In 2021, Deviation Video games, a brand new studio shaped by Name of Responsibility veterans, unveiled itself to the world, confirming that it had partnered with PlayStation to work on a brand new AAA IP for the PS5, which went on to enter full manufacturing in 2022. Whereas particulars on the challenge or its manufacturing have been scant since then, some attention-grabbing data has just lately emerged nonetheless.
As noticed by @bogorad222 on Twitter, the LinkedIn profile of Shaun Edwardes – who was Chief Operation Officer at Deviation Video games from 2019 to 2021 – claims that the studio’s PS5 title had a finances of over $50 million. In fact, whereas that does appear pretty modest compared to the exorbitant cash that will get spent on AAA growth nowadays, it’s nonetheless a sizeable determine.
Curiously, bogorad222 additionally claims that the challenge has been cancelled altogether, saying in a follow-up tweet that an unnamed Deviation worker by chance let slip to him that Sony had cancelled the challenge “in all probability” attributable to “price chopping”. Whereas that’s greatest taken with a grain of salt till official particulars emerge, it’s value noting that Deviation Video games was just lately with layoffs.
Deviation Video games was certainly one of a number of impartial AAA studios which have partnered with Sony in recent times to work on PS5-exclusive reside service titles, alongside the likes of Haven Studios and Firewalk. In contrast to Deviation, nonetheless, the latter two have each been acquired by Sony.
In January final yr, Deviation Video games confirmed that it had opened a second studio in Canada. Later within the yr, it was introduced that co-founder Jason Blundell, who was additionally directing the developer’s debut challenge, had left the corporate.
Price range in extra of $50 million for the Deviation Video games sport? pic.twitter.com/BgSsJSeyJ1
— Timur222 (@bogorad222) May 13, 2023
He confirmed it by chance
Query: Have you learnt why Sony canceled your challenge?
Reply:I’m actually unsure, apart from in all probability price chopping.— Timur222 (@bogorad222) May 13, 2023
