Sony Did Not Force Studios to Develop Live Service Games, Says Shuhei Yoshida
[summaraize]
Shuhei Yoshida, the former president of Sony Worldwide Studios, said that Sony did not force any studio to develop live service games. Instead, it was likely a decision made together by the studios and the company.
In a recent interview on the Sacred Symbols+ podcast (behind a paywall on Patreon), Yoshida explained, “From my experience, when studios see the company has a big initiative, they understand riding on that gives them a better chance of getting a project approved and supported.”
Sony Not Forcing Studios to Develop Live Service Games
“So it’s not like the current head of PlayStation Studios, Hermen Hulst is telling teams they need to make live service games, it’s likely mutual,” he added.
When it was pointed out that many of the live service projects Sony had planned were canceled, Yoshida didn’t want to comment on specific projects. He simply said that it was a shame.
Before Yoshida’s comments, the former director of Days Gone said that Bend Studio was made to work on the canceled live service project by Sony. This suggests that the decision may not always have been mutual. If the team had said no, they might have faced closure.
Overall, Sony’s plan doesn’t seem to have worked, especially since many of its live service games have been canceled. Concord could be the reason why Sony is canceling so many projects.
In other news, Shuhei Yoshida says the launch of Xbox games on PS5 is a “victory” for PlayStation owners. He states that PlayStation owners will now have access to games they previously couldn’t play due to Microsoft’s new approach.
Stay connected to MP1st and the latest news by following us on Bluesky, X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and Google News.
