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cancellation.<\/p>\n<p>As quoted by ex-<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DestinLegarie\/status\/1956792553954771444\">IGN<\/a> editor Destin Legarie, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DestinLegarie\/status\/1956792553954771444\">he said<\/a>: &#8220;I misspoke. Said Jade was let go, and assumed it was cancelled. I have no info on the game at all. Feel free to quote this, I truly don\u2019t know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So, Fairgames is, at the present moment, still alive and kicking, then. Of course, this doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean it&#8217;ll ever actually release.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Original Story:<\/strong> The web is awash with rumours about Sony pulling the plug on Fairgames.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For those of you who haven\u2019t been following this game \u2013 and, frankly, we don\u2019t blame you if you haven\u2019t \u2013 this is the anti-billionaire co-op shooter from Canadian developer Haven Studio, which was founded by Jade Raymond and purchased by PlayStation a few years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Raymond has since left the team, and the project is said to be in turmoil.<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese giant did pool feedback via a small-scale alpha test recently, and it was largely negative, seemingly prompting the management changes at the company.<\/p>\n<p>The source of the cancellation rumours seems to stem all the way back to an episode of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_WuLcrpCkkc\">Pachter Factor<\/a>, featuring notorious industry analyst Michael Pachter, in which he touches on the topic of Sony\u2019s live service push.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"_WuLcrpCkkc\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_WuLcrpCkkc?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Are PlayStation&#039;s &quot;prestige games&quot; now a poor strategy? - Pachter Factor S10E25\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_WuLcrpCkkc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><figcaption>\n<p class=\"youtube-watch\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Watch This Video on YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_WuLcrpCkkc\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch on <strong><span class=\"icon icon-youtube-play\"><\/span> YouTube<\/strong> <span class=\"icon icon-link-external\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">160k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThey turned all their studios into live service developers,\u201d he says. \u201cBut that resulted in Concord being shut down and the developer closed, which then resulted in Jade Raymond being let go and [Fairgames] being cancelled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We think Pachter is just misspeaking here: it sounds like he\u2019s associated Raymond\u2019s departure with the project\u2019s cancellation, which isn\u2019t the case.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_X68A0DC6970B46\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250,300x600\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-2\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a statement to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-05-15\/playstation-executive-jade-raymond-leaves-studio-she-founded?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0NzM0MzgxOSwiZXhwIjoxNzQ3OTQ4NjE5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTV0JOMllUMEFGQjQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.qOIF32mVNJUCz17mJYYZM-YWpEEYhCcjFt6lm8BeeFo&amp;leadSource=uverify%20wall\">Bloomberg<\/a> when Raymond departed the developer, a spokesperson for PlayStation said it\u2019s \u201ccommitted to supporting Haven Studios and excited to continue the journey\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Now clearly Fairgames isn\u2019t coming together as well as Sony would have liked, and it doesn\u2019t seem out of the realm of possibility that it <em>could<\/em> get cancelled eventually. But as things stand right now, at the time of writing, our understanding is that the game is still in development.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll check with the platform holder, however, and share any updates if we get a response.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-articles:182822,182449 @ 1755371567 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"object-related-list\">\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/a414a86969fd2\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PS5, PC Live Service Fairgames Is a 'Super Clunky' Cross Between Fortnite and The Division\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"News_PS5_PC_Live_Service_Fairgames_Is_a_%E2%80%98Super_Clunky_Cross_Between_Fortnite_and_The_Division\"><\/span><span class=\"category accent\">News<\/span> <span class=\"title\">PS5, PC Live Service Fairgames Is a &#8216;Super Clunky&#8217; 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He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><span class=\"icon icon-profile\"><\/span> Author Profile<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/get2sammyb.bsky.social\"><span class=\"icon icon-bsky\"><\/span> Bluesky<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"return replyTo('get2sammyb');\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert with-label centered block lazyload for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_T68A0DC6970F03\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-foot-after-author\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comments-list\">\n<section id=\"comments\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Comments <span class=\"counter comment-count\">40<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"comments hidden-comments\" data-subject=\"dgp:news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled\">\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780613\" data-author=\"users\/249929\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780613\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780613\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Nexozi\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780613\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nexozi<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T13:48:06+00:00\">2:48pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>TBH I thought it had been cancelled. Will probably be cancelled at some stage before it&#8217;s release though. \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780616\" data-author=\"users\/106298\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780616\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780616\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/106298\/avatar.jpg?v=1409857737\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Retron\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780616\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Retron<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T13:50:23+00:00\">2:50pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Maybe it will be sent out to die like Concord was.<br \/>Who asked for this game? What is its audience?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780617\" data-author=\"users\/272380\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780617\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780617\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Americansamurai1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780617\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Americansamurai1<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T13:50:57+00:00\">2:50pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I don&#8217;t know why anyone listens to patcher, has he been right about anything? If he says it&#8217;s cancelled than that means it&#8217;s coming out in 2026 and will be goty.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780621\" data-author=\"users\/352580\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780621\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780621\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"lazymike\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780621\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>lazymike<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T13:55:43+00:00\">2:55pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>if sony wants me to care about their live service games, they should give me parity with pc players and free online play.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780628\" data-author=\"users\/192411\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780628\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780628\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/192411\/avatar.jpg?v=1746536302\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"RBMango\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780628\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RBMango<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T14:04:30+00:00\">3:04pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I think there&#8217;s a higher than 50% chance Fairgames will be canceled eventually, but the moment I saw Pachter&#8217;s name attached to this rumor, it lost all credibility to me.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780631\" data-author=\"users\/357453\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780631\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780631\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/357453\/avatar.jpg?v=1754155879\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Elfuggingjefe\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780631\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Elfuggingjefe<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T14:08:33+00:00\">3:08pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Cancelled or not, this might be one of the most shrug-worthy games ever conceived.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780636\" data-author=\"users\/356946\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780636\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780636\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/356946\/avatar.jpg?v=1752925996\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Faultandfracture\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780636\">7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Faultandfracture<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T14:17:53+00:00\">3:17pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>From what I&#8217;ve seen this looks worse than Concord. I don&#8217;t see it doing well.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780637\" data-author=\"users\/326340\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780637\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780637\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/326340\/avatar.jpg?v=1685550965\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Scottyy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780637\">8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Scottyy<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T14:18:30+00:00\">3:18pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I feel like releasing this will do more harm to Playstation than canceling it without it seeing daylight. Guess we will see a new trailer for it in presumably september SoP.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780638\" data-author=\"users\/330088\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780638\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780638\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Dan12836666\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780638\">9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dan12836666<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T14:22:58+00:00\">3:22pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Fingers crossed it gets cancelled<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780639\" data-author=\"users\/125764\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780639\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780639\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/125764\/avatar.jpg?v=1513247447\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The_Great_WmR\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780639\">10<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The_Great_WmR<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T14:23:30+00:00\">3:23pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Let&#8217;s wait and see if Schreier agrees with him<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780641\" data-author=\"users\/337970\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780641\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780641\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/337970\/avatar.jpg?v=1707217747\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Frmknst\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780641\">11<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Frmknst<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T14:24:17+00:00\">3:24pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>who cares about any multiplayer (except Arc Raiders for now) now that the director of cancelled Last of Us multiplayer started his own company and doing exactly that multiplayer!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780648\" data-author=\"users\/342504\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780648\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780648\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/342504\/avatar.jpg?v=1754751792\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Oram77\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780648\">12<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Oram77<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T14:38:07+00:00\">3:38pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>This game has a harder mountain climb then Marathon and that is saying something.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780651\" data-author=\"users\/265956\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780651\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780651\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"MFTWrecks\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780651\">13<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MFTWrecks<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T14:39:23+00:00\">3:39pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I thought Sony would want a piece of the extraction shooter pie. Helldivers 2 is close. And Marathon is obviously theirs, but we didn&#8217;t know that was an extraction shooter until its reveal.<\/p>\n<p>I expected them to be putting together something unique for the console space and tap into a different part of the live service market back when all these GaaS titles were revealed. Why they can&#8217;t figure out how to put something viable together at all is beyond my understanding.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780657\" data-author=\"users\/342707\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780657\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780657\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Coffeeglitch\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780657\">14<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Coffeeglitch<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T14:51:32+00:00\">3:51pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Wasn\u2019t this supposed to come out last year and has been mum since? If it isn\u2019t cancelled, please cancel it. Move the devs to other projects that aren\u2019t doomed and stop this foolishness. Everyone loves Rare but the common sentiment regarding Everwilds is that if you have three years with nothing to show, kill it. Granted they had that eating up resources for almost ten years, but the notion is the same.<\/p>\n<p>Fairgames is a waste of resources, waste of talent and a surefire flop with how things are.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780661\" data-author=\"users\/40549\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780661\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780661\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/40549\/avatar.jpg?v=1434860991\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"3Above\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780661\">15<\/a><\/li>\n<li>3Above<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T14:53:39+00:00\">3:53pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Jade Raymond&#8217;s career choices need to be studied.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780664\" data-author=\"users\/349907\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780664\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780664\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Lowdefal\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780664\">16<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lowdefal<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T15:00:51+00:00\">4pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I wouldn&#8217;t believe Pachter if he said rain as wet. Not many people have a reputation as bad as his.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780665\" data-author=\"users\/342504\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780665\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780665\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/342504\/avatar.jpg?v=1754751792\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Oram77\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780665\">17<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Oram77<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T15:00:57+00:00\">4pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Coffeeglitch Maybe this will be the final straw for Sony to release their aggressive push for live service isn&#8217;t the way. obviously they can do some as some could be a hit (see Helldivers 2), but we really could do with more Astro bot&#8217;s then Fairgame$ (god that name is cringe)<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780666\" data-author=\"users\/356843\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780666\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780666\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/356843\/avatar.jpg?v=1754835667\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"TrollOfWar\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780666\">18<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TrollOfWar<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T15:02:44+00:00\">4:02pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Rumor or not Fairgames at this point doesn&#8217;t seemed to be Sony&#8217;s best investment. It&#8217;s based on popular trends from 5 years ago, similar games like Sega&#8217;s &#8220;Hyenas&#8221; have been cancelled, Fairgames target audience is on TikTok, not on PlayStation, and it will be competing with other (objectively better) games including Sony&#8217;s own extraction shooter Marathon.<\/p>\n<p>Releasing and marketing Fairgames is a big risk for Sony. I personally wouldn&#8217;t bet on it being a success, but I could be totally wrong and Fairgames might become the next best thing. \ud83d\ude04<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780671\" data-author=\"users\/349907\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780671\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780671\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Lowdefal\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780671\">19<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lowdefal<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T15:04:11+00:00\">4:04pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@MFTWrecks &#8220;Why they can&#8217;t figure out how to put something viable together at all is beyond my understanding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Probably because all of the GaaS that have achieved anything all did so based as much on luck or timing as anything else to gain a footing before growing. You can&#8217;t grow if people aren&#8217;t playing the game. If there was a solution to making a successful GaaS reliably, there would be less absolute failures.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s clear to see why Sony would pursue them, but it was never going to be simple. The gains are high but the risks are just as high.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780675\" data-author=\"users\/265956\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780675\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780675\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"MFTWrecks\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780675\">20<\/a><\/li>\n<li>MFTWrecks<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T15:10:33+00:00\">4:10pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Lowdefal But my point is, I think a lot of GaaS failures can be aimed at titles that didn&#8217;t do anything to stand out from the crowd of other big-name GaaS titles.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of chasing trends, companies should invest in unique titles so that players will be more enticed to try them and, if they like it, keep it in their rotation because they don&#8217;t get that experience anywhere else already.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not surprised a ton of battle royale games come and go. They all chase the Fortnite trend or the Warzone trend. They bring far too little to the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>I think Sony has some IP that could translate well to reaching parts of the market that are simply under-served if designed well. But it seems they want to chase existing trends like everyone else and then be surprised they don&#8217;t break through. It shouldn&#8217;t surprise anyone when GaaS also-ran #4744574219 doesn&#8217;t become a hit anymore. But it still baffles the big decision makers, for some reason.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780687\" data-author=\"users\/341664\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780687\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780687\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/341664\/avatar.jpg?v=1754913848\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PuppetMaster\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780687\">21<\/a><\/li>\n<li>PuppetMaster<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T15:24:12+00:00\">4:24pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Imagine the money Sony could use to revive their dormant classic IP if they didn&#8217;t got scammed by Jade Raymond.<\/p>\n<p>Big chance a new Wild Arms, Alundra, Omega Boost, Syphon Filter, or Dark Cloud game is not as expensives compare to wasted towards Jade Raymond BS that no PS fans ask.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780689\" data-author=\"users\/225544\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780689\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780689\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/225544\/avatar.jpg?v=1752658634\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Max_the_German\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780689\">22<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Max_the_German<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T15:28:29+00:00\">4:28pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>This is quite confusing for me:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Michael Pachter: \u201eFairgame$ canceled\u201c -&gt; A simple and clear statement, but no proof.<\/li>\n<li>PlayStation spokesperson: \u201ecommitted to supporting Haven Studios and excited to continue the journey\u201c -&gt; Is Fairgame$ still part of this journey? I don\u2019t read it from this statement, and Haven might now be working on something completely different. But maybe the quote is incomplete, and the original quote still includes Fairgame$.<\/li>\n<li>Sammy Barker: \u201eDon\u2018t believe Pachter, it sounds like he\u2019s associated Raymond\u2019s departure with the project\u2019s cancellation, which isn\u2019t the case.\u201c -&gt; Does he know more than Pachter? Or is it just a different interpretation of Sony\u2018s statement than mine?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Edit: I could open the full article with this spokesperson\u2018s statement, which is completely cited in the article above (https:\/\/archive.is\/20250516013448\/https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-05-15\/playstation-executive-jade-raymond-leaves-studio-she-founded). But I couldn\u2019t find a statement on SIE\u2018s PR website. Therefore: Still no signs for me that this \u201ejourney\u201c still includes Fairgame$, it could already be cancelled.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780693\" data-author=\"users\/316306\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780693\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780693\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Slayer25c\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780693\">23<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Slayer25c<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T15:35:06+00:00\">4:35pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@lazymike servers and security are not free that why u pay for online. entitlement is showing<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment8780695\" data-author=\"users\/76297\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780695\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780695\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/76297\/avatar.jpg?v=1650329794\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"AdamNovice\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780695\">24<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AdamNovice<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T15:39:53+00:00\">4:39pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Hopefully when it finally gets shown it looks more interesting. I&#8217;m always open minded when it comes to any game PS Studios makes, especially if it&#8217;s a new IP.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780699\" data-author=\"users\/336144\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780699\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780699\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/336144\/avatar.jpg?v=1702228123\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"madmaxrules\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780699\">25<\/a><\/li>\n<li>madmaxrules<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T15:43:39+00:00\">4:43pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>For the sake of the people who have worked there for a few years now, I hope it\u2019s good. And if it is coming together, I\u2019d not be surprised if released across PS5, PC and Xbox simultaneously. That status alone could give it some impact! And why not &#8211; is anyone realistically going to buy a PS5 solely for this game if it is an exclusive?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780704\" data-author=\"users\/347133\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780704\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780704\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/347133\/avatar.jpg?v=1738937539\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Apollo2212\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780704\">26<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Apollo2212<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T15:56:38+00:00\">4:56pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>It has tax right off written all over it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780729\" data-author=\"users\/352580\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780729\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780729\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"lazymike\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780729\">27<\/a><\/li>\n<li>lazymike<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T16:15:52+00:00\">5:15pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@PuppetMaster that&#8217;s what i&#8217;m saying too. instead of wasting money on games nobody asked, it would be better for simple remasters of games people wants and are asking for forever.<br \/>with the budget of concord tge could have remastered all of their ps3 games and have money to spare.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780734\" data-author=\"users\/352580\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780734\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780734\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"lazymike\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780734\">28<\/a><\/li>\n<li>lazymike<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T16:19:36+00:00\">5:19pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Slayer25c i don&#8217;t think i&#8217;m entitled, they can do what they want, and i can choose to use my money as i want.<br \/>does helldivers use different servers for pc? when they had to use psn was the game running on playstation servers?<br \/>if yes why do i have to pay for the same thing everybody else get for free?<br \/>but that&#8217;s just me. sony have to earn my money.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780762\" data-author=\"users\/1800\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780762\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780762\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/1800\/avatar.jpg?v=1740078361\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"SMJ\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780762\">29<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SMJ<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T16:42:19+00:00\">5:42pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Scottyy I completely agree. The optics of Sony releasing another live service game that fails will be catastrophic. Not to mention the financial hit they&#8217;ll take.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s if it fails. Whilst this will never be my type of game, I won&#8217;t get any joy if it does. The only positive for me would be that Sony stops this current chase to find a unicorn cash cow.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780764\" data-author=\"users\/1800\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780764\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780764\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/1800\/avatar.jpg?v=1740078361\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"SMJ\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780764\">30<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SMJ<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T16:43:49+00:00\">5:43pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I also think that Sony should release this on Xbox and Switch 2 to give it the best chance of survival.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780766\" data-author=\"users\/59826\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780766\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780766\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/59826\/avatar.jpg?v=1589475907\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"lacerz\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780766\">31<\/a><\/li>\n<li>lacerz<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T16:44:44+00:00\">5:44pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>The only thing consistent with Pachter is him being wrong 90% of the time. However, \u201c\u2026committed to supporting Haven Studios and excited to continue the journey\u201d does not equate to the game still being in development.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780775\" data-author=\"users\/253229\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780775\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780775\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/253229\/avatar.jpg?v=1686047715\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"djlard\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780775\">32<\/a><\/li>\n<li>djlard<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T16:52:53+00:00\">5:52pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Maybe Sony didn&#8217;t flushed away enough money yet so it is waiting with cancellation a few more months&#8230; still don&#8217;t get their logic if they know they are wasting our money&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780776\" data-author=\"users\/335397\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780776\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780776\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"crossbit\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780776\">33<\/a><\/li>\n<li>crossbit<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T16:53:18+00:00\">5:53pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Sounds like unfounded speculation on his part, but frankly I wouldn&#8217;t at all be surprised if it was penned for cancellation at this point. The writing was on the wall in many ways the moment Raymond jumped ship; the reports were that she left in the wake of\/response to negative feedback from playtesting&#8230; but as the founder of the studio and the project, the fact that she would respond like that rather than stick around and try to address and improve on the criticism was a huge red flag. It would appear that she had very little investment and\/or faith in the game and its prospects, which is never a good sign from the person who had spearheaded it in the first place.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780789\" data-author=\"users\/356843\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780789\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780789\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/356843\/avatar.jpg?v=1754835667\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"TrollOfWar\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780789\">34<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TrollOfWar<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T17:04:19+00:00\">6:04pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@PuppetMaster<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>wasted towards Jade Raymond BS that no PS fans ask.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The sad truth is that Sony doesn&#8217;t care what PS fans are asking. They are a business and the only thing they care about is making more money and satisfying shareholders. Fairgames was never targeted at the PlayStation fanbase, that&#8217;s why it&#8217;s perceived so negatively.<\/p>\n<p>If they&#8217;d care about the opinion of PS fans, dormant IPs (Jak &amp; Daxter, Sly Racoon, Syphon Filter, Resistance, Gravity Rush, etc.) would receive new entries and a Bloodborne Remastered instead of a remaster for Days Gone or Until Dawn.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780800\" data-author=\"users\/342923\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780800\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780800\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/342923\/avatar.jpg?v=1719423314\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Rambo-kind\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780800\">35<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rambo-kind<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T17:15:43+00:00\">6:15pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Concord-level expectations.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780808\" data-author=\"users\/331863\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780808\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780808\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/331863\/avatar.jpg?v=1715712519\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ainu20\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780808\">36<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ainu20<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T17:27:17+00:00\">6:27pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@TrollOfWar Of course they are trying to target the PlayStation fanbase, because those are their paying customers. The reality is that an enormous amount of money is spent <em>by PlayStation players<\/em> on live service games. Their live-service attempts are targeting those players, they just completely failed to appeal to them.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a myth that the audience isn&#8217;t there on PlayStation, it absolutely is, but you won&#8217;t really find them on sites like Push Square.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780833\" data-author=\"users\/356843\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780833\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780833\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/356843\/avatar.jpg?v=1754835667\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"TrollOfWar\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780833\">37<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TrollOfWar<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T17:56:24+00:00\">6:56pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Ainu20 I would differentiate between the more enthusiastic PlayStation <strong>fanbase<\/strong>, which cares about console exclusive games, is often met on these forums and follow gaming news closely and the more casual, general PlayStation <strong>playerbase<\/strong>, which care mostly about the big AAA titles (COD, FIFA, Assassin&#8217;s Creed, GTA) &amp; live services, don&#8217;t go online to discuss games and hardly follow any gaming news. Playing on PlayStation doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean you are a &#8220;fan&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Many PS fans here on PushSquare often state their dislike for multiplayer live-service games. They are not the target audience for Fairgames. The more casual playerbase that mostly plays Fortnite, COD &amp; GTA Online is the target audience.<\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s just my opinion. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780851\" data-author=\"users\/356843\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780851\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780851\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/356843\/avatar.jpg?v=1754835667\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"TrollOfWar\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780851\">38<\/a><\/li>\n<li>TrollOfWar<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T18:19:48+00:00\">7:19pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@madmaxrules<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>And if it is coming together, I\u2019d not be surprised if released across PS5, PC and Xbox simultaneously. That status alone could give it some impact! And why not &#8211; is anyone realistically going to buy a PS5 solely for this game if it is an exclusive?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While I am fully in support of multiplatform game releases, the problem is that if the game is bad or just mediocre, even a release on Xbox and Nintendo wouldn&#8217;t be enough to keep Fairgames &#8220;alive&#8221;. It might only prolong the inevitable. I believe Concord would have met the same faith if it would have simultaneously released on Xbox as well.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780852\" data-author=\"users\/331863\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780852\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780852\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/331863\/avatar.jpg?v=1715712519\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ainu20\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780852\">39<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ainu20<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T18:21:39+00:00\">7:21pm<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@TrollOfWar I agree with all of that, and would argue it&#8217;s basically the same thing I said, beyond the semantics of what makes a PS &#8220;fan&#8221;. But whether we like it or not, the more casual players are a massive part of Sony&#8217;s paying customers, it&#8217;s easy to see why Sony was trying to target them. It&#8217;s just a shame the balance shifted way too far in that direction.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8780873\" data-author=\"users\/4617\" data-subject=\"comments\/8780873\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8780873\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/4617\/avatar.jpg?v=1654701003\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"rjejr\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comment8780873\">40<\/a><\/li>\n<li>rjejr<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-08-16T18:58:59+00:00\">31m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>How could they have cancelled it, it hasn&#8217;t been out for 2 weeks yet?\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>Maybe Pachter means they cancelled Fairgame$ and he thinks Fairgames is a different game b\/c Pachter is an idiot?\ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"empty\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ui-load-comments ui-cta-button\" onclick=\"this.innerHTML = 'Please Wait...'; this.classList.add('loading'); return false\" href=\"news\/2025\/08\/dont-believe-the-speculation-about-ps5s-fairgames-getting-cancelled#comments\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Show Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"reply\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Leave A Comment<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"empty\">Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-group optional\">\n<div class=\"insert centered block with-label lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_V68A0DC6973365\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-after-comments\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related\/articles\/pc,ps5,sony @ 1755343920 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles-2\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/917dd5fbf032f\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"12 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for August 2025 Announced\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">12 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for August 2025 Announced<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">RE2! 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