Sony is shutting down PixelOpus, the studio behind ‘Concrete Genie’

PixelOpus, a small in-house studio inside PlayStation Studios, is closing down subsequent month. In a press release to Engadget, a PlayStation consultant confirmed, “PlayStation Studios recurrently evaluates its portfolio and the standing of studio initiatives to make sure they meet the group’s brief and long-term strategic aims. As a part of a latest assessment course of, it has been determined that PixelOpus will shut on June 2.” Earlier immediately, the studio tweeted that its “journey has come to an finish.” The developer of imaginative ardour initiatives Concrete Genie and Entwined, PixelOpus had reportedly been engaged on a brand new PS5 sport with Sony Footage Animation.

The Santa Mateo-based studio was based in 2014 underneath the Sony Interactive Leisure umbrella in response to the shock success of indie studio thatgamecompany’s Journey on the PS3. PixelOpus’ two video games strived for a similar sorts of unique concepts: Entwined was a dual-stick rhythm sport with a definite artwork type a few blue fowl and orange fish hovering via the cosmos, whereas Concrete Genie is a narrative about utilizing avenue artwork to face as much as bullying. Engadget’s Andrew Tarantola discovered the latter a “surprisingly pleasant and laid-back experience.”