PlayStation acquires Firewalk from ProbablyMonsters

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the-pi-guy

Apr 20, 2023, 05:10 PM
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230420005272/en/Sony-Interactive-Entertainment-to-Acquire-Firewalk-Studios-from-ProbablyMonsters-Inc.

Quote"Firewalk Studios is led by a world-class team that is highly experienced and deeply passionate about creating exceptional multiplayer games that foster memorable shared experiences," said Jim Ryan, President & CEO, Sony Interactive Entertainment. "I'm confident the studio's upcoming project will be a robust addition to PlayStation Studios' portfolio, and its live service and technology expertise will be instrumental in helping grow PlayStation's reach."

"We're thrilled to expand upon our collaborative relationship with Firewalk Studios and formally welcome the team to PlayStation Studios," said Hermen Hulst, Head of PlayStation Studios. "We've had the privilege of working with ProbablyMonsters and Firewalk for several years and our teams share the same ambition to create meaningful experiences for gamers. Firewalk's innovative approach to connected storytelling and its commitment to high-quality gameplay continues to exceed our expectations. I think fans will be very pleased when they see what Firewalk has in store for them."

Legend

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Apr 20, 2023, 05:12 PM

the-pi-guy

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Apr 20, 2023, 05:13 PM

Finally posted.

SWORDF1SH

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Apr 20, 2023, 05:30 PM
I hope all these live service gameswe get are going to be good

the-pi-guy

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Apr 20, 2023, 05:34 PM Last Edit: Apr 20, 2023, 05:37 PM by the-pi-guy
Will Firewalk or Firesprite get name changes?

Sony is up to 20 game studios, after starting with like 13 at the start of the gen.

Legend

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Apr 20, 2023, 05:48 PM
Quote from: the-Pi-guy on Apr 20, 2023, 05:34 PMWill Firewalk or Firesprite get name changes?

Sony is up to 20 game studios, after starting with like 13 at the start of the gen.
It's also odd how most of their purchases are non well known studios. Maybe in a few years some of them will be my favorite devs but right now their list of 20 game studios feels so hollow.

the-pi-guy

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Apr 20, 2023, 05:59 PM
Quote from: Legend on Apr 20, 2023, 05:48 PMIt's also odd how most of their purchases are non well known studios. Maybe in a few years some of them will be my favorite devs but right now their list of 20 game studios feels so hollow.
A couple of them are brand new studios (Haven, Firewalk). Firewalk is made up of ex-Bungie people. Haven is made up of ex-Ubisoft (Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs) people. Firesprite is not super new, but a lot of people from Sony Studio Liverpool.

A couple of them are more behind the scenes, support studios (Valkyrie, Nixxes).

I will defend Bluepoint at least, and say they're pretty awesome at what they do.  

Sure, none of it is as exciting as buying Zenimax, but there seem to be a lot of talented people at these studios.  


On the other hand, not a very exciting announcement. They were already announced as a partner a couple years ago at this point. Doesn't change much I guess.


Their game is apparently 5 years in development, so maybe it will get announced later this year.

the-pi-guy

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Apr 20, 2023, 06:02 PM
Studio has ~150 developers.

BananaKing

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Apr 20, 2023, 06:33 PM
Somewhat expected. So who is next? Deviation? Sounds like the most reasonable thing to expect

Also this is good news. Means Sony is happy with the studio and the project. Excited to see it

the-pi-guy

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Apr 20, 2023, 08:51 PM Last Edit: Apr 20, 2023, 09:11 PM by the-pi-guy


Quote from: BananaKing on Apr 20, 2023, 06:33 PMSomewhat expected. So who is next? Deviation? Sounds like the most reasonable thing to expect

Also this is good news. Means Sony is happy with the studio and the project. Excited to see it
Deviation, Arrowhead and Ballistic Moon seem to be the likely candidates right now.

Horizon

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Apr 20, 2023, 09:46 PM
People will only be excited once they show their game and I think that applies to Haven and Firesprite as well. Bluepoint and Housemarque already have proven themselves to a degree.
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