Sony has canceled two more game services, including the new God of War from the creators of the Demon’s Souls remake

Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier reported in a new article on the publication’s website that Sony Interactive Entertainment has canceled two more service games that were in development. The platform holder confirmed the decision.

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We are talking about unannounced projects from two internal American studios of Sony Interactive Entertainment – Texas Bluepoint Games (Demon’s Souls remake) and Oregon Bend Studio (Days Gone).

In the case of Bluepoint, according to Schreier, we were talking about a service game in the universe of fantasy slashers God of War from Santa Monica Studio. It was with teasers that the studio has been teasing fans in recent years.

Until now, Bluepoint has only been involved in remasters and remakes of other people’s games (image source: PlayStation)

A spokesperson for Sony Interactive Entertainment said in a statement to Bloomberg that the cancellation of the Bluepoint and Bend projects was prompted by a recent internal review: “PlayStation will continue to make both online and single-player games.”

None of the studios will be closed as a result of the cancellation of games. The platform holder works closely with each of the teams to determine their future projects and minimize the “business consequences.”

In the past, Sony wouldn’t let Bend take on the Days Gone sequel (Image source: PlayStation)

Thus, of the 12 game services announced several years ago by the then head of Sony Interactive Entertainment Jim Ryan, the platform holder has already canceled eight by 2026:

• Bluepoint Games project based on God of War;
• Unannounced development by Bend Studio;
• A Destiny offshoot codenamed Payback from Bungie;
• новую Twisted Metal от Firesprite (Horizon Call of the Mountain);
• Multiplayer Spider-Man: The Great Web from Insomniac Games;
• Multiplayer The Last of Us from Naughty Dog;
• Cooperative online action in fantasy London from London Studio (the studio itself was closed);
• Team hero shooter Concord from Firewalk Studios (the game was closed shortly after release, and the studio was disbanded).

Still in development are Bungie’s PvP shooter Marathon, Guerrilla Games’ multiplayer Horizon, and Haven Studios’ co-op action game Fairgames. The only successful project of the initiative is Helldivers 2, released in February 2024.