Reports suggest that Sony’s teams working on two live-service games were blindsided by their cancellation. However, Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier refutes this claim, stating the teams were informed prior to his article being published.

Last week, Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier revealed that Sony had canceled two live-service games in development at Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games. This was later confirmed by a Sony spokesperson.

Although Schreier’s article didn’t provide much detail about the projects, he clarified on BlueSky that Bluepoint was working on a live-service God of War game.

However, in his Game Mess Mornings show, journalist Jeff Grubb claimed that the development teams learned about the cancellations only when the news broke publicly.

“I did some digging into this,” Grubb said. “Yeah, it’s true. The two studios found out at the same time as everyone else. So today, employees are going to work wondering, ‘Okay, what’s next?’

“What they’ll likely need to do now is pitch a new idea to Sony, but the situation has drastically changed,” he added.

Grubb suggested that it will be harder for these studios to pitch a new project, as Sony’s recent closure of multiple live-service games has left it unclear what kind of games the company wants to greenlight.

“A few years ago, you’d just pitch a live-service game, maybe even tied to the God of War IP, and it would be a safe bet. You’d get funding, grow the studio, hire more staff, and ensure job security for everyone,” Grubb explained.

“Now, though, they have to go back to the drawing board and try to figure out what PlayStation wants when no one really knows. It’s a rough spot to be in,” he concluded.

A Sony spokesperson confirmed the cancellations, stating they were made “following a recent review”, but reassured that neither studio would be shut down.

“Bend and Bluepoint are exceptionally talented teams who remain valued members of the PlayStation Studios family. We are working closely with both studios to identify their next projects,” the spokesperson told Bloomberg.

Source: VideoGameChronicles