Sony’s upcoming live-service shooter, Fairgames, has reportedly been delayed until next year after the development studio saw its founder leave the company.
While there has not been an official reason given for the delay, the departure of founder Jade Raymond may have contributed as well as reports from Bloomberg that suggest some developers were concerned about the appeal of the game.
These issues have resulted in a delay from this autumn to next spring, a similar timeline to GTA 6’s delays.
What happened to Fairgames and Haven Studios
Despite being announced back in May 2023, Fairgames failed to make a huge splash in the gaming pool. Unlike the aforementioned GTA 6, the relative silence from the dev team has done little to build hype.
Despite this there were reasons to believe it would be a success, with former head of the game’s developers, Haven Studios, Jade Raymond, having titles like Assassin’s Creed 2: Bloodlines and Watch Dogs on her resume from her time at Ubisoft before she left to found EA’s Motive Studio and to later to join the Google Stadia team.
Raymond went on to co-found Haven Studios in 2021 before it was acquired by Sony in 2022.
“Jade Raymond has been an incredible partner and visionary force in founding Haven Studios,” a PlayStation spokesperson told Bloomberg. “We are deeply grateful for her leadership and contributions, and we wish her all the best in her next chapter.”
The spokesperson added PlayStation is “committed to supporting Haven Studios and excited to continue the journey”. New co-studio heads Marie-Eve Danis and Pierre-François Sapinski will take Raymond’s place.
Sony’s live service woes
Fairgame’s delay is another set back for Sony and its plans to release over 10 new live service games before March 2026.
Despite the major success of Helldivers 2, which became PlayStation’s fastest selling game of all time, other projects have fallen flat or have suffered continued delays.
Last year hero-shooter Concorde was discontinued and shut down after just two weeks of being online, with the studio behind it shut down as a result, and two more live service games were cancelled earlier this year.
Despite the delays, Fairgames appears to have suffered less of a decisive blow with its release still expected next year on PC and PlayStation 5.
