Star Wars Jedi Dev Says Morale is ‘At An All-Time Low' After Recent Layoffs
The gaming industry is kind of at a crossroads with several layoffs happening across multiple studios, and the most recent victim was EA with several devs getting laid off.
With EA Games choosing to focus on only a few of their successful franchises, one dev for Star Wars Jedi , Patrick Wren, had commented after the recent layoffs, 'Morale has been at an all-time low. I can say that much.' He follows up the post by saying, ' I am just sorry for everyone who just wants to make cool video games in this industry.'
It's odd that the morale for a Star Wars title would be so low right now, seeing that there's been a massive resurgence for 2017's Star Wars Battlefront II which has been reporting record numbers and the biggest number of players since it launched.
Live support for the game had ended back in 2020, but so many people have been livestreaming the game, and have been calling for #MakeBattlefront3. After the recent layoffs at EA though, some think that it won't be happening with the studio. On the flip side, the discussion has now shifted over as to which studio would like to take on the Battlefront mantle after BF2.
Though no specifics have been explained about the recent layoffs, Wren also did share a post that seems to blame AI for the whole fiasco. Ed Zitron wrote:
Here is actually what is happening: braindead management is pushing AI wherever it can, launching it, laying off some people, then realising it can't replace them, then hiring back *less* people than before. AI is used as a soft layoff excuse to dress up flagging growth.
— Ed Zitron (@edzitron.com) May 29, 2025 at 3:49 AM
We don't know for sure what's going to happen to Jedi 3 , but seeing as it's one of the most popular games to come out for EA, some are guessing it will be their last SW title for now.
No release date has been announced for Star Wars Jedi 3 .
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