End of suffering. Sony has decided to close two studios. Close to the team Firewalk Studios, who created the failed hero shooter ConcordThis Neon Koi is responsible for the development of mobile games. So Concord will not have a second chance, although less than two months ago Firewalk management claimed the opposite. Projects from both studios will be cancelled, Sony confirmed.
“We continually review our gaming portfolio and the status of our projects to ensure we are meeting both short-term and long-term business priorities.. As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen SIE Studios, we have had to make a difficult decision that will impact two of our studios: Neon Koi and Firewalk Studios.” Hermen Hulst, responsible for PlayStation content, told employees about this.
“As for Firewalk Studios, as we announced in early September, some aspects of Concord were exceptional, but others were not appreciated enough by players, so we took the game’s servers offline.” explains Hulst.
“After much consideration, we decided that this would be the best solution. stop developing the game and close the studio. I would like to thank everyone at Firewalk for their skill, creativity and dedication.” .
“Neon Koi and Firewalk are home to many talented people, and we will be looking to work for some of them in our global studio community where possible.” continued the head of content.
“While today is a difficult day, we can look forward to many successes for Studio Business Group and our teams in the coming months.”
“I remain confident that we are building a sustainable and capable organization based on creating memorable entertainment experiences for our players.” Hulst added.
It is currently unknown how many people will be affected by this decision. Worked at Firewalk Studios. from 51 to 200 peopleaccording to information on LinkedIn, while Neon Koi had from 11 to 50.
Source :Indian TV
