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Layoffs hit Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
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Hope those people find new jobs soon.
Restructuring continues. SIEA being in the lead makes sense. The headquarter is in the US and it's their biggest (single) market.
Wow. I hope those affected get offers from other devs asap. Sad. Is this what Chris Ding was talking about in his latest tweet?
So Playstation US is slowly becoming the Nintendo NCL? The head honcho headquarters who calls all the shots instead of each division making their own choices? Could lead to optimization of performance in the future.
Though I'm not sure how Europe will take this as Playstation EU was a powerhouse in establishing and stabilizing the brand in Europe. Without that power and always having to cater to American power/American perspective, that might lead to dissonance. Curious as to why the need to change as it seems things were working out for each division pretty well by catering to each audience
Though I'm not sure how Europe will take this as Playstation EU was a powerhouse in establishing and stabilizing the brand in Europe. Without that power and always having to cater to American power/American perspective, that might lead to dissonance. Curious as to why the need to change as it seems things were working out for each division pretty well by catering to each audience
Do we have an image similar to PapEA?
RIP Psygnosis/Studio Liverpool
RIP Guerilla Cambridge
RIP Zipper
RIP Incognito
RIP Contrail
RIP Team Soho
RIP Evolution
Rip BigBig
RIP Psygnosis/Studio Liverpool
RIP Guerilla Cambridge
RIP Zipper
RIP Incognito
RIP Contrail
RIP Team Soho
RIP Evolution
Rip BigBig
Sounds like a mix of restructuring and consolidation. Always hate to see people lose jobs, especially when the company is still booming.
Sometimes people forget this is a business and there is not a pretty side to being successful, you have above and beyond to please your shareholders. I really hope those affected get on their feet soon, it is awful being unemployed.
Obviously this is the true story since it actually resulted in actions.
BigBig never really got a fair shake. They could be putting out some good smaller scale store games now.
On the other hand, their European division has often performed way better than their American division in bad times. It seems like a very weak move to keep their lead in Europe.
It's nothing like EA.
These teams underperformed/lost money, Sony isn't a charity, no console maker is.
Yes - Pursuit Force is legitimately amazing
Of course not, but the way I see it they need also need 'prestige' products that add value to the brand, rather than catering to the largest audience with every release. Imagine if they closed Japan Studio because they break even/aren't profitable?
Disgusting. Playstation is at its prime, Sony is sinking in money due to Playstation and then you hear people are getting fired :/
Only took less than 20 posts for the wild hyperbole to ooze into the thread. Impressive.
Playstation HQ are pretty much on the US now. If they going to consilidate the way they do things in all markets it would always be the US division that would be in charge.
Curious to see if this has any effect here in Europe advetisements. Playstation has a big presence in the Champions League.
Unfortunately Sony hiding news by making a "hype" distraction has been in their playbook for years now. This is really sad to see.
sucks for those who lose their jobs (though based on glassdoor reviews, they apparently paid really poorly in London)
The separation between US and EU had aways been a problem. Wasn't there a problem back in PS2 days where only a set number (was it six) of titles a year from Eu could be released in the US (or vice versa)? I can see the logic in doing things in a more unified way, but that ignores the fact that Eu and US are very different (even within Europe, the differences between different markets are vast).
The separation between US and EU had aways been a problem. Wasn't there a problem back in PS2 days where only a set number (was it six) of titles a year from Eu could be released in the US (or vice versa)? I can see the logic in doing things in a more unified way, but that ignores the fact that Eu and US are very different (even within Europe, the differences between different markets are vast).
They're still restructuring right now. New strategies for a new upcoming console generation, etc. Sony right now wants to consolidate all of its businesses. And sadly, layoffs happen :/
