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PlayStation Studios acquires Playroom developer Firesprite

Sony adds another studio to its portfolio.

Sony’s PlayStation Studios has acquired The Playroom and The Playroom VR developer Firesprite, it today announced.

The acquisition means that a total of fourteen developers now operate under the PlayStation Studios umbrella.

“Quite a few members of Firesprite come from SIE’s Studio Liverpool and we’re thrilled to welcome them back,” Head of PlayStation Studios, Hermen Hulst, wrote on the PlayStation Blog.

“Firesprite is a creative and ambitious studio that is exceptional at building incredible experiences that truly showcase the potential of our hardware. The team’s technical and creative capabilities will be paramount to growing our stellar catalogue of exclusive games, and I think you’ll be excited for what’s to come.”

“As a first party studio, we know we have the full support of PlayStation in furthering our heritage of combining creativity and technical innovation to offer some truly unique experiences for PlayStation fans,” Managing Director of Firesprite, Graeme Ankers, added.


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