Regardless of the overall feeling that Harmony would battle on launch, I don’t suppose anybody really anticipated issues to play out fairly how they did. Solely two weeks after the sport launched, Sony and the sport’s director, Ryan Ellis, introduced that it might be faraway from sale, taken offline, and gamers could be refunded for his or her purchases. Following that, experiences have emerged that point out Ellis has stepped down from his place, with the broader staff as but not sure in regards to the sport’s future.
Although the assertion concerning Harmony shutting down was agency, there have been nonetheless a couple of glimmers of hope scattered all through. Ellis said that developer Firewalk Studios would proceed to “discover choices, together with these that can higher attain our gamers”. This means that whereas the door was closing on the multiplayer sport, there’s nonetheless potential for a future revival in some unspecified time in the future.
In keeping with Kotaku, nevertheless, it seems that the developer has but to obtain additional data concerning the destiny of the sport. Sources have reportedly advised journalists that they “are pessimistic Harmony will return,” and that “some have been requested to discover pitches for one thing fully completely different”. Whereas there aren’t any agency solutions simply but both for followers or the studio, this does seem to forged a pall over the longer term for the beleaguered title.
As well as, director Ryan Ellis reportedly advised employees that he’s stepping down from his place, re-orienting to a help position within the firm. The previous Future 2 lead “deeply believed in that venture and bringing gamers collectively by way of the enjoyment in it,” in keeping with a former Firewalk developer.
For his or her half, some builders working for Firewalk Studios have already begun to think about their future, with Kotaku reporting that employees are “updating their resumes and portfolios,” and “a couple of have already preemptively exited the studio”.
If you want to learn the complete assertion from PlayStation concerning Harmony’s closure, you’ll be able to head over to the official weblog to see extra.
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