The writing was on the wall...
Sony has today announced it has closed down Firewalk Studios, the developer behind Concord, a shooter it launched and shuttered within 2 weeks.
Sony will also close down Neon Koi, a Finnish developer formerly known as Savage Game Studios, that was acquired back in 2022.
“We consistently evaluate our games portfolio and status of our projects to ensure we are meeting near and long-term business priorities,” Sony’s Hermen Hulst said in a statement. “As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen SIE’s Studio Business, we have had to make a difficult decision relating to two of our studios – Neon Koi and Firewalk Studios.”
“Regarding Firewalk, as announced in early September… certain aspects of Concord were exceptional, but others did not land with enough players, and as a result we took the game offline,” Hulst said, summarising the situation.
“We have spent considerable time these past few months exploring all our options,” he continued. “After much thought, we have determined the best path forward is to permanently sunset the game and close the studio. ”
A mobile action game in development at Neon Koi will “not be moving foward” due to that studio’s closure, Hulst also confirmed.
Rumours of Firewalk’s demise have been swirling since September of this year — the same month that Concord was removed from sale.
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