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Playstation's much publicized plan to ship 12 live service games by the end of FY 2026 isn't going well, and we're seeing a trend away from a certain, almost always doomed, type of live service game.
00:00 Playstation's Plan In Tatters
03:03 Bloomberg's Report
04:43 PlayStation's Graveyard
09:24 Executive Delusion
12:53 What We Lost...
13:59 Sony's Response
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMsGB2PItes
https://x.com/SonySantaMonica/status/1578415056215330817
https://x.com/peter_dalton/status/1803255544364376539
https://x.com/Jorraptor/status/1856757437006827810
https://x.com/LondonStudioHQ/status/1792872997167984733
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kristestull_it-is-with-a-heavy-heart-that-we-announce-activity-7172027709047468032-ZxPv
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-backed-deviation-games-closes
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playstations-london-studio-shuts-down-after-over-20-years
https://www.ign.com/articles/trailer-from-insomniacs-canceled-spider-man-multiplayer-game-leaks-online
https://www.naughtydog.com/blog/an_update_on_the_last_of_us_online
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-27/sony-cuts-900-jobs-in-gaming-shuts-down-london-division?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcwOTA0MDY5MywiZXhwIjoxNzA5NjQ1NDkzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTOUlPODhEV1gyUFMwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.4fTVSBfRYm9O0rYq3jwQNXDlgLjT-SSx9TOQjIMfG-Q&sref=P6Q0mxvj
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-16/sony-cancels-two-more-playstation-projects?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTczNzA2ODk1MywiZXhwIjoxNzM3NjczNzUzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTUTdFWjJUMEcxS1cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.OtpjLAX_fLRPjeIhmdZSXLhsiFNDef1RlL6IxoCIQes
https://havenstudios.com/en/blog/adapting-stable-diffusion-to-create-rgba-imagery
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/10/28/bungies-marathon-director-reveals-minimal-details-after-more-than-a-year/
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/ncsofts-project-skyline-rumoured-to-be-horizon-mmo-in-the-works-for-pc-and-unreal-engine-5
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/former-playstation-boss-says-he-wouldve-resisted-live-service-push/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/09/30/sony-playstation-bluepoint-acquisition/
https://www.thegamer.com/marvels-spider-man-fans-launch-petition-to-save-the-great-web-multiplayer-cancelled-game/
https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/pdf/23q2_qa.pdf
https://www.pcgamesn.com/horizon-zero-dawn/mmorpg-canceled
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/01/horizon-mmo-may-have-survived-ncsofts-cull-after-all
https://insider-gaming.com/new-sony-studio-la-jason-blundell/