Sony announced that it will lay off approximately 8% of employees in its PlayStation division. These layoffs will affect various PlayStation studios, including Insomniac Games, Naughty Dog, Guerrilla Games, and Firesprite.
Sony lays off 900 PlayStation employees
The closure of London Studio, one of Sony’s PlayStation studios, was also announced as part of the layoffs. This studio was known as the developer of PlayStation VR games.
There will also be layoffs affecting Firesprite, the UK studio behind PlayStation VR’s Horizon Call of the Mountain game. Last week, Sony announced that it was working on PSVR 2 support for PC.
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PlayStation Studios president Hermen Hulst stated that in addition to US-based studios, studios such as the Netherlands-based Guerrilla studio will also be affected. Generally, employees in the Americas, Japan, and the EMEA and APAC regions will be affected.
In an email to PlayStation employees, Jim Ryan said, “After careful consideration over several months and many leadership discussions, it is clear that changes need to be made. “We decided we needed to move forward with a focus on the long-term sustainability of the company and the best experiences we can offer our community.” he said.
These layoffs, which occurred after Sony missed its PS5 sales target, caused the company’s share price to drop by $10 billion.
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Sony President Hiroki Totoki talked about the opportunity to release PlayStation games on PC earlier this month, and it looks like Sony will be pouring more resources into its PC and mobile efforts. hulst, “Delivering social and online experiences – allowing players to explore our worlds in different ways – as well as bringing games to additional devices such as PC and Mobile, requires a different approach and different resources.” he said.
The gaming industry has faced a wave of layoffs recently, and 2023’s games are marred by a wave of layoffs. A few months ago, Microsoft laid off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees, about 8% of the employees in the Microsoft Gaming division overall. Unity also laid off 25% of its employees a month ago, and Discord laid off 17% of its employees.
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