Dark Outlaw Closure Highlights Sony’s Troubling First-Party Strategy
Dark Outlaw Games is the latest PlayStation first-party studio to shut down, continuing a string of closures since the PS5 era (including Japan Studio, Bluepoint, London Studio, Neon Koi and others). Critics argue the leadership under Hermen Hulst has steered Sony away from traditional single-player experiences toward live-service/mobile bets, even as layoffs ripple through the wider PlayStation group and projects are cancelled or redirected.
