Another PlayStation Live game is reportedly in trouble

PlayStation The Haven Studios subsidiary has reportedly begun letting vendor contracts expire as work continues on its first title, a multiplayer heist shooter. Fairgames. With the project far from finished, this turn of events signals that the next PlayStation live game could be in trouble.

Haven is a PlayStation-owned studio founded by industry veteran Jade Raymond, known for producing The Sims online and the first two main lines Assassin's Creed games, including AAA titles. The Canadian company was bought by Sony in 2022, just a year after it was founded, and positioned as part of a wider push into live services by the Japanese gaming giant. The group-wide initiative, championed by former Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan, has been increasingly tracked by investors and other industry observers through objective tangible results — or lack thereof — after several high-profile setbacks and significant delays. Raymond herself reportedly left Haven in May 2025.

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Haven is reportedly not renewing suppliers despite Fairgames being far from done

According to a new report from YouTuber Detective Seeds, multiple suppliers at Haven are reportedly not getting contract renewals; some have already ended while others are in process. His sources characterize the situation as unusual because Fairgames it is said to be far from finished. The Canadian developer reportedly has around 50 contractors on its payroll at the start of 2026, although it is unclear how many may be affected by the alleged downsizing. The news comes just half a year after Fairgames the studio lost its creative director Daniel Drapeau, who left for WB Games Montreal.

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May 24, 2026 will be the third anniversary of Sony's announcement Fairgames with a two-minute CGI trailer. Subsequent rumors claimed that the live-action heist shooter was targeted for release in 2025. However, Fairgames it was later said to have been pushed back internally to 2026, according to a February 2025 report from noted insider Jeff Grubb. Sources at Detective Seeds claim that the shooter is still far from ready for release, citing a recent internal test of the game.

Developers Fairgames are said to be in no danger of closure for now

Despite the reported difficulties, Detective Seeds' sources say Haven is not currently in danger of closing. However, this does not address how the Canadian developer plans to complete its debut title, especially if Fairgames remains far from complete. As of early 2026, the heist shooter has spent approximately half a decade in development, though it's unclear exactly when it entered active production.

Missteps in the live services segment have already affected several of Sony's subsidiaries, as highlighted recently by the newly confirmed closure of Bluepoint Games. Acquired in 2021, Bluepoint will close in March without delivering a single game as part of the PlayStation Studios family. Prior to the acquisition, the Austin, Texas-based company had built a reputation as a flagship remake studio, but Sony reportedly assigned it to a live service project that was canceled in early 2025. The studio then reportedly spent the following year deciding what project to bring forward before making the decision to shut it down.

The PlayStation Push Live-Service continues

While examples like Bluepoint and Firewalk Studio's Concord invited investors to review Sony's live services initiative, the group has also seen some success in this segment, notably with Arrowhead Games Studios. Helldivers 2which still enjoys significant player engagement two years after its release. Looking to the more immediate future, PlayStation's next bet on live services may not be Fairgames but recently announced Gathering of Horizon Hunters. The three-player co-op PvE game still doesn't have a specific release date, but with the first closed beta scheduled for the weekend of February 28, there's a real chance it will launch before the end of 2026.