PlayStation maker Sony is shopping for multiplayer studio Firewalk from ProbablyMonsters.
No determine has been positioned on the deal which sees Firewalk turn into the twentieth developer to affix PlayStation Studios. The outfit is at the moment engaged on a brand new multiplayer title for each PlayStation 5 and PC, which is being revealed by Sony.
Firewalk was established again in 2018 as a part of ProbablyMonsters, a developer collective based by Bungie vets.
“We’ve had the privilege of working with ProbablyMonsters and Firewalk for a number of years and our groups share the identical ambition to create significant experiences for players,” PlayStation Studios boss Hermen Hulst mentioned.
“Firewalk’s progressive method to related storytelling and its dedication to high-quality gameplay continues to exceed our expectations. I feel followers will probably be very happy after they see what Firewalk has in retailer for them.”
Firewalk studio head Tony Hsu (pictured) added: “We have assembled a tremendous crew at Firewalk Studios, constructed particularly to deliver memorable multiplayer experiences to gamers all over the world. SIE has supported our crew’s imaginative and prescient from the start and with the unimaginable inventive energy of the PlayStation Studio ecosystem. This thrilling subsequent step will assist us remodel that imaginative and prescient right into a actuality.”
This represents one other massive step for Sony’s PC video games enterprise. Again in 2022, the corporate purchased Future maker Bungie having beforehand acquired PC porting specialist Nixxes the earlier yr.