LittleBigPlanet 3のオンラインサーバーを復旧させるためのファンによる取り組みが、その制作者らに対する告発を受けて中止された。LBPOnlineとして知られるこのプロジェクトは、今週初めに公開される予定だったが、コミュニティからの反発に直面していた。主催者側はその後沈黙を貫き、関連資料を削除している。
ソニーとSumo Digitalは、DDoS攻撃に関連した一時的な停止を経て、2024年4月にLittleBigPlanet 3のPlayStation 4向けサーバーを正式に終了した。これを受けてファンは独自のプライベートサーバーを開発し始め、コンテンツクリエイターのAyee氏が今年3月3日にLBPOnlineを発表した。このツールは、ハードウェアを改造することなくPlayStation 4やPlayStation 5のユーザーがホストサーバーにアクセスできるように設計されており、5月4日のリリースが予定されていた。
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Users on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles are reporting a new digital rights management system that imposes a 30-day validation timer on digital purchases made from March onward. Without an internet connection after the timer expires, licenses may be revoked, according to demonstrations by modders and preservationists. Sony has not issued a statement on the matter.
One day after Sony Interactive Entertainment announced the shutdown of its year-old PlayStation studio Dark Outlaw Games, founder Jason Blundell and former level designer JCbackfire discussed the closure on a Twitch stream. They mourned the promising early-stage project—which was not a live-service game—while expressing no ill will toward Sony amid its strategic shifts.
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Developers from the recently shuttered Dark Outlaw Games have revealed that their cancelled PlayStation project was not a live-service game, contrary to widespread assumptions. The studio, led by Call of Duty veteran Jason Blundell, was closed by Sony this week. The team attributes the cancellation to broader industry challenges rather than project quality.
Night Street Games has halted plans for major content updates to its multiplayer shooter Last Flag, just three weeks after launch, due to insufficient player numbers. The studio, founded by Imagine Dragons singer Dan Reynolds and his brother Mac, confirmed it will deliver only planned patches before shifting focus. The game will remain online with community features.
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Sony Interactive Entertainment has abandoned plans to release current and future first-party single-player PlayStation games on PC, according to a Bloomberg report. Titles including last year's Ghost of Yotei and the upcoming Saros—a Returnal successor set for April 30—will stay exclusive to PS5, while multiplayer games like Marathon (launching tomorrow on PS5 and PC) and Marvel Tokon continue multi-platform. This reverses six years of ports since Horizon Zero Dawn.
The Stop Killing Games campaign presented its case to the European Parliament, receiving a favorable response from officials. Committee vice chair Nils Ušakovs highlighted concerns over games becoming unplayable after purchase due to discontinued services. Officials pledged further investigation into consumer protections for digital games.
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Bluepoint Games proposed a remake of Bloodborne to Sony after its God of War project was cancelled, but FromSoftware rejected the idea. The rejection aligns with theories that the game's director prefers to keep it untouched by others. Sony's decision contributed to Bluepoint's closure amid doubts about its original game capabilities.