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Sony canceled Fairgames, signaling a strategic retreat from its ambitious live-service gaming plans following the failure of Concord and other titles.
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Sony cancels live-service shooter Fairgames
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Sony has canceled Fairgames, a heist game announced in 2023, according to Bloomberg. Fairgames had once been part of Sony's big planned push for PlayStation live service games, but the company ended up canceling some planned live service titles, including in the God of War and The Last of Us franchises, and it shut down Concord shortly after its failed launch. The Fairgames cancellation won't result in job cuts, and developer Haven Studios will now support other PlayStation studios, Bloomberg reports. The game was canceled following a recent test where "player feedback and retention results were mixed and fell short of the goals we had set, … Read the full story at The Verge.
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