Update []: It looks like Sony support team PS Studios Malaysia has also been struck by layoffs, as reported by NMIA Gaming.
The site claims approximately 18 staff have been let go, ranging from artists all the way through to project managers.
Apparently, staff were told the layoffs were not due to performance, but rather a reduction to the overall workforce.
We’ll check with Sony to try and get confirmation.
Original Story: Sony may be healthier than ever when it comes to its balance sheets, but the pursuit of more profits never truly goes away.
Sadly, that’s resulted in more job losses at PlayStation’s acclaimed Visual Arts division, a first-party development group which provides motion capture, art, animation, and much more for its stable of studios. Most notably, it worked closely with Naughty Dog on its various The Last of Us projects.
Kotaku reports that the job losses include some staff who worked on Bend Studio’s recently cancelled project, although a source told the site that the layoffs were “more widespread than that”. We’ll update if we learn more.
PlayStation’s recently gone through a big readjustment period, cancelling the aforementioned Days Gone follow-up from Bend Studio as well as a supposed live service God of War game by Bluepoint. All of this follows the calamitous release of Concord, which failed so badly it released and was shut down within a matter of weeks.
