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.

• 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
• GAME Skull and Bones
• GAME Call of Duty
• GAME Baldur's Gate 3
• GAME God of War