PlayStation builders proceed to be hit with layoffs. The newest spherical has impacted PlayStation Visible Arts, which was engaged on an unannounced AAA multiplayer recreation. During the last month, Sony companions have decreased their headcounts attributable to venture restructuring and at the very least one reported cancelation of a PS5 recreation.
PlayStation Visible Arts layoffs could also be linked to The Final of Us multiplayer
Based on a LinkedIn put up printed by former PS Visible Arts dev, John Borba, the layoffs have been attributable to “a big pivot” on a AAA multiplayer recreation. “There was some restructuring inside our studio and I used to be among the many individuals let go to assist the brand new budgetary wants,” he added.
In October 2022, job listings revealed that PS Visible Arts was engaged on a thriller venture with Naughty Canine. Final week, stories emerged that The Final of Us multiplayer recreation is being reevaluated and its workforce is being downsized.
Borba’s LinkedIn put up means that the venture he was engaged on wasn’t shelved. His assertion got here shortly after Naughty Canine said that it’ll proceed to work on The Final of Us multiplayer regardless of additional delays, so it’s fairly potential that the AAA multiplayer recreation Borba is referring to is The Final of Us multiplayer.
Sony has maintained silence in regards to the latest layoffs. Nevertheless, the corporate did reveal that it was restructuring tasks when it confirmed the closure of Concrete Genie developer Pixelopus.
