Sony has quietly closed one of its first-party PlayStation Studios, PixelOpus.Based in San Mateo, California, the studio opened in 2014 tangled and in 2019 concrete genie.
This first news Twitter post from the studioexpressed the team’s gratitude to the players who enjoyed the game.
“Dear friends, our PixelOpus adventure is over. We want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for our mission to create imaginative games.
Sony did not immediately publicly comment on the closure, but later confirmed it in a statement. IGN In fact, PixelOpus will be shutting down on June 2nd.
“PlayStation Studios regularly evaluates the status of its portfolio and studio projects to ensure that the organization’s short-term and long-term strategic goals are met,” the company said. IGN“As part of a recent review process, it was decided that PixelOpus will be closed on June 2nd.”
PixelOpus was a small team within giant giant PlayStation Studios. Fewer than 20 employees as of 2019The studio’s breakout game of 2019 concrete genie The PS4 was gorgeous to look at and had cool paint mechanics, but its pacing was Feeling a little stocky, even with a brisk run time of about 5 hours. Pixelops before closure Working on a project with Sony Pictures Animationbut it remains to be seen if that game is still ongoing with another team, or if it’s been canceled altogether.
A sad end for a capable studio, but it feels pretty congruent Sony makes hard pivot to prestigious blockbuster at all costsIn addition to the closure of PixelOpus, the company Closure of Japan Studio in 2021had unveiled some of its more experimental works within PlayStation’s first-party ecosystem. , and without it, there’s certainly a gap in Sony’s catalog.
