PlayStation Lays Off 900 People

Layoffs in the technology field were continuing apace. One of the sectors most affected by this was the gaming industry. So much so that thousands of people have been fired from many game companies, from Riot Games to Xbox, in the last few months. Today he added a new one to these.

In a statement, Sony announced that Sony Interactive Entertainment, that is, Playstation from the section will lay off 900 people announced. This number represents the company’s worldwide workforce. to 8% It coincides.

Companies like Naughty Dog and Insomniac were affected, while the London studio closed completely

PlayStation layoffs were also reflected in the giant game studios affiliated with the company. Among these are the ones we know with The Last of Us. NaughtyDogas we know it from the Spider-Man games Insomniac Games is also included. Moreover Guerrilla Games And firesprite Including other developers such as. We don’t know how many people were affected by these studios.

Additionally, the company studio in London in will close it completely he stated. This studio was generally developing games for PlayStation VR. Let us note that the layoffs are worldwide. In other words, employees in many countries from America to Japan will lose their jobs.

PlayStation boss Jim Ryan said in his statement on the subject that this was a difficult decision for them and added the following regarding the reason: “After careful consideration and several months of discussion continue to grow the business and develop the company It was decided to make such changes. We should look at the work we do as a whole, to long-term sustainability “We had to move forward with focus.”

The mass layoff move comes after Sony failed to meet PlayStation 5 sales targets and therefore experienced a decline in its shares.

Some games were also canceled

In addition to Sony’s official statement, a separate statement came from Hermen Hulst, the head of PlayStation Studios. “PlayStation 5 is in its 4th year and we are at a stage where we need to step back and look at what our business needs.” The manager said that they re-evaluated their way of working and made such a decision. They canceled more than one game he added.

Hults did not disclose which projects were cancelled. That’s why we can’t tell which games they are. However, due to the complete closure of the London studio, we can guess that we will not be able to see the games developed there. It is unclear whether the company will announce the names of all canceled games.