OpenAI discontinues Sora video generation app, Disney pulls out of $1 billion investment deal

OpenAI discontinues Sora video generation app, Disney pulls out of $1 billion investment deal | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Don’t miss these AI Disney’s embarrassing AI-generated Star Wars video of scrambled-up animals was the opening salvo in a year full of AI humiliation AI OpenAI reportedly isn’t happy with Nvidia’s GPUs while Nvidia’s $100 billion investment plan in OpenAI is said to have ‘stalled’: Is the AI honeymoon over? 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OpenAI announced that it is “saying goodbye” to the tool, less than six months after the launch of Sora 2 appeared to cause significant nervous sweating among Hollywood executives.”We’re saying goodbye to the Sora app,” OpenAI announced via the official Sora account on X. “To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing. We’ll share more soon, including timelines for the app and API and details on preserving your work.”We’re saying goodbye to the Sora app. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you. What you made with Sora mattered, and we know this news is disappointing.We’ll share more soon, including timelines for the app and API and details on…March 24, 2026A Wall Street Journal report says the end of the Sora app is part of a broader shift that will see the company move away from products that use its video models. A version of Sora for developers is also being discontinued, according to the report, and video functionality in ChatGPT will also no longer be supported. OpenAI is instead looking to focus its effort and resources on productivity tools, such as the desktop “superapp” that will combine ChatGPT, the Codex coding platform, and Atlas web browser.Arti