SIE Bend Studio’s streak of bad luck seems to be continuing. The studio has faced constant upheaval since Days Gone’s launch in 2019, and after reports of a Days Gone sequel and an Uncharted title having been shelved in the years since, a third successive title has met the same fate.
Sony Bend has been at work on a new open world live service IP for several years at this point, though the project has now been shelved. As per a report published by Bloomberg, Sony Bend’s title and Bluepoint Games’ unannounced title are the latest in a long line of live service cancellations by Sony.
Back in May 2023, Sony stated it intended to release 12 live service games within the next three years as part of a big live service push. Since then, however, though Helldivers 2 has seen widespread success, Sony’s live service efforts have also endured many failures and cancellations, including Concord, The Last of Us Online, a multiplayer Spider-Man title, London Studio’s title, an alleged Twisted Metal reboot, and others.
Sony says these latest cancellations won’t lead to studio closures. Read more on that through here.
