Harmony’s director is reportedly stepping down as the sport’s return stays in limbo

The sport director of Harmony is reportedly stepping down from his position as the sport’s future stays to be determined.

Ryan Ellis advised workers at Firewalk Studios final week that he would now not be serving as sport director on Harmony and would as an alternative be stepping down right into a assist position, in line with Kotaku.

Citing three sources acquainted with the transfer, the publication says Ellis was emotional when initially talking to workers after the sport’s launch, when it was clear that it was going to be a significant failure.

“Ryan deeply believed in that venture and bringing gamers collectively by the enjoyment in it,” one former developer advised Kotaku. “No matter there being issues that might have been carried out in a different way all through growth, he’s human, and stuffed with coronary heart.”

Earlier this month Sony introduced plans to take Harmony offline, pull the sport from sale and supply refunds to all gamers who purchased it, simply two weeks after launch.

The information adopted reviews that the PS5 and PC sport might have offered as few as 25,000 copies throughout each platforms since its launch on August 23.

“Harmony followers — we’ve been listening carefully to your suggestions for the reason that launch of Harmony on PlayStation 5 and PC and wish to thank everybody who has joined the journey aboard the Northstar,” Ellis mentioned on the time.

“Your assist and the passionate group that has grown across the sport has meant the world to us. Nonetheless, whereas many qualities of the expertise resonated with gamers, we additionally acknowledge that different features of the sport and our preliminary launch didn’t land the way in which we’d meant.

“Subsequently, right now, we’ve got determined to take the sport offline starting September 6, 2024, and discover choices, together with these that may higher attain our gamers. Whereas we decide one of the best path forward, Harmony gross sales will stop instantly and we’ll start to supply a full refund for all players who’ve bought the sport for PS5 or PC.”

It’s not but clear what the way forward for Harmony will probably be, neither is it recognized whether or not Firewalk will proceed to steer on the sport’s growth.

Regardless of its failure, Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming animated anthology Secret Degree will nonetheless reportedly retain its episode based mostly on Harmony, and won’t take away it from the line-up.