Sony studio London shut

[Retroman839]

Sony closed its London devision yesterday .
90 people made redundant
Sony said it was the changing landscape of the games industry . A I ?

 

[big10p]

Don't mention AI! 😆 I visited there, years ago. Think we saw the original Gran Turismo before it was released. 🤔

 

[TheDaddy]

AI , You had to say it .......... lol.

Dave.

 

[Bods]

 

[Stokers]

It's 900 jobs.

PlayStation to axe 900 jobs and close London studio

The layoffs are the latest to hit the tech sector, which has seen big cutbacks worldwide since 2023.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Mc-Q]

probably because the u.k. is a shithole for businesses,
the property taxes for comercial property can be higher than the rent - even if the building is empty and closed!

 

[Retroman839]

Will Sony release

probably because the u.k. is a shithole for businesses,
the property taxes for comercial property can be higher than the rent - even if the building is empty and closed!

🤣🤣🤣Ai can fix that
I think I’m artificially intelligent 🧐
( actually stupid )

 

[jimmerd]

It's a shame , I believe they developed 'VR Worlds' which for me was one of the standout 'experiences' of the PSVR / PS4 era.

 

[Flinnster]

900 is worldwide, also affecting studios like Insomniac Games, Guerrilla, Naughty Dog, Firesprite, etc.. in the States.
Sony London had been focusing on VR titles and a kind of multiplayer online London Getaway, to try and rival GTA Online.
Microsoft also laid off 1900 a month ago.

It's a brutal time to be tech:

The impact of 16,000 games industry layoffs, in one chart

Game developers share personal stories of how the 2023-2024 layoffs have affected them.

uk.finance.yahoo.com

 

[big10p]

I'm no expert, but I get the feeling the mainstream games industry has become stagnant. Been on the cards for a while, and these layoffs are the first casualties.

 

[Akira99]

It's very sad that 900 jobs worldwide will be affected by the Sony layoffs and and that Sony's London studio is now closed, I hope all those people affected find new employment soon. However if I'm gonna be honest the mainstream games industry has become stagnant (as big10p said) and in my opinion this started, in the PS3 & Xbox 360 era with an obession of churning out mindless shoot-em up games, caring more about graphics than gameplay story innovation etc, releasing broken microtranscation riddled games that need day one patches to run in a satisfactory state, dlc that was a rip off and not worth the hefty prices. That's why I gave up on mainstream gaming after the PS2, Dreamcast, Gamecube & Xbox era as I see that as the last great era of console gaming.

Again, I hope everyone affected by the 2023-2024 mainstream games industry layoffs find employment soon

 

[TheDaddy]

I wish we could go back to the 80's Where gaming was tops !!!! Its a shame but I have never been a fan of consoles and what not.

Dave.

 

[Mc-Q]

It's very sad that 900 jobs worldwide will be affected by the Sony layoffs and and that Sony's London studio is now closed, I hope all those people affected find new employment soon. However if I'm gonna be honest the mainstream games industry has become stagnant (as big10p said) and in my opinion this started, in the PS3 & Xbox 360 era with an obession of churning out mindless shoot-em up games, caring more about graphics than gameplay story innovation etc, releasing broken microtranscation riddled games that need day one patches to run in a satisfactory state, dlc that was a rip off and not worth the hefty prices. That's why I gave up on mainstream gaming after the PS2, Dreamcast, Gamecube & Xbox era as I see that as the last great era of console gaming.

Again, I hope everyone affected by the 2023-2024 mainstream games industry layoffs find employment soon

hit the nail on the head there,
any game that is 20% character creation, and 40% cut scenes needs to die.
as for microtransactions - dont even get me started on the digital-crack level shit coming out of korea!!!

 

[Del Griffith]

I stopped playing modern games when they took out jiggly boobs. They can all fold for me, woke shite! Enjoyed Botw and that’s about tit.

 

[Bods]

hit the nail on the head there,
any game that is 20% character creation, and 40% cut scenes needs to die.
as for microtransactions - dont even get me started on the digital-crack level shit coming out of korea!!!

It's all my nephew does is and even he said he can't be bothered with new games with loads of cut scenes and story's

Now he's getting into older games and there is enough of those to keep anyone going for life, how many actually complete all the games they have?

 

[Akira99]

I stopped playing modern games when they took out jiggly boobs. They can all fold for me, woke shite! Enjoyed Botw and that’s about tit.

God bless Dead or Alive & Dead or Alive Xtreme series

 

[Del Griffith]

God bless Dead or Alive & Dead or Alive Xtreme series

Amen 😂

 

[Mc-Q]

the best ever game i played on pc was probably "KingPin"
how many games do you know where characters say "Hey! you looking at my bitch?"

on console i love Black on OG xbox,
and Dishonored on PS3

 

[Venom]

I stopped playing modern games when they took out jiggly boobs. They can all fold for me, woke shite! Enjoyed Botw and that’s about tit.

My dreamcast hombrew has a jiggly boobs game, all is not lost !

 

[Venom]

the best ever game i played on pc was probably "KingPin"
how many games do you know where characters say "Hey! you looking at my bitch?"

on console i love Black on OG xbox,
and Dishonored on PS3

Absolutely agree with BLACK and still have that on original Xbox.
I love volfied on PC engine and never perosnally owned any Sony console.