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After Concord and a string of delays and cancellations, Sony admits PlayStation's live-service strategy is "not entirely going smoothly"
Sony has admitted PlayStation's live-service strategy is "not entirely going smoothly".
Sony's chief financial officer Lin Tao has admitted PlayStation's live-service strategy - which has seen a string of high-profile flops, delays, and cancellations after a bullish start back in 2022 - is "not entirely going smoothly". As to the significance of that timeframe, Tao explained, "Five years ago, live-service games were almost non-existent for PlayStation Studios... We [now] have Helldivers 2, MLB, [ Gran Turismo 7] and Bungie's Destiny 2. That's alongside delays, layoffs, cancellations, lawsuits, claims of tumbling staff morale, plagiarism scandals, the reported underperformance of its releases, increasing fan frustration around the handling of its flagship title Destiny 2, and more.
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