PlayStation has a lot of live-service games in development. Part of buying Bungie was even to utilise its expertise, which led to the less-than-favourable internal evaluation of The Last of Us' standalone Factions game. But it's not the only upcoming Sony multiplayer release to be pushed back, as half of its 12 titles have now been delayed.

As reported by VGC, Sony announced these delays during an earnings call. "We are reviewing this... we are trying as much as possible to ensure [these games] are enjoyed and liked by gamers for a long time," Sony president, COO, and CFO Hiroki Totoki said. "[Of] the 12 titles, six titles will be released by FY25 - that's our current plan. [As for] the remaining six titles, we are still working on that.

“That’s the total number of live service and multiplayer titles [and] mid-to-long-term we want to [push] this kind of service and that’s the unchanged policy of the company. It’s not like we stick to certain titles, but game quality should be the most important [thing].”

We don't know much about Sony's upcoming multiplayer portfolio, but we do know that there are spin-offs planned for The Last of Us and Horizon, as well as an original IP helmed by PlayStation's London Studio.

The Horizon game leaked back in January after a string of job listings and confirmation from developer Guerilla Games itself. True to its word, it has a much more "styilised" look than the main games. While the environments look a lot like those of Zero Dawn and Forbidden West, character models are much more cartoony (expectedly drawing comparisons to Fortnite). Gameplay, however, looks to be more or less what you'd expect from Horizon, just in a multiplayer setting.

Warner Bros. has also voiced plans to continue pushing into the world of live-service games, even "transforming [its] biggest franchises", despite backlash to Mortal Kombat 1, Gotham Knights, and the long-delayed Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League.

The Last of Us' multiplayer game seems to be in a much rockier spot. A report from last month claimed that it's "basically on ice at this point". We also heard earlier this year that Sony was "reevaluating" the project and moving developers elsewhere. However, Naughty Dog game director Vinit Agarwal tweeted that it's still in development.

Then we have PlayStation London's game. Revealed last October, we got to see concept art showing its modern London setting with fantasy elements, like a dragon skulking by Big Ben while hackers distort phone booths. The studio says this game is its "most ambitious to date". But as for when we can expect it, Horizon, or Factions, is unknown.

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