Sony will cut about 900 jobs in its PlayStation division, or about 8% of its global workforce, becoming the latest company in the technology and gaming sector to announce layoffs.
Sony said the layoffs will also impact game makers Insomniac (the studio behind Spider-Man), Naughty Dog (The Last of Us) and Guerrilla Games (Horizon), three of its most successful subsidiaries. Guerrilla Games is cutting 10% of its staff, roughly 40 employees, according to people familiar with the matter. Sony’s PlayStation London, best known for the SingStar series, as well as multiple virtual reality games, will shut down.
Head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst said in a note to staff Tuesday that the company has decided to cancel several games in development. “Sometimes, great ideas don’t become great games,” he wrote. “Sometimes, a project is started with the best intentions before shifts within the market or industry result in a change of plan.”
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