Sony's big multiplayer pivot stalls despite strong PS5 sales
Sony was betting big on turning PlayStation into a live-service juggernaut, but it sounds like the platforms shift into online multiplayer games hasn’t been anywhere near as quick or smooth as it once hoped. Unlike originally planned, Sony president Hiroki Totoki told investors six of the company’s 12 upcoming live service games won’t arrive until 2026 and beyond.
The livestream included teases for a heist shooter by Haven called Fairgame$, a sci-fi adventure called Concord by Firewalk Studios, a third-person alien shooter sequel Helldivers 2, and more. Very few of them had any concrete release date, however, and some seem to have since been delayed. Marathon, Bungie’s revival of an old sci-fi franchise as a multiplayer extraction shooter, was also revealed at the May showcase. Bloomberg recently reported it has been delayed from next year to 2025.