A brand new developer is ready to hitch PlayStation Studios

Sony is including one other studio the the PlayStation Studios lineup. At the moment, the writer introduced it’s buying Firewalk Studios.

In 2021, Sony had confirmed it was partnering with each Firewalk and ProbablyMonsters for its new, authentic multiplayer recreation. At the moment, PlayStation is increasing its partnership by bringing Firewalk underneath the PlayStation banner.

Head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst wrote the next in a PlayStation weblog, asserting the transfer:

“Since asserting our publishing partnership with ProbablyMonsters and Firewalk in 2021, we proceed to be impressed by the crew’s ambitions to construct a contemporary multiplayer recreation that connects gamers in new and revolutionary methods. The studio shares our ardour for creating inspiring worlds grounded in distinctive gameplay, and we wish to proceed to put money into their mission. We’re excited for Firewalk to convey their technical and inventive experience to PlayStation Studios to assist develop our dwell service operations and ship one thing actually particular for avid gamers.”

Firewalk with Sony

There’s not a lot data to go on, as to what Firewalk is definitely engaged on. The studio was shaped in 2018 as a part of ProbablyMonsters, and is engaged on a AAA multiplayer recreation. It’s bought some trade veterans behind it, together with former Bungie devs Tony Hsu and Ryan Ellis. Through GamesIndustry.biz, this acquisition will see Firewalk separate from ProbablyMonsters.

“We’ve assembled a number of the most impressed expertise within the trade to ship awe-inspiring new worlds and experiences crammed with nice core gameplay,” Hsu and Ellis mentioned in at present’s announcement. “The thrill of constructing one thing new for gamers has completely energized the crew and our companions, and we’ve been playtesting daily.”

That is one other dwell service acquisition for Sony, including on to its pick-ups of Bungie and Haven Studios.