Tim Miller‘s newest anthology collection, Secret Stage, has made it to Prime Video, with the primary eight episodes available to stream. The present showcases varied tales from fashionable video video games, however one IP has many scratching their heads—Harmony. The sport is not obtainable after PlayStation pulled the plug and apparently, the episode devoted in the direction of the title remains to be going to be launched. In response to the Love, Loss of life & Robots creator, there’s a good clarification.
In an interview with Selection, Miller shared his empathy in the direction of these concerned in creating the 2024 first-person shooter after listening to the information concerning the sport being eliminated and the way it did not have an effect on his present in any respect. He acknowledged that there was no dialogue about pulling the episode as a result of there are different episodes based mostly on present video games that both “have not come out but” or “had been revealed up to now.” As well as, he desires to showcase the laborious work folks put into making this episode and he did not need to add insult to damage to those that had been really wanting ahead to the episode.
“Initially, now we have different episodes that don’t have present video games on the market, both as a result of they haven’t come out but, or as a result of they got here out up to now and should not presently revealed. So I didn’t really feel bizarre about that. But in addition, why? A whole lot of artists and animators and lighters and modelers labored on this episode, and it’s nice. The characters are cool. It’s humorous. It’s a very fascinating episode. So why add insult to damage and never have all that tough work be proven to the world? It’s a fantastic episode, no matter no matter occurred.”
The present’s govt producer, Dave Willson, additionally famous how the episode is a prequel to Harmony’s fundamental story, so it would not have an effect on what Sony Interactive had in retailer for this sport’s future growth. The episode was meant to depart room for open interpretation, but it is an authorised story from Firewalk Studios.
“One of many precarious issues about creating an episode together with a sport being created is that they’re nonetheless creating their characters and their lore. If we took their core characters and created a narrative with them, we’d be locking them into these occasions and that lore.”
What Occurred To ‘Harmony?’
Harmony is a first-person shooter that was launched for PlayStation 5 and Home windows on August 23, 2024. In response to Forbes, the sport had a reported funds of $400 million however solely had lower than 700 registered gamers on Steam throughout its launch. IGN reported that round 25,000 copies of PC and PS5 had been bought. To place that into perspective, Harmony bought double the quantity when in comparison with the fictional online game, Sword Artwork On-line, from the anime, Sword Artwork On-line, which bought 10,000 copies throughout its launch. For a real-life comparability, the notorious E.T.: The Ectra-Terrestrial sport for the Atari bought 1 million copies and, in accordance with Kotaku, the unsold cartridges had been buried in a landfill in New Mexico.
Two weeks after launch, PlayStation introduced that it will be ceasing gross sales the sport could be pulled from Steam and the PlayStation retailer, and gamers will obtain a full refund. It famous that the “preliminary launch did not land” the best way the corporate had supposed, which led to the choice to drag the sport.
Harmony’s failure units off a collection of domino results following its shutdown. GameRant reported that two months after the incident, Sony introduced the closure of Firewalk Studios, only a yr after it was acquired by the corporate. Two months after its shutdown, Sony’s President and CFO, Hiroki Totoki, commented on the sport’s failure throughout a Q&A session throughout an earnings name, in accordance with VGC. There aren’t any plans to carry Harmony again to life nor will there be one other installment of that failed online game.
The primary eight episodes of Secret Stage can be found to stream on Prime Video.
An anthology collection that includes 15 tales, every set inside iconic online game worlds, follows distinctive narratives that delve into quite a lot of genres. From action-packed adventures to nostalgic reimaginings, the episodes join by means of vibrant animation and imaginative storytelling, providing a recent tackle beloved video games like Pac-Man, Dungeons & Dragons, and Mega Man.
- Launch Date
- December 10, 2024
- Solid
- Keanu Reeves , Parry Shen , Ping Wu , Lydia Look , Nelson Lee , Feodor Chin , Rae Lim , Erin Yvette , Temuera Morrison , Patrick Schwarzenegger , Steve Blum , Noah Manzoor , Madeleine Knight , Laura Wohlwend , Delroy Atkinson , Umulisa Gahiga , Paul Ridley , Rita Estevanovich , Tracy Wiles , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Steven Pacey , Gabriel Luna , Arazou Baker
- Seasons
- 1
- Character(s)
- Pilot , MC (younger) , MC (Previous) , Li , Sean , Thug , MC (Baby) , The Voice , Previous Salt , The Child , Dispatch / Mechanic , Solon , Mora , Tally , Luzum , Ahokal , Oriel , Tiamat , King Aelstrom , Scaevola , King Zimah , Urda
- Creator(s)
- Tim Miller
- Manufacturing Firm
- Blur Studio, Amazon MGM Studios
- Community
- Amazon Prime Video
