Highguard Shutdown Proves Sony’s Live-Service Strategy Is Failing
The shutdown of Highguard highlights Sony's struggling live-service strategy, with players and critics pointing to a market oversaturated with online-only games. This trend is blamed for studio layoffs and a lack of compelling single-player exclusives on PlayStation 5, despite the success of narrative-driven titles like The Last of Us and Elden Ring.
- Entities
- Topic: Single-player Games
- Company: Sony
- Game: The Last of Us
- Game: Elden Ring
- Game: Horizon
- Game: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
- Game: Concord
- Game: Fortnite
- Platform: PlayStation 5
- Topic: Game Development
- Topic: Live Service Games
- Game: Skull and Bones
- Game: Call of Duty
- Game: Baldur's Gate 3
- Game: God of War
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