Founded in 2012, Firesprite is a Liverpool-based developer formed by ex-members of first-party developer Sony Liverpool, which closed weeks prior.
Firesprite's first major game was 2018's The Persistence. It also came to other platforms like Xbox, as Sony wouldn't acquire the studio until 2021.
So far, they've released two PS5 games. An enhanced port of The Persistence and the flagship PSVR2 launch title Horizon Call of the Mountain. Neither were particularly well received.
Firesprite hasn't announced anything since Horizon CoTM shipped 15 months ago. This is likely because of the studio's dire situation, post-acquisition.
Crunch was apparently necessary to finish Horizon. Additionally, all but one founder and many other staff left once retention bonuses were paid out.
Finally, further layoffs took place a year later and it was reported that Firesprite's unrevealed Twisted Metal live service game had been cancelled.
Considering this toxic environment, plus the fact that their games weren't great beforehand, I don't see anything good coming out of Firesprite soon. Even if early leaks of a potential horror game do sound promising in a vacuum.
Genre: Survival-Horror
Release Date: June 4, 2021
Days Since Their Last Game: 104
Metacritic Score: 71
Genre: VR Action-Adventure
Release Date: February 22, 2023
Days Since Their Last Game: 994
Metacritic Score: 79