Sony Interactive Entertainment and Haven Studios’ live service PvP heist game, Fairgames, has been canceled, according to a new report.
During the latest episode of his show Pachter Factor, game industry analyst Michael Pachter claimed that Haven Studios’ competitive PvP heist game, Fairgames, has been canceled. He talked about Sony Interactive Entertainment’s live service ventures push, calling it a misstep driven by poor leadership.
“They don’t know what they’re doing,” he remarked, pointing out that while the game industry has enormous revenue in live services, success is largely concentrated among established franchises like Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Call of Duty: Warzone. Instead of acquiring proven mobile or free-to-play publishers such as Supercell, Zynga, or Niantic, Sony invested on unproven teams, leading to the cancellation of Concord and, as per him, Fairgames. He also brought up the purchase of Bungie, a studio best known for console shooters like Halo and Destiny, for 3.6 billion US Dollars. He also believes that Sony Interactive Entertainment further compounded the issue by forcing its traditionally single-player-focused studios into making live service titles.
“And then they turned all their console developers into live service developers, which resulted in Concord being [canceled] and the studio being shut down, [and] in Jade Raymond being let go and her game cancelled.” According to the analyst, this is evidence that the company’s strategy is backfiring. He highlighted Nintendo’s consistency, mentioning that Sony Interactive Entertainment’s studios excel when given the time and resources to deliver prestige titles rather than chasing the live service trend.
Back in February, 2025, during an episode of the Game Mess Decides podcast, co-host Jeff Grubb, who is known for his connections in the game industry, claimed that Fairgames had been delayed to 2026. Earlier in September, 2024, Gameindustry.biz’s Chris Dring mentioned that the internal reception for the competitive heist game is very positive.
