Will studio purchases ever end? The truth is that the current panorama invites us to think that in no way and the last example has just been carried out by Sony. the japanese company has announced the acquisition of Firewalk Studiosthe company with which he already reached an agreement two years ago to work on an exclusive IP.
The final amount with which the agreement has been signed has not been revealed, although the role that the developer will play has been revealed. Its function will be to serve as support for teams such as Bungie or Haven Interactive Studios in order to help create games as a service. However, they are also focused on their own work.
Not that we have too many details about it, since the only thing we know is that will be a AAA multiplayer title for PS5 and PCwhich is part of Sony’s great plan to present multiple games as a service by 2026. The history of Firewalk Studios is relatively recent, since its formation occurred in 2018 in the city of Bellevue, Washington.
Its birth occurred as part of ProbablyMonsters, a company founded by Harold Ryan, former CEO of Bungie. There are another number of veterans on the roster, notably the likes of Tony Hsu (Activision) and Ryan Ellis (Bungie). “Firewalk Studios is led by a world-class team with deep experience and passion for creating exceptional multiplayer games that foster memorable shared experiences,” said Jim Ryan.
Therefore, we are talking about about 150 employees adding to the PlayStation Studios portfolio, a division that brings together 20 studies to its credit. “Today we take the next natural step and join PlayStation Studios. We’ve spent years working side by side with Hermen and the talented team at PlayStation, helping them make our new game even better. Joining PlayStation Studios is becoming part of a family that has produced many of the most famous games of our era, and we are honored,” aim Tony Hsu y Ryan Ellis.
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