Despite several major failures and cancellations involving live service games, Sony has stated that it is still backing its original plans to release new titles featuring the controversial online structure.

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During Sony Interactive Entertainment's latest annual business presentation, co-CEO Hermen Hulst stated that the company remains "committed to creating a diverse and resilient portfolio of live service titles." Hulst highlighted some of PlayStation's most popular multiplayer games, such as Destiny 2, MLB The Show, and Helldivers 2, and stated that the company is "only building successes" with the upcoming release of Marathon and Fairgames.
PlayStation's live service plans haven't exactly met expectations in recent years, as Helldivers 2 became one of the company's biggest releases ever, while Firewalk's hero shooter Concord was shut down after only two weeks due to poor sales, forcing the studio to close. Sony also cancelled several projects earlier this year, including a live service God of War game, resulting in recent layoffs at Days Gone developer Bend Studio.
While Sony remains optimistic about its live service projects, the announcement comes shortly after Bungie was caught plagiarizing artwork in Marathon's Alpha build. The studio admitted that some of the textures found in the game were directly lifted from the work of UK-based Antireal, which was allegedly done by a former employee. This sparked widespread outrage and has reportedly resulted in a high likelihood of a delay from its scheduled September launch.

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Sony is still committed to creating "diverse and resilient" live service titles, CEO says