Concord was a genre-defining disaster for Sony, so has it caused PlayStation to rethink its entire live service approach?

The two US-based Sony subsidiaries working on the now-cancelled games are not shutting down, though it's unclear if anyone will be laid off.

PlayStation's entry into the live-service market has been rocky at best, last year scoring a big win with Helldivers 2 while also suffering a setback with the shockingly abrupt shutdown of the online first-person shooter Concord, which resulted in the closure of developer Firewalk Studios.

A God of War live service game has just been killed by Sony, along with another live game from another studio.

Sony has canceled two live service games from Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games. The projects were in development for at least three years, and Sony is working with both studios to figure out their next projects.

Questions about Sony’s live-service plans continue to mount. The company confirmed two games were canceled at Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games, responding to a report by Bloomberg that the PlayStation 5 maker had canned two projects that were part of the company’s ongoing multiplayer push.

Gaming giant Sony has canceled two live service games at Bluepoint and Bend, with a God of War live service project reportedly among them.