Former Studio Liverpool developers Firesprite are PlayStation Studios' newest acquisition - boundshintrues

PlayStation has proclaimed it's nonheritable Firesprite as the newest phallus of the PlayStation Studios family.

The news was announced by head of PlayStation Studios Woody Herman Hulst on the PlayStation web log. "Firesprite is a creative and ambitious studio apartment that is exceptional at building incredible experiences that truly display case the potential of our hardware. The team's technical and productive capabilities will be paramount to increasing our stellar catalogue of exclusive games, and I think you'll be excited for what's to come."

Interestingly sufficient, Firesprite were actually formed aside former members of SIE Studio Liverpool. At one time titled Psygnosis, they were one of the most known UK Sony studios of the 90's and 00's. Some of the titles they worked on therein incarnation let in Demolition, Destruction Derby and G-Police force.

Sadly, the studio was closed down in 2012 due to Sony "focusing our investment funds plans on other Studios that are currently workings on exciting new projects." Few of those from the shuttered studio formed Firesprite in 2013 and created PlayStation 4 launch title The Playroom. This was then followed up with The Playroom VR a few years later for the launch of PSVR. Their most recent title, meanwhile, was The Persistence which launched on PSVR in 2018 ahead coming to other formats last year.

Firesprite's MD, Graeme Ankers, added his own comments to the acquisition statement. "Now, As a first party studio, we have it off we have the full stand of PlayStation in furthering our heritage of combining creativity and technical innovation to go some truly singular experiences for PlayStation fans."

Welcome to the kinsperson, @FirespriteGames!

Veterans of The Playroom and The Persistence make for awesome technical and original capabilities to PlayStation Studios. Full details: https://t.Colorado/jweMrqrhmd pic.twitter.com/VSciyt8Eln

— PlayStation UK (@PlayStationUK) September 8, 2021