{"id":28915,"date":"2023-05-05T21:19:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T21:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/05\/playstation-shuts-down-first-party-studio-pixelopus\/"},"modified":"2023-05-06T13:44:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T13:44:05","slug":"playstation-shuts-down-first-party-studio-pixelopus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/05\/playstation-shuts-down-first-party-studio-pixelopus\/","title":{"rendered":"PlayStation Shuts Down First-Social gathering Studio PixelOpus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 fuSEnv align--bleed js_marquee-assetfigure\" data-id=\"6ae5b50889607d3baa1719bdd50b1bf5\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/6ae5b50889607d3baa1719bdd50b1bf5\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1080\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"Ash is seen walking beside a building and touching hands with a painted creature.\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 fDJNBs has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:1920px\" data-alt=\"Ash is seen walking beside a building and touching hands with a painted creature.\" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"other-license\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 knmQPh js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.3%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 cPhAPD\"><picture class=\"\"><source media=\"(max-width: 37.31em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,q_60,w_645\/6ae5b50889607d3baa1719bdd50b1bf5.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 37.37em)\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,q_60,w_1315\/6ae5b50889607d3baa1719bdd50b1bf5.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ash is seen walking beside a building and touching hands with a painted creature.\" data-chomp-id=\"6ae5b50889607d3baa1719bdd50b1bf5\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-alt=\"Ash is seen walking beside a building and touching hands with a painted creature.\" data-anim-src=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,q_60,w_645\/6ae5b50889607d3baa1719bdd50b1bf5.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 ljxJEn no-caption\">Picture<!-- -->: <!-- -->PixelOpus<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"6ae5b50889607d3baa1719bdd50b1bf5\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/6ae5b50889607d3baa1719bdd50b1bf5\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1080\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-alt=\"Ash is seen walking beside a building and touching hands with a painted creature.\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sc-r43lxo-1 cwnrYD\">\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Sony has quietly closed down PixelOpus, one among its first-party PlayStation Studios. Primarily based in San Mateo, California, the studio was accountable for 2014\u2019s <em>Entwined <\/em>and 2019\u2019s <em>Concrete Genie<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-1 eZHmRR\">\n<div class=\"sc-1needdh-0 jLsF instream-native-video instream-permalink instream-native-video--mobile\">\n<div class=\"sc-1h0epat-0 crfeiW\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-4 kDKXjm video-html5-playlist\" data-playlist=\"194600,194617,194566\" data-current=\"194600\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-0 hAZDOz video-html5-loaded\">\n<div class=\"sc-1wkneyl-1 jShsAa video-html5-player\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-0 feVyfl video-html5 autoplay muted mobile\" data-video-id=\"194600\" data-monetizable=\"true\" data-position=\"sidebar\" data-video-title=\"This Wacky Magical Girl Anime Is Studio Trigger-Coded To Perfection\" data-video-blog-id=\"9\" data-video-network=\"kotaku\" data-video-duration=\"127\">\n<div class=\"sc-lhhce6-2 emBeiF video-top-bar\">\n<p>This Wacky Magical Lady Anime Is Studio Set off-Coded To Perfection<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><video disablepictureinpicture=\"\" muted=\"\" playsinline=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" preload=\"none\" style=\"max-height:none\"><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/194600\/194600_240p.mp4\" label=\"240p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/194600\/194600_480p.mp4\" label=\"480p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/194600\/194600_720p.mp4\" label=\"720p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><source data-src=\"https:\/\/vid.kinja.com\/prod\/194600\/194600_1080p.mp4\" label=\"1080p\" type=\"video\/mp4\"\/><track kind=\"captions\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/kinja.com\/api\/videoupload\/caption\/20056.vtt\" srclang=\"en\"\/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Information of this primary broke via a <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pixelopus\/status\/1654563543386296320&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pixelopus\/status\/1654563543386296320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter post from the studio<\/a><\/span>, which expressed the group\u2019s gratitude to the gamers who&#8217;ve loved their video games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">\u201cExpensive buddies, our PixelOpus journey has come to an finish. As we glance to new futures, we wished to say a heartfelt thanks to the hundreds of thousands of passionate gamers who&#8217;ve supported us, and our mission to make lovely, imaginative video games with coronary heart. We&#8217;re so grateful!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"twitter-embed\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=twitter-1654563543386296320&amp;autosize=1\" autoresize=\"true\" id=\"twitter-1654563543386296320\" data-recommended=\"false\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">Sony didn\u2019t instantly touch upon the closure publicly however has since confirmed in an announcement to <span><em>IGN<\/em><\/span> that PixelOpus is, actually, shuttering on June 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">\u201cPlayStation Studios recurrently evaluates its portfolio and the standing of studio tasks to make sure they meet the group\u2019s brief and long-term strategic targets,\u201d the corporate advised <em>IGN<\/em>. \u201cAs a part of a latest evaluation course of, it has been determined that PixelOpus will shut on June 2.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">PixelOpus was a small group throughout the hulking large that&#8217;s PlayStation Studios, having <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 erKGZM js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pixelopus\/status\/1361851402264317959?s=20&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pixelopus\/status\/1361851402264317959?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">less than 20 employees as of 2019<\/a><\/span>. The studio\u2019s breakout sport was 2019\u2019s <em>Concrete Genie <\/em>on PS4, which was attractive to have a look at and had cool portray mechanics, however its pacing <span>felt a bit plodding<\/span>, even with a brisk run time of 5 or so hours. Earlier than the closure, Pixelopus was <span>engaged on a venture with Sony Footage Animation<\/span>, however we don\u2019t know but if that sport continues to be within the works with one other group or has been canceled solely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 fnnahv\">It\u2019s a tragic finish for a gifted studio, however feels fairly in step with <span>Sony\u2019s laborious pivot to status blockbusters in any respect prices<\/span>. On high of closing PixelOpus, the corporate <span>shuttered Japan Studio in 2021<\/span>, which was placing out a few of the extra experimental work throughout the PlayStation first-party ecosystem. It\u2019s a disgrace, and whereas there are nonetheless some studios doing cool issues at locations like Media Molecule, there\u2019s definitely a spot inside Sony\u2019s catalog with out it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/pixelopus-shut-down-playstation-studios-sony-closure-1850410532\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Picture: PixelOpus Sony has quietly closed down PixelOpus, one among its first-party PlayStation Studios. Primarily based in San Mateo, California, the studio was accountable for 2014\u2019s Entwined and 2019\u2019s Concrete Genie. This Wacky Magical Lady Anime Is Studio Set off-Coded To Perfection Information of this primary broke via a Twitter post from the studio, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[2894,10793,748,3108,1258],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28915"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28915"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28916,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28915\/revisions\/28916"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamergog.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}