Sony closes Firewalk Studios and Neon Koi... and totally buries Concord

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Sony closes Firewalk Studios and Neon Koi... and totally buries Concord

It's another very bad week for the video game industry, especially for Playstation. The Japanese company will proceed to close down two of its studios.

First revealed by Jason Schreier and then confirmed by the Japanese brand, Firewalk Studios will reportedly disappear. This is the company behind "Concord" which has already been buried a few weeks ago. A total of 172 people will lose their jobs as a result.

At the same time, the studio specializing in mobile games, Neon Koi, will also suffer the same fate, laying off 38 employees. Since its acquisition by Sony in 2022, the German studio has released nothing. Their AAA "service game" that was in development has consequently been cancelled.

Source: sonyinteractive.com

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