“Sony’s Closure of PixelOpus: What it Means for PlayStation Games and First-Party Development”

2023-05-06 04:44:11

Sony confirmed earlier that it will close PixelOpus, a subsidiary of PlayStation’s global game studio, on June 2. The reason is to ensure that the overall operation meets short-term and long-term development goals.

PixelOpus was established within Sony in 2014 to promote the development of first-party game content on the PlayStation platform, and launched the love action skit game “Entwined” depicting birds and fish, and an action adventure that allows players to create graffiti with a magic brush The game “Concrete Genie” (Concrete Genie), and later cooperated with Sony Pictures Animation to develop a new game corresponding to PlayStation 5.

The decision to close PixelOpus this time, although Sony responded that it was for short-term and long-term development goals, and would regularly evaluate the product portfolio and development status of its game studios, but a bigger factor is to consider whether the games created by the game studios can bring greater benefits. income.

At present, PixelOpus games can still be purchased for a fee in the PlayStation Store, and it is uncertain whether they will be taken off the shelves as PixelOpus is closed.


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