PlayStation’s Live-Service Game Push Has Killed 15 Games and Studios

One of Sony’s biggest mistakes of the last decade was its strong push into ongoing, online ‘live service’ games. Former PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan had planned to release twelve of these games by 2026, which upset many players who loved PlayStation for its story-driven, single-player experiences. While Sony has since reduced this goal – with only two such games released on the PS5 by 2026 – this shift in strategy hasn’t been without negative consequences, including the cancellation of promising projects.







