Mass layoffs at Days Gone studio Sony Bend after Sony pull the plug on live service game
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Summary
Sony has confirmed the cancellation of a live service project by its Bend Studio, alongside reports of mass layoffs at the studio.
The company has not stated how many staff were made redundant, but the lay-offs came after the abandonment of an unannounced live service game earlier in the year.
Sony reportedly has a new game in the works with the Bend Studio, leading to “strategic changes” being made, which included the redundancies.
The confirmation of the cancellation comes amid widespread reports that Sony is making a partial retreat from blockbusting live service game developments.
This had already seen the cancellation of The Last Of Us Online, a co-op Spider-Man game, and a new God of War title earlier in 2022.
