# Unknown 9 Dev Being Shut Down Two Years After Disaster PS5 Launch

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/unknown-9-dev-being-shut-down-two-years-after-disaster-ps5-launch/
- Published: 2026-11-10T15:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T17:27:14+00:00
- Original publisher: Push Square
- Original article: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/11/unknown-9-dev-being-shut-down-two-years-after-disaster-ps5-launch
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming, Software, Technology

## Key points

- Bandai Namco is closing Reflector Entertainment.
- Unknown 9 caused a reported 3.5 billion yen loss.
- The studio had been working on another Bandai Namco property.

## Summary

Bandai Namco has confirmed it will close Reflector Entertainment, the Canadian studio behind *Unknown 9: Awakening*, two years after the game’s release. The decision follows the game’s poor sales and the publisher’s assessment that continuing the studio’s business would require further investment without a clear path to profitability.

Bandai Namco reported an “extraordinary” loss of 3.5 billion yen on *Unknown 9*, worth about £16 million. Reflector had previously faced layoffs and was assigned work on an existing Bandai Namco property, but that project did not prevent the closure. The publisher acquired the studio in 2020.

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