Playstation backed studio Deviation games hit with layoffs
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Seems like Hulst is doing the rounds Media Molecule being told to cut support on Dreams, Pixel Opus shutdown and now this where presumably playstation have killed the project.
Disappointing all round and obviously my heart goes out to those who have lost their jobs. Hopefully some of the GAAS games playstation are planning take off and it allows a little more risk to be taken. That being said if the project wasn't working out it's better to kill it now rather than waste another 2/3 years releasing something that ultimately doesn't work.
Disappointing all round and obviously my heart goes out to those who have lost their jobs. Hopefully some of the GAAS games playstation are planning take off and it allows a little more risk to be taken. That being said if the project wasn't working out it's better to kill it now rather than waste another 2/3 years releasing something that ultimately doesn't work.
Their one game was funded by Sony as a Playstation exclusive. If it got cancelled, it was Sony cancelling it.
Expectation: PlayStation Showcase.
Reality: Layoffs and studios being closed.
Reality: Layoffs and studios being closed.
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Either that or they went back to preproduction, so they don't need that many staff.
Yeah after this news I assumed they shot down their project and went back to drawing board since the project most likely was this guy's idea and it was going nowhereLast year one of the founders of the studio left for some reason.
Deviation Games co-founder Jason Blundell departs
Deviation Games co-founder Jason Blundell has left the studio, the company announced. Co-founder Dave Anthony will continue to lead the developer.www.gematsu.com
These gass games getting chopped real quick. Firewalk game must be really ,really good. They got purchased after.
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Makes sense. Firewalk game must make be really good. Deviation basically have to pitch again. Good find detective.
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Hey at least it's another affirmation that Sony is all about quality, and when the game they are paying isn't up to snuff they will stop funding it... This is ultimately great for PS gamers
I was worried when Sony said they were releasing i think 10-12 GaaS games that they were just going to go for for the throw shit at a wall and see what sticks format. A generous interpretation of this would be that they're going to try and keep quality higher so we dont get too many Destruction Allstars... or worse.
I always thought it was a huge waste of time to try and chase GAAS...
It's so difficult to hit gold with these things and they had opportunities to buy the Fallguys developer, Rocket League developer and many others but let them go to Epic.
They bought Bungie and I thought Square was gonna be a big target for them based on FFXIV success.
But Shu has been on the money with the indie multiplayer GAAS several times and as I said they missed their chance to buy each and every time. I just think Sony / PS seem to have some hesitation pulling the trigger on a good thing.
The lesson to learn here is to not go on stage and announce a project unless you have something to show along side it.
And this is probably not the first shuttered project.
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Sony Has Canceled an Unannounced Sci-Fi Shooter, It's Claimed
It's been claimed that Sony has canceled an unannounced sci-fi shooter at Final Strike Games that was in development for three years.
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Got to say this isn’t a good look. Idk how the development was going but the optics look bad imo. A first party game made by former cod devs couldn’t work out? Wonder if their project was too similar to bungies stuff? Or firewalls game was further in development and essentially covered the same genre (sci fi) so one had to be cut?
What with the acquisitions budget being slashed and studio closures you’d think Sony was the one that just put out redfall.
What with the acquisitions budget being slashed and studio closures you’d think Sony was the one that just put out redfall.
Sony went overboard with the amount of live service games in development. Shame really, deviation could've made a good shooter that was single player only. Now im curious to see if other live service games get canned.
Sorry but fuck optics, if you want good optics follow suave Phil and his unfounded lies....
Seems like the game is canned
But this is just evidence of Sony's quality mentality. No more Destruction All Stars
But this is just evidence of Sony's quality mentality. No more Destruction All Stars
Based on what though? There was some hope they'd produce something good based on some ex COD team members but that's about it, they have no development history otherwise
Rumor is it's the same project. First Strike is a support studio for the Deviation game.And this is probably not the first shuttered project.
Sony Has Canceled an Unannounced Sci-Fi Shooter, It's Claimed
It's been claimed that Sony has canceled an unannounced sci-fi shooter at Final Strike Games that was in development for three years.