Haven Studios thus became Canada’s first PlayStation studio, a development mecca where talent acquisition was a subject of intense competition. We’ve also felt the strengths of Jade Raymond as a director: the address book is already doing wonders, and the team already has 106 employees, most of whom have worked at Ubisoft and/or Motive Studios and/or Motive Studios. or Google Stadia. As we already know, Haven Studios is working on a new license for one of the gaming services Sony Interactive Entertainment plans to release in the next few years.
Founded during the pandemic, Haven Studios sees itself as a studio designed for the modern development world, going beyond tools optimized for remote work. According to a new interview published on Games Industry, the studio has about 20 engineers specializing in cloud computing to develop work methods that can improve the efficiency of game service management. “This is our main goal: we want to make development teams more efficient and able to generate new ideas faster.‘, said Jed Raymond.
We also learned that Mark Cerny, the iconic architect of PlayStation consoles since the PS4, has poured his two cents into the organization of the studio, more precisely into the R&D department. “It’s not just about the cloud, it’s about more forward-looking R&D. I can’t say too much right now, but that’s obviously one of the things that draws us to our partnership with PlayStation. Of course, Mark Cerny is also a rock star, and it was really exciting to work with him.‘, commented Emerald Raymond.
The director cautioned that Haven Studios doesn’t plan to just work from home. Jade Raymond has already said that she believes in the benefits of working in an office, especially since certain spontaneous interactions don’t usually happen in other situations. So Haven Studios found a venue in Montreal and found that more people went there than expected, even without strict attendance rules in place. “Yes we are used to staying at home and we see the benefits of not being disturbed at work but once people come into the office they start to feel happier and leave feeling energized‘, said Jed Raymond.