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In what continues to be a very gruesome, tiring, and upsetting trend, Sony has announced that it will be laying off approximately 900 employees, which is around 8% of its workforce, in an attempt to «reduce [its] overall headcount globally». It marks the second-largest layoff in the industry this year.
Former PlayStation Europe and Codemasters boss, Chris Deering has suggested that developers affected by the recent wave of games industry layoffs should “drive an Uber” or “go to the beach” for a year, while waiting for the industry to resolve its widespread issues.
PlayStation's Liverpool-based studio Firesprite has now issued an official statement following the layoffs several months back.
It's been a rough couple of years for the games industry—and even laying it out like that feels like an understatement. Back in February, the number of layoffs and studio closures were already numerous enough to fit into a horrifying chart, and things haven't exactly slowed down since.
Indie game publisher New Blood Interactive has shown its support for closed studios with an electronic billboard in LA.
PlayStation’s annual Days of Play sale will reportedly return next week.
Sony Interactive Entertainment’s PlayStation London Studio has officially closed its doors.
Sony has reportedly temporarily halted all production of the PlayStation VR2. The company's purported decision to hit pause on PS VR2 manufacturing is said to be a result of the headset's lackluster sales, which caused an inventory buildup.
Media Molecule has reportedly avoided closure amid the continuing round of layoffs. In 2023, approximately 9,000 workers in the video game industry were hit by a round of layoffs and some of these workers included employees at Media Molecule. Perhaps the most shocking was the fact that these layoffs had hit the biggest companies, such as Hasbro, EA, Microsoft, and more. It seemed like that was the worst it would get, and many looked to 2024 with hope for the future.