Sony cancels Fairgames as Haven shifts to support other games
Haven Studios will remain open without layoffs and support other PlayStation projects after Sony ended development of its heist game.
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Haven Studios will remain open without layoffs and support other PlayStation projects after Sony ended development of its heist game.
Sony has canceled Fairgames, Haven Studios’ heist game, after a test fell short of internal goals. Haven will remain open without layoffs and become a support studio for other PlayStation projects, IGN said, citing Bloomberg’s reporting and an executive note Bloomberg reviewed.
Fairgames was announced in 2023 as a live-service game, designed to receive ongoing support after release. Its cancellation means Haven will move to supporting other games rather than completing its own announced project.
In the note quoted by IGN, executives Sean Decker and John Doyle said the test showed strong operational performance, readiness to run the game as a live service and community engagement. But player feedback and retention—the extent to which players kept playing—were mixed and fell short of the goals set for the test.
The executives said those results, combined with challenging market conditions for player-versus-player shooters, led to the decision to cease development.
Game producer Jade Raymond founded Haven as an independent studio in March 2021, with investment from Sony Interactive Entertainment. Sony Interactive Entertainment acquired the studio in July 2022, and Raymond’s departure was announced in May 2025.
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