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Bend Studio reportedly developing new third-person co-op game for 2027

Insider sourcing says the Days Gone developer scrapped a live-service project and is building a non-live-service co-op game with a 2027 reveal target.

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What to know

  • Bend Studio has not released a game since Days Gone in April 2019; anonymous insiders say its next project is a third-person co-op game, not live service, with a 2027 reveal and possible release.
  • Sony/PlayStation reportedly rejected a pitched Days Gone sequel, and Bend separately canceled an in-progress live-service project before starting the new game.
  • Wccftech reports the new project only began development in mid-2025, raising questions about whether the 2027 timeline is realistic.
  • None of the reporting is confirmed by Bend Studio or Sony; it rests on anonymous insider sourcing first published by MP1st.

Bend Studio Days Gone developerPlayStation (Sony) Bend Studio's parent/publisherMP1st Gaming outlet that broke the report

Bend Studio reportedly developing new third-person co-op game for 2027
dualshockers.com

How it unfolded 4 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlespostscomments

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    Commenters note the studio's earlier canceled live-service project

    A Reddit commenter points out that Bend Studio had already been developing a live-service game for Sony that was ultimately canceled, aligning with reporting about a scrapped project referenced in coverage.

    “Actually….Bend was working on a live service game for Sony that eventually got canceled.”
    — shorties_with_mp40s
    • us@pubeurope.com

      https://www. europesays.com/us/1159265/ Sony’s Bend Studio Reportedly Plans a 2027 Reveal and Possible Release for Its Third-Person Co-Op Game, Despite Starting the Project Only in Mid-2025 # Technology # UnitedStates # UnitedStates # US

      us@pubeurope.comMastodon11d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    • Actually….Bend was working on a live service game for Sony that eventually got canceled.

      shorties_with_mp40sr/gaming11d agoview on r/gaming ↗
    all of them →
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    Wccftech says the project only began development in mid-2025

    Wccftech reports that despite the aggressive 2027 reveal-and-possible-release target, Bend Studio's new game reportedly started development only in mid-2025, a notably short production window for the stated timeline.

    1. 1 outlet Sony’s Bend Studio Reportedly Plans a 2027 Reveal and Possible Release for Its Third-Person Co-Op Game, Despite Starting the Project Only in Mid-2025

      first by Wccftech, 11d ago

  3. 2

    Gaming outlets pick up and confirm the MP1st report

    DualShockers, Wccftech, TechPowerUp, VGChartz and Shane the Gamer republish and corroborate the insider report, reiterating that Bend's next game skips live-service design and that a Days Gone sequel pitch was previously turned down by PlayStation.

    “It's very, very clunky if you load it up now, like a lot of older games. But man I used to love the Syphon Filter game, they had some feature other games didn't…”
    — eiamhere69, Reddit commenter · source

    • It's very, very clunky if you load it up now, like a lot of older games. But man I used to love the Syphon Filter game, they had some feature other games didn't That alongside Splinter Cell, when it was actually Splinter Cell and before Ubisoft really went to trash, chasing EA like trends

      eiamhere69r/gaming11d agoview on r/gaming ↗
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    MP1st reports Bend Studio's next game is third-person co-op

    Citing anonymous insiders, MP1st reports that Bend Studio's unannounced project is a third-person shooter with co-op elements, is not live service, is not set in the Days Gone universe, and is targeted for a 2027 reveal and possible release.

    “Bend Studios' next game is a third person co-op game. Not live service. Reveal in 2027…”
    — Iggy_Slayer
    1. 4 outlets Bend Studio Reportedly Developing 3rd-Person Co-Op Game

      first by VGChartz, 12d ago · also Shane the Gamer, TechPowerUp, MP1st

      3 more headlines
    2. 2 outlets Days Gone developer Bend Studio’s next game will be revealed and released next year, report claims

      first by Video Games Chronicle, 12d ago · also KitGuru

      1 more headline
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