Harmony developer Firewalk Studios has been shut down by Sony after the failure that was its debut sport. Following rumors of the botched hero shooter going free-to-play and the sport being a $400 million cash pit had been undoubtedly indicators of its destiny.
In a prolonged electronic mail despatched out by CEO Herman Hulst, it mentioned adjustments to the PlayStation Studios household — singling out Firewalk alongside cellular dev Neon Koi. It touched on the shuttering of the sport, that it did issues properly, however didn’t catch on to different options.
This finally led to the sport sunsetting and now we all know the studio’s closure. Supposedly, this became a studying expertise for Sony and the reside service market.
“Concerning Firewalk, as introduced in early September, sure elements of Harmony had been distinctive, however others didn’t land with sufficient gamers, and in consequence we took the sport offline. We now have spent appreciable time these previous few months exploring all our choices.
After a lot thought, we’ve decided the most effective path ahead is to completely sundown the sport and shut the studio. I wish to thank all of Firewalk for his or her craftsmanship, inventive spirit and dedication.
The PvP first particular person shooter style is a aggressive area that’s constantly evolving, and sadly, we didn’t hit our targets with this title. We are going to take the teachings discovered from Harmony and proceed to advance our reside service capabilities to ship future development on this space.”
Harmony itself lasted lower than a month earlier than Sony pulled the plug on its premium hero shooter after a lackluster launch. As for the studio, it was based in 2018 underneath ProbablyMonster earlier than getting offered off to Sony final yr.
