Summary
You know, I’m sure that Sony had every intention of following through on their intention to release 10 live service games by 2026, as they mentioned way back in 2022. Well, as far as an intention that’s designed to please shareholders can go, anyway. And now here we are, almost five years on from that comment that continues to haunt them with the news Fairgame has been cancelled. This comes from a report from [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-10/playstation-cancels-online-shooting-title-fairgames?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc5NDM0MzEyMSwiZXhwIjoxNzk0OTQ3OTIxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUT0IwMDNLSVVQVEwwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.0VitdVcIPZb98kOClbou7VJYMIEblBJyP0spzGGfRQ4&leadSource=article-gifting), who shared that, thankfully, there are no planned job cuts due to the game being cancelled. In a statement, Sony said that, "The studio will shift its focus to collaborating with other development teams across PlayStation Studios, while also exploring new creative opportunities, though didn't go into detail as to who those other teams are. Bloomberg were also privy to a note shared with developers at Haven Studios from executives Sean Decker and John Doyle that follows a recent test of the game: "While the test demonstrated strong operational excellence, live ops readiness and community engagement, player feedback and retention results were mixed and fell short of the goals we had set. Combined with challenging market conditions in the PVP shooter genre, we have made the difficult decision to cease development on the game." Sony have, notably, failed to capitalise on the live service trend; [I'm sure I don't need to remind you about Concord](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/sony-write-off-ill-fated-200-million-shooter-concord-as-a-loss-by-closing-studio-permanently). Hell, this isn't even taking the [end of Destiny 2](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/destiny-2-is-getting-its-final-update-in-june-and-the-team-reportedly-face-significant-layoffs-as-soon-as-its-out-the-door) into consideration, once a driving force of live service games, or how [Marathon](https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/marathon) has struggled to pick up an audience in the way that Sony may want it to. You just can't force a game to be popular, especially in a genre like shooters. For those that either missed or forgot about Fairgame, it was announced back in 2023 and was supposed to be a “competitive modern heist game where you team up to break into exotic locations and steal the cargo,” all while taking on security and other, real people. Gameplay was never formally revealed, only a CGI trailer, and was set to come to PC as well as PlayStation. Bloomberg also noted that the game had been reworked multiple times since the announcement and was set to be re-revealed with a new name. Ultimately, it looks like Katharine was a little generous with her timeline of six months.