PlayStation’s Astro Bot success and PS5 Pro tease can no longer distract from Harmony’s failure

This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we focus on basically the most dramatic few days for PlayStation in contemporary instances.

Sony’s preferrred-looking resolution to assassinate off are residing-carrier shooter flop Harmony after lower than two weeks sent shockwaves around the trade, setting a brand unusual precedent for how rapidly a shy title from a essential publisher is presumably given the axe. After eight years of work, the recreation has already disappeared from sale, and can simply light rapidly vanish from folk’s recreation libraries, with refunds robotically given. It’s miles a worthy switch – even though Harmony does by some skill glean a 2d rent of life – and another nail within the coffin for Sony’s overly-intrepid are residing-carrier plans that enjoy already viewed assorted initiatives shelved and delayed.

And yet Sony has light ended this week on something of a excessive – driving a wave of respect for Astro Bot, the firm’s platforming platform mascot and celebrity of an fine unusual recreation, and subtly-teasing one of many worst-saved secrets and ways in video video games appropriate now: the drawing stop announcement of its souped-up PlayStation 5 Pro. Becoming a member of me this week are Eurogamer’s Ed Nightingale, Victoria Kennedy and Vikki Blake, as we dissect the week, focus on what’s presumably subsequent for Harmony, and the build PlayStation goes from here.