The gaming industry suffered and the studio is closing down and shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. The latest round of layoffs belongs to Sony .
Bungie CEO Pete Parsons announced on its official website that it would eliminate 220 roles “representing approximately 17 percent of its workforce.” Executive and senior leadership roles are the most affected by this round of cuts, but he said, “these moves will affect every level of the company.”
Parsons attributed the need for layoffs to several factors, including “rising development costs,” “industry changes” and “sustained economic conditions.” He also noted that the studio will focus its development efforts “entirely.” Fate and marathon.”
Bungie and Sony seem to be weighing in on economic concerns. Sony Interactive Entertainment chairman Hiroki Totoki said during an earnings call in February that he wants to see more “responsibility” from Bungie leaders with budgets and schedules. Fate 2 There was a noticeable drop in player numbers and revenue alone, which fell 45 percent below their projections. .
In October last year Bungie has announced that it has to lay off an unspecified number of employees, causing noticeable delays for its next game. marathon and expansion for Fate 2. A month later, Bungie announced that it had to push back the release date expansion for Fate 2 from February to June.
Sony’s various game studios have also seen a large number of layoffs in the past few months. it had to cut around 900 positions from its PlayStation division, as well as its Technology, Creative and Support teams. The cuts also affected studios like Insomniac, Naughty Dog and Guerilla, which produced some of the PlayStation 5’s biggest games. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Our last and Horizon Forbidden West. Sony also closed its London studio after more than 20 years in the middle of work on a new fantasy co-op multiplayer game for PS5.
