PlayStation Abandons Live-Service Strategy, Returns to Premium Single-Player Excellence

PlayStation's strategic retreat from live-service games reflects a broader industry reckoning: while recurring-revenue models promise recurring engagement, they demand relentless investment and execution that most publishers can't sustain. This pivot signals renewed confidence in narrative-driven single-player experiences like God of War: Laufey and Marvel's Wolverine, reversing years of industry momentum toward always-online multiplayer models.