Concord was a genre-defining disaster for Sony, so has it caused PlayStation to rethink its entire live service approach?

Per Bloomberg reports, Sony has cancelled two more live-service games, one of which was rumored to be a God of War spinoff.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Sony has canceled two more live-service games, one from its remake and remaster studio Bluepoint and another from Days Gone developer Bend Studio in Oregon, the company confirmed to Bloomberg. Neither studio will be closed,

Gaming giant Sony has canceled two live service games at Bluepoint and Bend, with a God of War live service project reportedly among them.

Sony's short-lived live service pivot has impacted a lot of PlayStation-owned developers, but Bend Studio has arguably been harmed the most.

Since then, Sony has launched Helldivers 2, launched and shut down Concord, canceled a The Last of Us multiplayer game, and reportedly canceled an online Spider-Man game called The Great Web. Bungie is currently prepping its extraction shooter Marathon for expanded playtests in 2025.

Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games' live service projects have been canned, but the studios aren't shutting down.

Sony has canceled two unannounced live service games. According to Bloomberg, a Sony spokesperson confirmed that they were canceled "following a recent review”. They were in development at two PlayStation studios, Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games.

Former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida explains his feelings regarding Sony's recent live-service video game push and its result.

Sony has confirmed the cancellation of two in-development live-service games, one of which was based in the tumultuous God of War universe.

Sony's live service plans take another blow with the cancellation of two more previously announced games, with one title fans were hoping for.