are working closely with each studio to determine what are the next projects.
This is the latest in a long line of live-service titles canned by PlayStation in recent years.
On social media, Schreier confirmed that the Bluepoint title would have been a live-service God of War game. It’s not known what the Bend Studio game was going to look like, but early last year, the studio was hiring developers to work on an AAA live-service game with a military sci-fi ‘feel’.
Bend Studio suffered some ‘leaks’ in December, with images being shared online of the company’s (now cancelled) game. The images were reportedly produced from a Google Drive and they were subjected to DMCA notices from PlayStation, which lend credence to their legitimacy.
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Will Bluepoint and Bend release any games this generation? Also what happens to Fair Games and Marathon? They seem to be slowly confirming the cancellations of live service games. This doesn’t boost share holder morale. Just thought did Sucker Punch have a live service game cancelled?
“What would you have wanted from a live-service God of War game?”
Exactly what I got, which is for the project to be cancelled before seeing the light of day. The live service model is predatory and anti-consumer, and it needs to go away. Keep God of War and other existing franchises as stand-alone games and stop trying to milk them for every last penny at the expense of quality.