PlayStation London Studio Shutdown: Impact and Implications
Layoffs in the game industry continue to increase. This time the sad news came from the PlayStation front.
PlayStation will lay off 900 employees and close its London studio.
According to Jim Ryan, 900 PlayStation employees will be laid off. This corresponds to 8% of the company's total number of employees. In addition, the PlayStation London studio, which develops VR games, will be completely closed.
The biggest reason for layoffs is financial expectations.
Announcing the layoffs and studio closure, Jim Ryan explained the main reason for their decision. Jim stated that they wanted to move forward more successfully in the developing economic environment. For this reason, he explained that they made this decision by stating that the company should be financially ready for the future.
The layoffs will also affect many studios such as Naughty Dog, Insomniac and Guerilla.
The layoffs are not just limited to the London office. The biggest studios within PlayStation will also be affected. Many teams will be negatively affected, especially studios like Naughty Dog and Insomniac.
The gaming industry continues to downsize.
In the last few months, the layoffs have been relentless. Thousands of people have lost their jobs in the last 6 months alone. A month ago, 1700 employees were laid off by Microsoft. It is not known how this trend will turn out and how many more companies will go this way to relieve themselves financially.
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