PixelOpus, the developers behind 2019's Concrete Genie and a small Sony-owned studio, is shutting down. The developers made the announcement via a tweet earlier this week:

Dear friends, our PixelOpus adventure has come to an end. As we look to new futures, we wanted to say a heartfelt thank you to the millions of passionate players who have supported us, and our mission to make beautiful, imaginative games with heart. 
We are so grateful! ❤️🙏 pic.twitter.com/rQO2Cgvhnq

— PixelOpus (@Pixelopus) May 5, 2023

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"PlayStation Studios regularly evaluates its portfolio and the status of studio projects to ensure they meet the organization’s short and long-term strategic objectives," Sony told IGN in a statement. "As part of a recent review process, it has been decided that PixelOpus will close on June 2."

Prior to its closure, PixelOpus was collaborating with Sony Pictures Animation for a PS5 game built on Unreal Engine 5. The status of that game and whether the developers will be reassigned to work on other projects at other studios was not made clear.

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[Cris1997XX]

Oh no! Anyway...

 

[Noctosphere]

 

[Reploid]

Sony and closing studios. Banal.

 

[Kevbo]

 

[Guacaholey]

I was gonna say studios closing is (almost) never a good thing, but I don't think these guys will be missed. Two kinda quirky unique smaller budget games in their lifetime, can't imagine they had much of a following.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Yeah, not too big of a deal, sorry.

I was upset when Sony closed down the studio that developed MotorStorm and DriveClub. Will we ever see a remaster of MotorStorm's trilogy (especially Apocalypse which was the best)? Probably not. DriveClub is playable on PS5, I think, so that's something at least.

 

[Bladexdsl]

i've never even heard of that game until now

 

[guisadop]

that's why I want the activision deal to go through. it'll force sony to take their heads out of their behinds

 

[JuanMena]

,,,who?

 

[The Frenchman]

These games sold like shit. They were great though!

 

[CameronCataclysm]

Regardless of PixelOpus being an unheard of studio, it's still sad to see such a thing. Here's to the future of the devs.

 

[The Catboy]

What games have they made?

 

[K3Nv2]

Can't imagine smaller studios shutting down their name just to merge with bigger ones.

 

[Ryab]

What games have they made?

Entwined and Concrete Genie

 

[The Catboy]

Entwined and Concrete Genie

Two games?

 

[Guacaholey]

Two games?

Literally only two games.

 

[The Catboy]

Literally only two games.

The world may never recover from such a massive loss

 

[JonJaded]

Dang. Hope those devs can bounce back fast. Sad to see.

 

[James_]

F to the devs and I hope they find new jobs, but I feel like the studio isn't a major loss since they literally made only 3 games in their 9 year existence, one of which being untitled and cancelled.