Regardless of the final feeling that Harmony would wrestle on launch, I don’t suppose anybody actually anticipated issues to play out fairly how they did. Solely two weeks after the sport launched, Sony and the sport’s director, Ryan Ellis, introduced that it could be faraway from sale, taken offline, and gamers could be refunded for his or her purchases. Following that, reviews have emerged that point out Ellis has stepped down from his place, with the broader staff as but not sure concerning the sport’s future.
Although the assertion relating to Harmony shutting down was agency, there have been nonetheless just a few glimmers of hope scattered all through. Ellis said that developer Firewalk Studios would proceed to “discover choices, together with these that may higher attain our gamers”. This means that whereas the door was closing on the multiplayer sport, there may be nonetheless potential for a future revival sooner or later.
In response to Kotaku, nevertheless, it seems that the developer has but to obtain additional info relating to the destiny of the sport. Sources have reportedly informed journalists that they “are pessimistic Harmony will return,” and that “some have been requested to discover pitches for one thing utterly completely different”. Whereas there aren’t any agency solutions simply but both for followers or the studio, this does seem to forged a pall over the longer term for the beleaguered title.
As well as, director Ryan Ellis reportedly informed employees that he’s stepping down from his place, re-orienting to a assist function within the firm. The previous Future 2 lead “deeply believed in that challenge and bringing gamers collectively by way of the enjoyment in it,” in keeping with a former Firewalk developer.
For his or her half, some builders working for Firewalk Studios have already begun to contemplate their future, with Kotaku reporting that employees are “updating their resumes and portfolios,” and “just a few have already preemptively exited the studio”.
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