Major changes are happening at Bungie, as the studio lays off more workers and forms a new studio with PlayStation for its next game.
Bungie is making some drastic changes as it integrates more deeply into Sony and deals with the “rising costs of development and industry shifts,” according to a Wednesday announcement.
Recommended Videos Parsons explained that the layoffs are due to Bungie’s rapid expansion over the past few years , which negatively affected development on several incubation projects, its upcoming extraction shooter Marathon, and continued Destiny 2 support. Parsons writes: Additionally, in 2023, our rapid expansion ran headlong into a broad economic slowdown, a sharp downturn in the games industry, our quality miss with Destiny 2: Lightfall, and the need to give both The Final Shape and Marathon the time needed to ensure both projects deliver at the quality our players expect and deserve. We were overly ambitious, our financial safety margins were subsequently exceeded, and we began running in the red.
This all coincides with news about Bungie’s continued union with parent company Sony Interactive Entertainment. Not only will 155 roles, or 12% of Bungie’s workers, be integrated into SIE directly due to the downsizing, but the Destiny developer will be creating a new studio inside PlayStation Studios to work on an original action game set in a new sci-fi and fantasy universe. It’s unclear if this is the one of the three main projects Bungie was working on.
Bungie Destiny 2 Marathon Playstation Playstation Studios Sony
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘Teen Torture, Inc.’ review: In the troubled teen industry, major profits and major allegations of abuseThe documentary “Teen Torture, Inc.” on Max centers on survivors of programs that use “tough love” and abuse as methods to turn around wayward kids.
Read more »
Stocks are little changed Tuesday as traders await key tech earnings: Live updatesThe three major indexes were slightly lower on Tuesday ahead of earnings reports from major companies.
Read more »
PlayStation Store Sale Discounts Beloved PS4 Horror Game to Less Than $2Outlast has seen its price slashed by 90% on the PS Store.
Read more »
Cate Blanchett Bought a PlayStation 5 for Borderlands Movie PrepCate Blanchett says she bought a PlayStation 5 and 'got really absorbed' with Borderlands while preparing for the upcoming Eli Roth movie.
Read more »
Jailhouse crock: NYC blows $59K on Playstation games for prisonersNYC’s Department of Correction spent nearly $60,000 in taxpayer cash on new Playstation 4 and 5 video games, according to city records.
Read more »
PlayStation police simulator violates 'NYPD' trademarkPolice Simulator: Patrol Officers: Highway Patrol Expansion - Announcement Trailer
Read more »