Regardless of the overall feeling that Harmony would wrestle on launch, I don’t assume anybody actually anticipated issues to play out fairly how they did. Solely two weeks after the sport launched, Sony and the sport’s director, Ryan Ellis, introduced that it might be faraway from sale, taken offline, and gamers can be refunded for his or her purchases. Following that, experiences have emerged that point out Ellis has stepped down from his place, with the broader crew as but not sure in regards to the sport’s future.
Although the assertion relating to Harmony shutting down was agency, there have been nonetheless a number of glimmers of hope scattered all through. Ellis said that developer Firewalk Studios would proceed to “discover choices, together with these that can higher attain our gamers”. This means that whereas the door was closing on the multiplayer sport, there’s nonetheless potential for a future revival in some unspecified time in the future.
Based on Kotaku, nevertheless, it seems that the developer has but to obtain additional data relating to the destiny of the sport. Sources have reportedly instructed journalists that they “are pessimistic Harmony will return,” and that “some have been requested to discover pitches for one thing utterly completely different”. Whereas there aren’t any agency solutions simply but both for followers or the studio, this does seem to solid a pall over the long run for the beleaguered title.
As well as, director Ryan Ellis reportedly instructed employees that he’s stepping down from his place, re-orienting to a help function within the firm. The previous Future 2 lead “deeply believed in that challenge and bringing gamers collectively by way of the enjoyment in it,” in line with a former Firewalk developer.
For his or her half, some builders working for Firewalk Studios have already begun to think about their future, with Kotaku reporting that employees are “updating their resumes and portfolios,” and “a number of have already preemptively exited the studio”.
If you want to learn the total assertion from PlayStation relating to Harmony’s closure, you’ll be able to head over to the official weblog to see extra.
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