After taking Harmony servers offline and pulling the sport from sale mere weeks after launch, Sony just lately confirmed the closure of Firewalk Studios. Whereas there are nonetheless questions concerning the sport’s downfall, new particulars have emerged relating to its price range. Although it was claimed to have price $400 million, Kotaku’s Ethan Gach reviews that the “preliminary improvement deal” was for “simply over” $200 million.
That is in line with two sources reportedly “aware of the settlement,” however curiously, the quantity didn’t cowl Harmony’s improvement. It additionally didn’t embrace Sony buying Firewalk Studios or the IP rights. Whereas there’s a baseline for the way a lot was invested within the sport, the entire continues to be anybody’s guess.
Harmony was obtainable for PS5 and PC, retailing for $39.99. Try our evaluation, the place we gave it a 6 out of 10, praising the gunplay and visuals whereas criticizing the hero kits, lackluster content material, and distinct lack of creativeness. It reportedly bought about 25,000 models at launch, changing into one in every of Sony’s greatest first-party failures in years.
