In a recent development, Jason Schreier, a renowned gaming journalist from Bloomberg, reported additional news regarding Sony’s decision to let go of 900 employees from the PlayStation division. The main highlight of this announcement is the cancellation of the development of a live-service game titled Twisted Metal.
This game, which was being developed by Firesprite, a studio based in the UK, was one of the 12 planned live-service games by Sony. The fate of these projects now remains uncertain, especially after the recent cancellation of The Last of Us Online. Twisted Metal, a series that debuted in 1995 on the PS1 and saw its last main installment in 2012 on the PS3, is now facing an uncertain future.
Adding to the predicament, Guerrilla Games, the studio behind the Horizon series, also faced layoffs with 40 employees being let go, constituting 10% of the entire studio.
TLDR: Jason Schreier revealed that Sony’s PlayStation division has laid off 900 employees and canceled the development of the live-service game Twisted Metal by Firesprite, raising concerns about the future of the studio and Sony’s planned projects.
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