, with the hope that Destiny developer Bungie would aid PlayStation in this major expansion of live service game development.
Now, however, in an editorial reflecting on Ryan's departure from Sony, Schreier commented that the move to live service games goes against many Sony's first-party studios given their expertise in making"big, cinematic adventure games that are played solo". Schreier then pointed to Anthem as an infamous example of what happens when studios make a"drastic pivot from a familiar genre to something brand new" and suggested that"this bet on multiplayer games may not pay off the way Ryan and his team had once hoped".
"I will leave having been privileged to work on products that have touched millions of lives across the world; PlayStation will always be part of my life, and I feel more optimistic than ever about the future of SIE. I want to thank [Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida] for placing so much trust in me and being an incredibly sensitive and supportive leader.