Sony announced the purchase Firewalk Studios. Thus, the team of approximately 150 people becomes the 20th in PlayStation Studios. The developers previously entered into a strategic partnership with Sony to bring a AAA multiplayer game to PS5 And PC.
They founded the studio in 2018. Tony Hsu And Ryan Ellis, who both worked at Bungie primarily on the first Destiny. Other team members have experience from, for example, Renaissance Entertainment or Raven Soft. Sony has bought Firewalk outright from independent publisher probably monsters.
great news: @FirewalkStudios joins the PlayStation Studios family!
Learn more about this talented team and their plans to bring players together in new and innovative ways in the upcoming multiplayer: https://t.co/30jQNY3qen. pic.twitter.com/8wB3pEsbrH
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) April 20, 2023
“Since the partnership was announced in 2021, we continue to be impressed by the team’s commitment to creating a modern multiplayer experience that brings players together in new and innovative ways. (…) We are thrilled that Firewalk Studios will bring their technical and creative expertise to PlayStation Studios to help us develop the live streaming area and give players something truly special,” the head of PS Studios said in a statement. Hermann Hulst.
PlayStation expands group of own developers live multiplayer game service. These include, among others, the online version of The Last of Us, a game from Haven Studios, and projects by Deviation Games and Bungie. According to Hulst, some of them may appear directly on PC in addition to PS5.
Source :Indian TV
