Yesterday, it was revealed that Sony plans to wipe out around 900 employees from the PlayStation workforce around the world, reducing the workforce by around 8%. This was terrible news that hit an already damaged industry and added weight to the thousands of layoffs that had already taken place last year.
Several studios were affected by these layoffs, including Insomniac Games. Recently, the studio released a statement regarding the situation on social media.
“They will be missed.”
on TwitterInsomniac Games posted the following somber statement regarding Sony’s latest wave of devastating layoffs:
Like several other teams at SIE and PlayStation Studio, Insomniac Games was also affected by yesterday’s layoffs. There are not enough words to express our feelings about it. This is a solemn and unprecedented moment for our studio.
We are focusing our energies on supporting everyone affected during this difficult time. On the hiring side, we have great people who have made important contributions to Insomniac’s history and are looking for new roles. We are very grateful to them and will miss them.
Just recently, Insomniac Games was in the news for a data breach that made the company’s existence public, revealing its roadmap, internal projects, and all sorts of information about its past, present, and future games.
In addition to Insomniac Games, other companies such as Firesprite and London Studio were also heavily affected, with the latter potentially closing down permanently.
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