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PlayStation cancels live-service shooter Fairgames

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PlayStation cancels live-service shooter Fairgames

Haven Games to "shift focus to collaborating with other development teams across PlayStation"

PlayStation has cancelled Fairgames, the live-service shooter previously in development at its Montreal-based subsidiary Haven Studios.

In a statement to Bloomberg, PlayStation said Haven Studios will "shift focus to collaborating with other development teams across PlayStation Studios, while also exploring new creative opportunities." No jobs have been cut due to the cancellation.

According to an email reviewed by Bloomberg, executives Sean Decker and John Doyle informed employees that a recent Fairgames playtest did not meet expectations.

"While the test demonstrated strong operational excellence, live ops readiness and community engagement, player feedback and retention results were mixed and fell short of the goals we had set," they said.

"Combined with challenging market conditions in the PVP shooter genre, we have made the difficult decision to cease development on the game."

Haven Studios' debut game was announced in 2023, initially scheduled for release last year, and later delayed to Spring 2026.

Jade Raymond founded Haven Studios in 2021, and PlayStation Studios acquired the studio in 2022.

Following Raymond's departure in May 2025, executive producer Marie-Eve Danis and Pierre-François Sapinski were appointed co-studio heads.

PlayStation started focusing on the live-service market in 2022 by acquiring Bungie for $3.6 billion. Former Sony Interactive Entertainment head Jim Ryan said the company aimed to launch more than ten live-service games by 2026.

Sony reduced the value of its acquisition by $765 million in the 2025/26 fiscal year after Destiny 2 and Marathon underperformed.


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