According to Kotaku, Sony is in the process of closing up first party studio Zipper Interactive, the guys responsible for the SOCOM series, MAG and Vita title unit 13, which I personally really liked.
The studio has been going since 1996, but was bought by Sony ten years later and was hugely important during the PS2 years with their brand of tactical third person shooter.
The series quietened down a little this gen, and the latest SOCOM suffered by coming out around the time of the big PSN hack.
Sony closed fellow developers Bigbig just before their final game – Little Deviants – was released on Vita. The company hasn’t commented on Kotaku’s rumours, citing their usual policy.
Our thoughts go out to anyone affected.
bigmac175
If they do, then playstation is going to lose one of it best titles, SOCOM! To tell the truth, i can’t see why they would close them.
Kivi95
Well it have been a long time sense they have made good Socom game.
Vaile23
MAG, this gen’s SOCOM title’s and Unit 13 are all average at best. Doesn’t surprise me really.
SPiTL3R
thank god
Awayze
Well, I for one won’t miss them as they never made any good games.
The Lone Steven
But Mag sold well, surely one game not selling well is enough for Sony to shut them down. Several games in a row, i understand. If zipper started to develop Mag 2, i think that would sell even better then the first one, just address anything that was critised and add more features.
Sony, stop closing down studios without a good reason. Actually, why do MS and Sony tend to close down studios without a reason? Surely, it’s best to have a wide variety of studios to develop games as it could increase the profits for them.