PlayStation is “Reevaluating how we operate” due to recent layoffs. Twisted Metal Canceled due to layoffs! |UP| Guerilla loses 10% of its staff.

[flaccidsnake]

Wonder why all these multiplayer games are being cancelled when Helldivers 2 has been such a success

When Sony announced 12 live service games, it was obvious they're playing the odds a bit. Some of these games won't come out. If they do come out, they could flop miserably. If you get one hit out of 12, that's supposed to be able to make up for the other losses. That's the story of live service publishing in general. If you want to get into the business, you have to know that's how it works.

Still there's no reason to believe Concord, Marathon, or Fairgames are in development trouble.

I would really like to get my hands on that Last of Us multiplayer game. If ND doesn't want to get devoured by a live service development schedule, Sony should find someone to pass it off to. Contract Massive Entertainment or Battlestate or something. Don't just flush that whole effort down the toilet.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Jaffe probably secretly happy that Twisted Metal was cancelled since they didn't call him to direct it.

He gives off grimey vibes like tht to me.

 

[Umar]

5th gaas game cancelled. Jimbo burned a lot of money on this gaas strategy

 

[DForce]

Despite some recent scuttlebutt suggesting that Twisted Metal was close to release, the game was in early development and wasn't yet greenlit, per source

It was still in early development? Damn.

 

[Systemshock2023]

So pissed about cancelling twisted metal, this was their only gaas I was looking forward.Car combat won't return from the graveyard then. This was the best case scenario for the genre to make a comeback.

 

[Gamernyc78]

So pissed about cancelling twisted metal, this was their only gaas I was looking forward.Car combat won't return from the graveyard then. This was the best case scenario for the genre to make a comeback.

I was definitely looking forward to it.

 

[Nix]

Eh I'm not sure if canceling GaaS games is the right call after Helldivers, you really only need one or two mega hits to set you good, maybe they weren't shaping up well who knows.

Also, Twisted Metal getting canceled really sucks, I feel like it could have done really well, there is nothing on the market like it like Helldivers.

 

[Darth Vader]

Eh I'm not sure if canceling GaaS games is the right call after Helldivers, you really only need one or two mega hits to set you good, maybe they weren't shaping up well who knows.

They have helldivers 2, destiny 2, marathon, concord, fairgame. That's plenty, and from studios that can dedicate all of their time to those games.

 

[Thirty7ven]

We can look at the budgets and easily conclude that aside from Last of Us and Spider-Man PlayStation isn’t even betting that much on these projects. It’s just a bunch of bullshit.

Fuck these people

 

[Danja]

@Danja1187 I told you it has nothing to do with VR London Studios game in development was a gaas co op and Firesprite game in development was a gaas Twisted Metal. Your need to constantly spread anti VR FUD is making you look crazy

VR definitely at fault somehow

 

[Gamernyc78]

They have helldivers 2, destiny 2, marathon, concord, fairgame. That's plenty, and from studios that can dedicate all of their time to those games.

Yeah their issue was seemingly wanting to focus too much on tht, not tht thy have them. They have a few coming out and thts all thy need.

 

[Nix]

They have helldivers 2, destiny 2, marathon, concord, fairgame. That's plenty, and from studios that can dedicate all of their time to those games.

Two of those games haven't released yet, as for Destiny I'm not sure if it's doing well currently.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

That does not sound good at all.

all the opposite.

the "sony game formula" has lost its luster
they are borderline ubisoft-esque in the way the approach their design.

 

[John Elden Ring]

 

[Gamernyc78]

all the opposite.

the "sony game formula" has lost its luster
they are borderline ubisoft-esque in the way the approach their design.

Not true and the remasters tht are selling a ton, Ghost of T and many others beg to differ with this fallacious comment.

 

[Darth Vader]

Yeah their issue was seemingly wanting to focus too much on tht, not tht thy have them. They have a few coming out and thts all thy need.

That's still plenty of games.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Wish we got a leak of a new strategy If there even is one in place yet.

 

[Gamernyc78]

That's still plenty of games.

Definitely.

 

[Petekilla]

all the opposite.

the "sony game formula" has lost its luster
they are borderline ubisoft-esque in the way the approach their design.

It’s that why they still keep getting 88 Meta + and still keep being nominated for GOTY awards?

 

[Petekilla]

Seems like Firesprite is going to be a one team studio now.