Sony Cuts 900 Jobs, Closing PlayStation London Studio

Sony Interactive Entertainment (Sony) is eliminating approximately eight per cent of its total workforce, or 900 jobs, and shuttering its PlayStation London studio.

What’s happening at Sony?

In an email to staff on Feb. 27, CEO Jim Ryan said the leadership team has made the “incredibly difficult decision to restructure operations.”

“After careful consideration and many leadership discussions over several months, it has become clear changes need to be made to continue to grow the business and develop the company,” the email reads.

“We had to step back, look at our business holistically…[the goal] is to streamline our resources to ensure our continued success and ability to deliver experiences gamers and creators have come to expect from us.”

Several PlayStation studios, including Insomniac Games and Naughty Dog, are affected by the restructuring.

Ryan added that the company’s London studio will “close in its entirety.”

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Impact on Canadian staff

It remains unclear if any Canadian employees at Sony will be let go.

According to the company’s LinkedIn page, it has more than 170 workers in the country.

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