PlayStation is changing course on one of its major game development projects after reassessing its progress and prospects. The decision comes as the company continues to evaluate which titles are worth pursuing in a competitive gaming market.
According to Bloomberg‘s Jason Schreier, PlayStation has canceled Fairgames, an online shooter from Haven Studios that was announced in 2023. The game was part of Sony’s live-service strategy and was expected to generate recurring revenue through in-game purchases. The project also underwent several revisions during development before PlayStation ultimately canceled it.
Despite the cancellation, Haven Studios, a PlayStation subsidiary based in Montreal, Canada, will remain operational, with no job cuts planned. A PlayStation spokesperson stated, “The studio will shift its focus to collaborating with other development teams across PlayStation Studios, while also exploring new creative opportunities.”
Why PlayStation canceled Haven Studios’ Fairgames
PlayStation reportedly canceled Haven Studios‘ Fairgame$ after a recent playtest involving thousands of players produced mixed results. In a note, executives Sean Decker and John Doyle explained that while some aspects of the game were progressing, player response raised concerns about its performance.
Decker and Doyle stated, “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. Combined with challenging market conditions in the PVP shooter genre, we have made the difficult decision to cease development on the game.”
Fairgames was a competitive multiplayer PvPvE heist and extraction shooter game. Its core gameplay was a modern, high-tech, and Robin Hood-like fantasy where players had to join an underground movement to rob ultra-rich billionaires and redistribute their wealth to rebalance the scales.
Haven Studios has no other publicly announced original games currently in development. PlayStation has confirmed that the studio will instead support other projects across PlayStation Studios.
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