After taking Harmony servers offline and pulling the sport from sale mere weeks after launch, Sony lately confirmed the closure of Firewalk Studios. Whereas there are nonetheless questions in regards to the sport’s downfall, new particulars have emerged concerning its price range. Although it was claimed to have price $400 million, Kotaku’s Ethan Gach experiences that the “preliminary growth deal” was for “simply over” $200 million.
That is in keeping with two sources reportedly “acquainted with the settlement,” however curiously, the quantity didn’t cowl Harmony’s growth. It additionally didn’t embody Sony buying Firewalk Studios or the IP rights. Whereas there’s a baseline for the way a lot was invested within the sport, the full continues to be anybody’s guess.
Harmony was accessible for PS5 and PC, retailing for $39.99. Take a look at our assessment, 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 offered about 25,000 items at launch, changing into one in all Sony’s greatest first-party failures in years.