Sony reportedly forms studio with former Deviation Games devs

Sony has reportedly founded a new studio within PlayStation, made up of former Deviation Games employees.

That’s according to Michael Anthony, a former Deviation Games employee on Linkedin.

“Hey, I hear that a lot of previous Deviation Games employees have setup their own studio at Sony working on an undisclosed new IP,” he wrote on the platform.

“All the people I see working there that have signed up are top-class developers and hope that you can create a top-class new IP with your studio that hopefully gives you all the time you need to create a quality product and not have to deal with red tape from previous projects.”

Deviation Games, which was founded in 2020 by two experienced Call of Duty developers, didn’t get a chance to release its debut project, an original IP that was set to be exclusive to PlayStation platforms.

In September 2022, one of Deviation Games’ co-founders, chief creative officer Jason Blundell, left the studio. 

It would appear that Jason Blundell is involved in the new studio. Following Anthony’s posts, users on social media highlighted a post from former Deviation Games employee JC Farmer from December.

The post read: “I’ve been wanting to say this for a while, but now I finally can!  I’m a Junior Game Designer @PlayStation Studios. And I work for Jason Blundell.”

Deviation was reportedly “over 100 strong” in 2021 when it signed the deal with Sony. At the time of its announcement, the studio told GamesIndustry.biz that its PlayStation deal ensured “complete financial security for years and years to come”.