Sony has canceled Fairgame$, Haven Studios' competitive heist game for PS5 and PC, after a playtest whose “player feedback and retention results were mixed”, according to an internal email reported by Bloomberg on November 10, 2026. The same email blames “challenging market conditions in the PVP shooter genre”. Is the market really that saturated?
Video: “Fairgame$ - CGI Reveal Trailer | PS5 & PC Games”, official PlayStation YouTube channel, May 24, 2023 (the 2023 reveal trailer; no new video came with the cancellation). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1Jp4K02L1I
Full context in our article: https://tricknfix.com/articles/sony-cancels-fairgames-haven-studios-ps5-pc-heist-shooter-no-layoffs-november-10-2026/
Questions for you:
- Did you take part in a Fairgame$ playtest? What worked and what didn't (please only share what NDA rules allow)?
- A PvP heist game against other crews: would that have interested you more than a PvE heist game?
- With so many PvP shooters already running, which one do you actually play every week, and what would make you switch?
- Should studios test with players earlier (and in public) rather than cancel after years of work?
- Is Haven better off supporting other PlayStation studios, or would you rather see it try a new, smaller project?
Sources: Gematsu, “Fairgame$ canceled”, November 10, 2026 https://www.gematsu.com/2026/11/fairgame-canceled ; GameSpot, November 10, 2026 https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-cancels-live-service-ps5-game-fairgames-but-no-layoffs/ ; Bloomberg report, November 10, 2026 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-10/playstation-cancels-online-shooting-title-fairgames (paywalled). Image: still from the Fairgame$ cinematic trailer, PlayStation Blog (2023), © Sony Interactive Entertainment / Haven Studios.