Reliable sources have confirmed to IGN that there were layoffs at Sony Santa Monica Studio today. The Sony-owned, exclusive developer – founded in 1999 – is best known for its God of War games. The extent of the damage remains unclear, though there are indications that one of the projects the studio was working on has been cancelled alongside this round of layoffs.
I'm pretty sure I heard that all the people that lost their original jobs were sent to a different game within Sony to work on
nope from Sony:
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SCEA can confirm that we have completed a reduction in workforce at Santa Monica Studio. This is a result of a cycle of resource re-alignment against priority growth areas within SCE WWS. We do not take these decisions lightly. However, sometimes it is necessary to make changes to better serve the future projects of the studio. We have offered outplacement services and severance packages to ease transition for those impacted.
More exciting new IPs like The Last of Us and no more dusty sequels to franchises that should've ended at #3, please
That goes to Microsoft and Nintendo as well
This 100%. No one wanted the new god of war game so no one bought it. Franchise fatigue is going to happen when you put out six games from the same series in less than 10 years.
