Sony Interactive Leisure developer Firesprite confirmed off its flashy new workplace and introduced that it has expanded its staff to grow to be a PlayStation Studios “inventive powerhouse.” The flowery constructing primarily based in Liverpool, England dates again to the 1800s and has been particularly designed to help Firesprite’s ambitions.
Firesprite joined PlayStation Studios in 2021
Sony acquired Firesprite in 2021 and it was broadly assumed that the studio would concentrate on PSVR 2 initiatives. Whereas it did work on quite a few VR video games together with the latest Horizon Name of the Mountain with Guerrilla Video games, Firesprite is aiming past VR and desires to ship “blockbuster experiences” worldwide.
“While the studio is embellished to rejoice historical past and innovation in our house metropolis, our technical set-up is designed to help our ambition to grow to be a pioneer of creativity,” Firesprite wrote. “The transfer to our new studio house is a big step ahead for Firesprite in serving to us fulfil our imaginative and prescient of turning into a inventive powerhouse inside the PlayStation Studios household.”
Firesprite now has over 250 builders engaged on numerous “thrilling” initiatives, considered one of which is a narrative-driven AAA horror journey in keeping with job listings. The studio additionally has a PvP shooter within the works.
