PlayStation CEO recommits to live service games amid Bungie layoffs

PlayStation CEO and President Hideaki Nishino recently recommitted the company to live service games, comments that came the same week Sony laid off hundreds of developers at Bungie, the studio behind Destiny 2 and Marathon. “We believe that live service games are content that attracts users on a global level, so we want to continue to revitalize the market through both first-party and third-party content,” he said, and highlighted how focus will be split between older titles and new ones like Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls.

He added, “With live service games, it's important to continuously provide something. The genre itself is relatively new, and I think many people are trying various things, so we also want to continue to take on challenges within that context.” PlayStation has had a tumultuous experience with live service games this decade.

It found success with Helldivers 2, but many other live service projects have underperformed or failed to meet expectations.

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