Recently, Sony confirmed that it had canceled a live-service game that was in the works at Days Gone developer Bend Studio. A developer at the studio has now responded to the news, thanking fans for the outpouring of support and confirming that the team still wants to make “cool sh**.”
“I’ll keep this short,” community manager Kevin McAllister said. “Thanks for the love and support everyone, especially to those that have reached out. P.S. We still plan on creating cool sh**.”
Bend’s live-service game was never announced, nor was the supposed live-service God of War game said to be in development at Bluepoint, which was also canceled. Sony confirmed the game cancellations in a statement to Bloomberg recently, saying the projects were scuttled “following a recent review.”
Back in 2023, Sony management said it would only go ahead with six live-service games in the near future, down from a dozen. At the time, management said it was attempting to focus on quality over…