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Sony Cancels Fairgames and Shuts Down PlayStation Plus PC App
- Sony has canceled the live-service heist game Fairgames, announced in 2023.
- The PlayStation Plus PC app will be shut down on December 10 due to low usage.
- No layoffs will occur as the Haven Studios team will be repurposed as a support studio.
- Sony is shifting focus towards console exclusivity and away from PC gaming initiatives.
- The PlayStation Plus PC app had less than 0.4% engagement from eligible subscribers.
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PlayStation November Games Lineup Announced
Sony revealed the lineup of games for PlayStation Plus in November.
PlayStation Announces End of PC Streaming
Sony announced the PlayStation Plus PC app will shut down in December.
Sony Cancels Live-Service Shooter Fairgames
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Articles (23)
Eurogamer·
PlayStation's embattled shooter Fairgames has finally been cancelled, a new report says, as live service push withers away
Kotaku·
Sony Kills PlayStation PC App Most People Never Heard Of And Only 0.4 Percent Of Players Used
GamesRadar·
PlayStation adds live-service shooter Fairgames to its constantly expanding graveyard
PC Gamer·
Sony cancels another live service game ahead of release, but at least there won't be any layoffs this time
Rock Paper Shotgun·
Sony have cancelled Fairgame$, once again reminding us that chasing live service big bucks basically never works
Polygon·
PlayStation Officially Cancels Live-service Shooter Fairgames
Bloomberg·
PlayStation Cancels Online Shooting Title ‘Fairgames’
The Verge·
Sony cancels live-service shooter Fairgames
IGN·
PlayStation Cancels Live-Service Heist Shooter, Fairgames
PlayStation Cancels Fairgames After Years Of Silence