{"id":1744604,"date":"2026-11-10T23:15:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T23:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zRXghKCrspU2EiSTncPRkj"},"modified":"2026-11-10T23:15:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T23:15:38","slug":"sony-cancels-another-live-service-game-ahead-of-release-but-at-least-there-wont-be-any-layoffs-this-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/sony-cancels-another-live-service-game-ahead-of-release-but-at-least-there-wont-be-any-layoffs-this-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony cancels another live service game ahead of release, but at least there won&#8217;t be any layoffs this time"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-11-10\/playstation-cancels-online-shooting-title-fairgames?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc5NDM0MzEyMSwiZXhwIjoxNzk0OTQ3OTIxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUT0IwMDNLSVVQVEwwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.0VitdVcIPZb98kOClbou7VJYMIEblBJyP0spzGGfRQ4&amp;leadSource=article-gifting\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg<\/a> report says Fairgames, a PvP heist shooter announced by Haven Studios and Sony <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/fairgames-promises-emergent-sandbox-gameplay-in-competitive-pvp-heists\/\" target=\"_blank\">in 2023<\/a>, has been cancelled. In something of a surprising twist, a PlayStation rep told the site there will be no layoffs as a result of the cancellation, as Haven will &#8220;shift its focus to collaborating with other development teams across PlayStation Studios, while also exploring new creative opportunities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While it was announced three years ago, work on Fairgames appears to have started even further back, in 2021. Just a couple months after her high-profile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/google-stadia-studios-closing\/\" target=\"_blank\">split with Google Stadia<\/a>, Assassin&#8217;s Creed co-creator Jade Raymond announced the formation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/jade-raymond-launches-a-new-sony-backed-indie-studio\/\" target=\"_blank\">Haven Studios<\/a>, which was &#8220;working on an unannounced new IP for PlayStation.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>In 2022, right around the time former PlayStation boss Jim Ryan was talking about launching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/sony-projects-launching-12-live-service-games-by-2025\/1100-6503924\/\" target=\"_blank\">12 live service games<\/a> by 2025, Sony <a href=\"https:\/\/sonyinteractive.com\/en\/press-releases\/2022\/sony-interactive-entertainment-to-acquire-haven-entertainment-studios-inc\/\" target=\"_blank\">acquired the studio<\/a> outright; a year after that, Fairplay was revealed to the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"low\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/l1Jp4K02L1I\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But things have not gone smoothly since then. Helldivers 2 was a massive hit, but seven of those planned games were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/after-cancelling-8-of-the-12-live-service-games-sony-promised-to-release-by-2025-playstation-studios-boss-says-the-number-doesnt-really-matter-what-is-important-to-me-is-having-a-diverse-set-of-player-experiences\/\" target=\"_blank\">cancelled before release<\/a>. Of the remaining games, one was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/marathon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marathon<\/a>, which endures but has not lived up to expectations, and another was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/concord\/\" target=\"_blank\">Concord<\/a>, one of the most famously disastrous game launches in years, which was taken offline less than two weeks after it launched, never to return. A live-service spinoff of the Horizon series, Hunters Gathering, was also reportedly rebooted after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/sony-reportedly-reverses-course-on-live-service-co-op-horizon-game-after-negative-player-feedback\/\" target=\"_blank\">negative feedback from playtests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"card card--standard card--rows-3 card--align-center\">\n<div class=\"card-image-widthsetter\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%\" class=\"card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sony-cancels-another-live-service-game-ahead-of-release-but-at-least-there-wont-be-any-layoffs-this-time.jpg\" alt=\"Twisted Metal - Sweet Tooth\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card__title\">Sony&#39;s live service graveyard<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card__description-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"card__description\">\n<p><em>A partial accounting of canned multiplayer projects:<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card__description\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-last-of-us-online-finally-cancelled-because-naughty-dog-thinks-it-will-severely-impact-development-on-future-single-player-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Last of Us Online<\/strong><\/a>: cancelled December 2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/trailer-from-insomniacs-canceled-spider-man-multiplayer-game-leaks-online\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Spider-Man<\/strong><\/a> multiplayer game from Insomniac cancelled sometime before 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/battle-royale\/apparently-the-canceled-twisted-metal-game-would-have-been-a-battle-royale-where-you-could-get-out-of-your-car-for-some-reason\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twisted Metal <\/strong><\/a>battle royale: cancelled February 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/concord\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Concord<\/strong><\/a>: cancelled September 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/that-multiplayer-god-of-war-game-sony-axed-in-its-live-service-purge-mightve-taken-us-back-to-greece-as-reportedly-leaked-screenshots-emerge\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>God of War<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>multiplayer game in development at Bluepoint: cancelled 2024<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/call-of-duty-veterans-new-studio-which-was-just-announced-in-2025-is-reportedly-being-closed-by-sony\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dark Outlaw Games<\/strong><\/a> project rumored to be inspired by Doom and Call of Duty: Studio closed in 2026 with no released games<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fairgames<\/strong>: cancelled October 2026<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/sony-reportedly-reverses-course-on-live-service-co-op-horizon-game-after-negative-player-feedback\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Horizon: Hunters Gathering<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>(still in development but rebooted after negative tester feedback)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Concord catastrophe in particular seemed to shake Sony, which began <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/after-the-catastrophe-of-concord-sony-is-reportedly-cancelling-other-projects-including-a-god-of-war-live-service-game\/\" target=\"_blank\">reversing its live service strategy<\/a> just a few months later. Fairgames itself looked to be in trouble in 2025 when Raymond <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/another-sony-live-service-shooter-may-be-in-trouble-as-jade-raymond-exits-the-studio-making-pvp-heist-sandbox-fairgames\/\" target=\"_blank\">departed Haven<\/a>, reportedly after an external playtest left PlayStation leadership &#8220;concerned about how the game was received and its progress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Bloomberg report says a more recent large-scale playtest produced similar results. &#8220;While the test demonstrated strong operational excellence, live ops readiness and community engagement, player feedback and retention results were mixed and fell short of the goals we had set,\u201d PlayStation executives Sean Decker and John Doyle wrote in an email sent to Haven Studios employees. &#8220;Combined with challenging market conditions in the PVP shooter genre, we have made the difficult decision to cease development on the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The one bright spot to the cancellation is that no jobs will be cut because of it: A Sony rep told Bloomberg that Haven &#8220;will shift its focus to collaborating with other development teams across PlayStation Studios, while also exploring new creative opportunities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height: 250px;\">\n<div class=\"kwizly-quiz kwizly-ON92mW\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script src=\"https:\/\/kwizly.com\/embed\/ON92mW.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"ae11d914-dd59-11f1-b1ee-857cba65cc48\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/sony-cancels-another-live-service-game-ahead-of-release-but-at-least-there-wont-be-any-layoffs-this-time-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"ae11d914-dd59-11f1-b1ee-857cba65cc48\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/sony-cancels-another-live-service-game-ahead-of-release-but-at-least-there-wont-be-any-layoffs-this-time\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Bloomberg report says Fairgames, a PvP heist shooter announced by Haven Studios and Sony in 2023, has been cancelled. In something of a surprising twist, a PlayStation rep told the site there will be no layoffs as a result of the cancellation, as Haven will &#8220;shift its focus to collaborating with other development teams across PlayStation Studios, while also exploring new creative opportunities.&#8221; While it was announced three years ago, work on Fairgames appears to have started even further back, in 2021. Just a couple months after her high-profile split with Google Stadia, Assassin&#8217;s Creed co-creator Jade Raymond announced the formation of Haven Studios, which was &#8220;working on an unannounced new IP for PlayStation.&#8221; In 2022, right around the time former PlayStation boss Jim&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/sony-cancels-another-live-service-game-ahead-of-release-but-at-least-there-wont-be-any-layoffs-this-time\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1744605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[5491],"class_list":["post-1744604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-gaming-industry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sony cancels another live service game ahead of release, but at least there won&#039;t be any layoffs this time | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A Bloomberg report says Fairgames, a PvP heist shooter announced by Haven Studios and Sony in 2023, has been cancelled. 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