Days Gone Developer Hit with Layoffs After Cancelling Live Service Game
According to a new report, , the PlayStation developer most known for its games Days Gone and Syphon Filter, has been hit by layoffs. This comes just a few months after cancelling a live-service game.
This news comes from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier. In a post on BlueSky, Schreier reports that the studio is laying off 30% of its staff today. This adds up to around 40 employees at Bend Studio. He also confirms that the studio has started a new project following the recently canceled live-service project.
'Sony's Bend studio, which canceled a live-service game earlier this year, is laying off 30% of staff today (around 40 people), Bloomberg News has learned,' says Schreier in his post. 'The studio has been spinning up a new project following the cancelation.'
Another BlueSky user named solidjaum replied to Schreier's post, asking if Bluepoint Games, another studio that recently canceled a live-service project, was impacted by layoffs. Schreier confirms it is not.
Back in January, it was reported that both Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games had canceled live-service projects. This was due to the troubled launch of Concord, which was live for just two weeks before being shut down. Bluepoint Games was working on a God of War multiplayer game. Details about Bend Studio's project are not known.
This is just one of many rounds of layoffs happening throughout the games industry. Back in February, PlayStation was reportedly hit with layoffs. More recently, EA saw mass layoffs in April, which reportedly saw 300 to 400 employees impacted.
The last project Bend Studio released was Days Gone Remastered, a visually improved version made to take advantage of the technology of the PS5 and PS5 Pro. It is available now on the PS Store for $49.99.
The post Days Gone Developer Hit with Layoffs After Cancelling Live Service Game – Report appeared first on PlayStation LifeStyle.
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