http://www.vg247.com/2011/03/09/report-sony-cans-streamlines-projects-at-uk-studios/
Hopefully jobs won't follow.
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Sony cancel a number of games across UK studios
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Hopefully jobs won't follow.
Pai Pai Master
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"Project prioritisation" doesn't sound like it'd cause any major job losses. Just shifting some development to NGP I hope. 
AltogetherAndrews
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This had better not be about the Wipeout Next Proper god damn it
badcrumble
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LikewiseEmpty said:
Pai Pai Master
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kinoki said:
Weren't quite a few let off when they consolidated Liverpool and Evolution studios?
ItWasMeantToBe19
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It sounds like they're going to become helper groups for Sony's other studios. Probably something needed to change though considering that Sony's casual software and Motorstorm sell very poorly.
MalboroRed
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ItWasMeantToBe19 said:
Helper groups don't make money, I wonder what projects they were working on before the cancellation.
MNC said:
They are most likely games you've never heard of - unannounced games very early in development - so they're not going to tell you what they are. There's very few publicly announced games from these studios at the moment.
Motorstorm Apocalyspe is obviously not cancelled. I doubt Wipeout for NGP is, but obviously it's further from release so I guess it's always a possibility.
You might wonder why they're making a public statement then, but I think it is because this is all nicely coded language for redundancies and there was whisperings of it as a result of meetings being held. And so they felt they had to make a statement about it. MCV's article reports on this:
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/43417/Jobs-in-danger-at-Sony-UK-studios
I wonder if Sony London includes Cambridge or not. They seemed to be hiring up for more than one project (a PS3 one and they're working on Killzone for NGP), and it'd be a shame if they were, yet again, held back from making that big PS3 game they've supposedly forever been aiming to make.
Used-ID
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Kinda sounds like they want to make sure they don't have any delays in other games coming out this year and are killing off projects on the drawing board or have just left the planning stages.
I won't cry if SingStar or Eyepet are lost forever, but I doubt they'd retire WipeOut or Motorstorm.
But yeah, hopefully everyone will remain employed, as they need to be around to finish those vehicular NGP games (that they better be making)
I won't cry if SingStar or Eyepet are lost forever, but I doubt they'd retire WipeOut or Motorstorm.
But yeah, hopefully everyone will remain employed, as they need to be around to finish those vehicular NGP games (that they better be making)
Pai Pai Master
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Dammit. Hopefully there aren't too many laid off.
Hopefully there aren't too many laid off.Neuromancer
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Yeah me too. WTF Sony.Empty said:
StealthGoblin
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Oh shi.
FFS Sony, just let London and Cambridge make a big budget PS3 game. Heck, let Liverpool do something else other than WipEout.
This makes me sad.
FFS Sony, just let London and Cambridge make a big budget PS3 game. Heck, let Liverpool do something else other than WipEout.
This makes me sad.
It's like Go Freak said, these will more than likely be very early in development projects which we know nothing about.
The amount of games that are canned that you never hear about is shockingly high. Some are still in concept stages, others are well into the development cycle, yet never announced.
I am worried about jobs, but seeing as though all these studios are hiring, I'd imagine they'll be moved onto new projects.
The amount of games that are canned that you never hear about is shockingly high. Some are still in concept stages, others are well into the development cycle, yet never announced.
I am worried about jobs, but seeing as though all these studios are hiring, I'd imagine they'll be moved onto new projects.
Busty said:It's been well over three years since I heard from 'people' that Sony Liverpool and Sony Cambridge has 'jaw dropping' PS3 games in development and would soon see the light of day.
That day never came.
If they weren't dead before. They are now.
Cambridge and London are actually separate AFAIK, so I will presume they're unaffected here.
In fact, IIRC, Cambridge may have gained staff after the last restructuring.
Liverpool though - yeah. I hope it's 'just' that work on a farther future project has been cancelled so they can all row in behind Wipeout on NGP. Afterall, Sony even mentions Wipeout in their press release as a hallmark franchise, so presumably they haven't gone and cancelled fresh work on that franchise (!)
Cornbread78
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sounds to me like they are going to be collaborating on a few high priority projects to get them out the door, before launching the studios independant games...
Sony: "Listen guys, we have almost a major exclusive launching every month this year, kick back, relax, why don't you go help out your buddies accross the street with their mega title for the holiday season... There's no need to rush your own projects now... plenty of time to get that done later...."
That's what it sounds like...
Sony: "Listen guys, we have almost a major exclusive launching every month this year, kick back, relax, why don't you go help out your buddies accross the street with their mega title for the holiday season... There's no need to rush your own projects now... plenty of time to get that done later...."
That's what it sounds like...
Phoenician_Viking
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So The Gateway 3 and Eight Days are officially dead.
Noisepurge
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they cancelled Eight Days AGAIN?! 
Cornbread78
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Suzzopher said:
Exactly my point my man, exactly.... I was doing a rough translation of the below:
sajj316 said:
I wouldn't take that as doom and gloom for the studios...
StealthGoblin
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Wtf at Dille leaving. Jeez.
Evolution studios is useless, shocked that Sony have not closed shop with them as of yet but besides that cancelling games is hardly a shocker. It could simply be a case that the UK studios are too big for their output so Sony are cutting the excess however by the sound of it, projecrs are being cancelled however employees are simply moving to help out on bigger games. Sony just purchased Media Molecule not long ago so it's not like they have suddenly thought they have too many studios and the time has come to close some of them. My thought that the UK studios have too many employees goes completely out the pan though knowing that the HOME team is expanding, Studio London has something stupid like 250 employees I believe.
Imply come logic and understand why that is the case. Hint: 6.3 million and 5 million prologue
Suzzopher said:
Imply come logic and understand why that is the case. Hint: 6.3 million and 5 million prologue
CrunchinJelly
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Eurogamer say there are redundancies.
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