Bend Studio, identified for Syphon Filter and Days Gone, has reportedly laid 40 workers, 30 % of its complete workers, in line with Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier. It follows the cancellation of the developer’s reside service venture earlier this yr, with Sony promising the studios wouldn’t shut however not saying something about layoffs.
Schreier reveals that the studio has been “spinning up a brand new venture” since. Regardless of additionally having its reside service venture cancelled on the identical time, Bluepoint Video games reportedly isn’t seeing layoffs.
The cancellations occurred after Sony re-evaluated its reside service initiative. Naughty Canine cancelled its standalone The Final of Us multiplayer title in December 2023 to deal with single-player video games (together with the upcoming Intergalactic). SIE London would shut down in February 2024, and its live-service fantasy title was cancelled.
Harmony would additionally launch final yr and massively fail, with Firewalk Studios closing shortly after. Bungie’s Marathon and Haven Studios’ Fairgame$ have additionally had troubles, with studio founder Jade Raymond leaving the latter for unknown causes.
