Overview
- Reports Tuesday said PlayStation is shutting down Dark Outlaw Games and cutting about 50 roles, including positions on its mobile teams, according to Bloomberg's Jason Schreier.
- Sony Interactive Entertainment issued a short statement that described the changes as strategic adjustments and said there were limited workforce reductions to support long-term sustainability.
- Dark Outlaw Games was formed in March 2025 under Call of Duty veteran Jason Blundell to build a new AAA console IP, and the studio never announced or shipped a game.
- The news first surfaced on the ResetEra forum and was later corroborated by Bloomberg, while Sony's careers site still listed openings for Dark Outlaw at the time of reporting.
- The closure follows February's shutdown of Bluepoint Games, and leadership has pointed to rising development costs, slower growth, and shifting player behavior as reasons to scale back.