Harmony was, by all accounts, a tragic finish to a promising recreation. Sony’s Firewalk Studios made a hero shooter aiming to rival Overwatch, however participant curiosity was virtually nonexistent. The Steam playercounts had been frightfully low, and inside weeks Harmony had been pulled from sale and refunds got out. Is that the tip of the story although? I definitely hope not. I would like Firewalk to get one other likelihood, and it appears to be like like we’re getting a glimmer of hope.
When Firewalk introduced that Harmony was being introduced offline, it was a sobering second. Sony, the maker of PlayStation, pulled a multiplayer recreation it was publishing from sale inside weeks of launch. That’s a really massive deal, and one which may very well be learn as a portent of issues to return. There was a light-weight on the finish of the tunnel, nonetheless, as Harmony recreation director Ryan Ellis wrote the next.
“Right now, we now have determined to take the sport offline starting Friday September 6, 2024, and discover choices, together with these that may higher attain our gamers.”
Since then all the things’s been quiet, however beginning Monday September 30, there have been virtually each day updates within the Steam backend. It’s presently unclear what this implies, however I wouldn’t be shocked if we get some form of relaunch for Harmony in some unspecified time in the future. Sony already put plenty of time, effort, and cash into it, so it’s probably that adjustments are coming.
In accordance with a Kotaku report from final month although, Harmony’s director reportedly stepped all the way down to a assist position. The report alleges that among the Firewalk workers “are pessimistic Harmony will return,” and that “some have been requested to discover pitches for one thing utterly completely different.”
Regardless of the future holds for Harmony, I hope Firewalk and Sony discover one thing that works. There’s the belief that Harmony may very well be made free-to-play, however that raises the query of whether or not or not that might be sufficient.
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