The now debunked rumour stemmed from Jeff Grubb on the latest edition of his Game Mess Mornings show (as picked up by VGC ). Grubb had stated that "the two studios found out [about the cancellations] at the same time as everyone else".

Reports noted that two live service games being developed at Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games were scrapped, and the staff found out the day of.

Questions about Sony’s live-service plans continue to mount. The company confirmed two games were canceled at Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games, responding to a report by Bloomberg that the PlayStation 5 maker had canned two projects that were part of the company’s ongoing multiplayer push.

As Sony continues to reexamine its future slate of games following the disastrous launch of Concord last year, the publisher has axed two unannounced games from first-party studios. The canceled projects were in development at Bend Studios and Bluepoint Games.