PlayStation cancels two unannounced live service games

Edit: The story has been updated to report that Bluepoint’s canceled live service game was a God of War title.

Sony has reportedly canceled two unannounced live-service games that were in development at Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games, respectively.

Bloomberg reports that Sony has ended production on two live-service games that were in the works at Bend Studio, best known for the zombie game Days Gone, and another separate game in the works at Bluepoint Games, best known for their game remasters as Shadow of Colossus and the Demon’s Souls remake. The Bluepoint game was reportedly a live service God of War game according to Jason Schreier.

A Sony spokesperson confirmed the cancellations to Bloomberg. Sony also added that neither studio will be closed and that it will work with them “to determine what the next projects are,” from the two studios.

This is another blow to Sony’s ambitious live service game plans. In 2022, Sony acquired Destiny 2 developer Bungie and announced plans to have 12 live-service games running by the end of fiscal year 2025. These plans have not materialized after Sony revised that number to just six, of which Bend and Bluepoint’s game was probably two of them.

Sony also closed Concord developer Firewalk Studio, oversaw layoffs at Bungie, and canceled several online projects such as Naughty Dogs’ The Last of Us PvP game, a rumored Spider-Man online game, a live-service Twisted Metal game, and a third-person Destiny spinoff titled Payback.

This leaves only Bungie’s Marathon and Haven Studios’ PvP project still in the works, along with continued support for Helldivers 2, which Sony is publishing. There are also rumors of two online Horizon games, one a co-op experience and another is an MMO.

It’s clear now that Sony appears to be rethinking its live service strategy, but whether that means supporting online projects it believes will succeed or abandoning the space entirely remains to be seen.

Matt Kim is IGN’s Senior Features Editor.