Sony’s recent job listings hinting towards multiformat releases has been played down by a respected insider, who says they’re related to smaller titles and GaaS projects.
Bloomberg is reporting that Sony Bend Studio is laying off 30% of its staff, which is around 40 people.
Returnal studio Housemarque has revealed it has no plans for live-service or free-to-play titles as long as people buy premium games.
Ex-Sony executive Shawn Layden reveals his decision to leave Sony was in part due to its pivot to live service games.
A job listing at PlayStation has indicated Sony isn’t done with live service games yet, and also looks to have a stab at the esports scene.
Mat Piscatella has revealed that over 40% of the total play time spent on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S games in the US last month were on live service products.
Sony wasn’t forcing its studios to pitch and work on live service games, says former Sony president Shuhei Yoshida, check out the details here.
Ubisoft’s CEO has revealed the company will be focusing on open-world and live service titles going forward.
Ex-BioWare veteran Mike Laidlaw says he would have quit the company if EA had forced games as a service elements on the Dragon Age series.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard didn’t meet expectations as it wasn’t a live service game, the CEO of EA has suggested.