Kenzodielocke
Banned
Good luck to the people.
But why, Sony?
But why, Sony?
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Layoffs at Sony San Diego (40-50 people, seemingly everyone but the MLB team)
- Thread starter jbug617
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Henry Jones Jr
Member
Wow. I have a friend who works there. Hope he's alright.
Sword Of Doom
Member
They're having a lot of success with 3rd party partnerships. It's really sad to see
The analysis is pretty simple
- How much does the MLB license cost?
- How many copies has The Show been selling?
- What are the development costs?
- Can these resources be put to better use on a more profitable project?
I think given what's happened with baseball games over the last 5 years we know the answer.
Quadraphonic
Member
Oh, this might have been the studio closing down that I heard about last night.
Is there a source saying baseball team is hit also? Because Ryan Palser says all but the baseball team: https://twitter.com/RyanPalser/status/776153028747493376
johnnydrama
Banned
AAA development has gotten substantially more expensive, and both Microsoft and Sony have been scaling back. First party games usually have to have best-in-class visuals, but they're hampered in sales by being on a single platform. I don't blame them. It's the reality of the market. Third parties are more important than ever.
Business. It changes all the time. Outside of MLB what has this studio done recently to keep the lights on?
Sucks to hear though.
isn't it stupid to give up on yearly franchise considering how much assets they have? maybe downsize the team and make smaller changes every year instead of giving up entirely? Sony first party management has been absolute shit this gen.
One game per year is not enough? and they can't do another game if Sony isn't going to support them with more staff.
One game per year is not enough? and they can't do another game if Sony isn't going to support them with more staff.
SEGAvangelist
Member
I thought we were supposed to blame Neil Druckmann.
Big Green Anus
Member
I thought The Show sold well. I hope the developers land on their feet. What is going on at Sony?
AcademicSaucer
Member
Could be this too, Sony has been doing perfectly fine without a huge catalog of first party games, maybe they could close a couple more and still be fine.
funkystudent
Member
Going full Matrick era Xbox it seems.
Have your 3 or 4 pillar mega AAAA first party games. Shut basically everything else down.
COD MAP PACKS FOR EVERYONE!
InsaneTiger
Member
It was probably the F2P team that was laid off.
cloudstrife
Member
Me too man.
HIGH DEF JEFF
Banned
Over/Under how many People will continue to post about The Show and not read this.
Im going with Over 5 1/2
Kill Strain more likely.
edit: it seems f2p model doesn't work well on consoles.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
Very sad to hear this about both San Diego and London.
Sword Of Doom
Member
The things is at the beginning of this gen one of the arguments for buying a PS4 was the amazing 1st party support the PS3 got, especially towards the end of last gen. It does matter in the long run imo with the core audience and we've seen how important that audience is at the beginning of a generation.
Oh, still sad but little less I guess
screenshoted for awareness
So, just Killstrain team gone?
AcademicSaucer
Member
I could honestly see them being next.
Oh, still sad but little less I guess
screenshoted for awareness
Oh that's better. Still shitty for people being laid off.
Jawbreaker
Member
I hope those who are being laid off land on their feet. It's always an awful situation. That being said, we shouldn't freak out just yet about them being shut down entirely. I can't imagine they'd let go of their baseball team.
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Member
Fixed
GT makes mad money though.
I guess not :/
Oh, still sad but little less I guess
screenshoted for awareness
thanks. Added to the OP
I guess that and all the XDEV they did over there.
neurosyphilis
Definitely not an STD, as I'm a pure.
Wow fuck you Sony. MLB The Show was the best sports franchise on the market. And sold better and better each year.
Edit- Ok my bad dint see that. Glad MLB will still be around.
Edit- Ok my bad dint see that. Glad MLB will still be around.
Jawbreaker
Member
Oh, still sad but little less I guess
screenshoted for awareness
Sucks, but I figured that would be the case. There's no way they'd want to lose MLB.
Jack The Nipper
Banned
Feel it's all about profit margins and relying get on services and 3rd party imo
Maybe Kaz as ceo really isn't good for the playstation brand.
I liked the idea of unique games and creations but the way it's seeming. Sony has decided to just go for profitable games. We are already down on games and studios last generation. Hopefully microsoft or Nintendo can fund more stuff
It's easy to see Sony's direction imo
I'm already very unexcited for Kojima and his game.
This is really disappointing to me as I loved or liked Killzone, sly cooper. Infamous and yes heavy rain.
Uncharted wasn't as good to me as a few other games Sony made.. I'm already expecting nx to not be great for me. Gaming is sort of feeling too different for me recently.. Feels saddening
DomsPlaying
Member
Sad to hear. Seems to be corroborated by multiple folks. All the best to those impacted.
InsaneTiger
Member
Miss a few posts huh?
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
There's still Konami's stuff in Japan and simulation stuff like OOTP on PC.
C'mon Konami, give us localized Pawapuro again.
