Sony Interactive Entertainment President Jim Ryan revealed during a business meeting today (May 26) that the company plans to launch three live service games by the end of the fiscal year.
The report comes from VGC, with one of three titles this year MLB The Show 2022, the latest release of the annual MLB The Show baseball franchise. The other two have not yet been announced, but when asked if a new release of Bungie’s Destiny was one of the titles, Ryan stated: “Destiny is not included in the three games scheduled for [fiscal year 2022]. ” The fiscal year ends in March 2023.
That’s after the announcement earlier this year that Sony planned to release a total of 10 new live service titles in March 2026, with one with a new Bungie IP. It was also recently reported that Firesprite would take over the development of a new live service for the dormant Twisted Metal franchise, taking over the reins of Lucid Games developed by Destruction AllStars.
Twisted metal. Image credit: Sony
One such title could be the new iteration of The Last of Us Factions, which has been split into its own standalone project. Another could be a potential new multiplayer title from developer Horizon Forbidden West, Guerilla Games. Sony will also partner with Firewalk for a new AAA multiplayer title and will also release the debut release of Deviation Games.
The push for live service games has diversified Sony’s line, which has been synonymous with highly successful single-player games in recent years. In the words of Jim Ryan, live service titles have been described as “endless games,” and Sony plans to release three in fiscal year 2023, four in fiscal year, and two in fiscal year 2023. fiscal year 2025.
In other news, Halo Infinite’s chief design officer has left 343 Industries.