Sony has been pretty clear about its intention to make a big splash in the live-service market. During an earnings call this past February, chief financial officer Hiroki Totoki explained that the Bungie acquisition was strategic: Sony intends to leverage the studio’s expertise in live service to develop a slate of games – ten in total – by 2026. At the time, Totoki referenced a “major new IP” that was already in development, presumably Bungie’s next game which is rumored to launch in 2025, but didn’t offer any specifics about these planned live service games. At the time, the only upcoming multiplayer games we were aware of from Sony were Twisted Metal and The Last of us Part 2’s standalone multiplayer mode, colloquially known as Factions 2.
