Jade Raymond has departed Haven Studios, the Sony-backed developer working on the online multiplayer shooter Fairgames, marking another setback for PlayStation's live service strategy amid reports of the game's delay.
Bloomberg reports Raymond left the company she founded shortly after an external playtest for Fairgames reportedly received poor feedback. Originally slated for fall 2025, the game is now delayed to spring 2026.
As Bloomberg noted:
PlayStation leadership didn’t disclose the reason for her departure to Haven staff, but it followed an external test of Fairgames by several weeks, according to sources familiar with the matter. Some developers expressed concerns about the game's reception and development progress, speaking anonymously as they weren’t authorized to comment publicly.
Sony is continuing to support Haven and Fairgames under new co-studio heads Marie-Eve Danis and Pierre-François Sapinski.
Sony's struggling live service initiative continues to falter. While Helldivers 2 from Arrowhead became a massive success—selling 12 million copies in just 12 weeks—other efforts have faced cancellations or disastrous launches.
Concord ranks among PlayStation's biggest failures, shutting down within weeks due to critically low player counts. Sony eventually terminated the project and closed developer Firewalk Studios.
This followed the cancellation of Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us multiplayer game. Earlier this year, Sony reportedly axed two unannounced live service projects—a God of War title from Bluepoint and another from Days Gone developer Bend.
Sony initially announced plans in February 2022 to release over 10 live service games by March 2026, targeting diverse genres and audiences. The company acquired studios like Bungie, Haven, and Firewalk to support this push—before shuttering the latter.
However, in 2023, Sony president Hiroki Totoki confirmed a reassessment of its 12 live service PlayStation projects, committing to only six by March 2026. Totoki emphasized prioritizing quality, stating: “We aren’t locked to specific titles—gamers deserve the best.”
Bungie remains a key player with Destiny 2 and Marathon launching soon. Sony recently unveiled a new studio, teamLFG, incubating live service projects, while Guerrilla works on a Horizon multiplayer game.
