Rumors surface, detailing Sony Europe's future layoff plans
by GamePro Staff 04/25/2007 12:14:59 PM PST
By Eugene Huang
Although only the what, where, when, and why of the upcoming layoffs at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have already been answered for the most part by the staff at GamePro, that only leaves the question of "who". Apparently, developer blog Inner Bits claims to have the that part all figured out, as a recent posting offers a breakdown of the redundancies that will soon engulf the entirety of SCEE.
According to blogger "Raoul", the majority of the layoffs will occur within the confines of Sony UK, since most other countries in Europe have much more stringent labor laws regarding employee firings. Although he doesn't name any sources, the author claims that the job cuts will be scattered throughout a number of development teams across the company as opposed to the complete axing of a single studio.
Reportedly, 50 of the firings will occur in Sony Liverpool, the development team behind both F1 and Wipeout. Another 50 will be downsized from the studios at Sony London, which is the strongarm team behind many of Sony Europe's most successful projects, including Home, SingStar, and the EyeToy.
The smaller studios of Sony Cambridge, developers of Primal and MediEvil, could not escape unscathed, and will bear the brunt of 20 job cuts, comprising of a quarter of the team's total staff. As for the remainder of the cutbacks, Inner Bits reports that 30 jobs in sales, marketing, and PR will be lost, partitioned out to the various countries throughout SCEE.
A representative for Sony Europe has yet to respond to these allegations, but GamePro will update you as soon as an official statement is released.
By Eugene Huang
Although only the what, where, when, and why of the upcoming layoffs at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have already been answered for the most part by the staff at GamePro, that only leaves the question of "who". Apparently, developer blog Inner Bits claims to have the that part all figured out, as a recent posting offers a breakdown of the redundancies that will soon engulf the entirety of SCEE.
According to blogger "Raoul", the majority of the layoffs will occur within the confines of Sony UK, since most other countries in Europe have much more stringent labor laws regarding employee firings. Although he doesn't name any sources, the author claims that the job cuts will be scattered throughout a number of development teams across the company as opposed to the complete axing of a single studio.
Reportedly, 50 of the firings will occur in Sony Liverpool, the development team behind both F1 and Wipeout. Another 50 will be downsized from the studios at Sony London, which is the strongarm team behind many of Sony Europe's most successful projects, including Home, SingStar, and the EyeToy.
The smaller studios of Sony Cambridge, developers of Primal and MediEvil, could not escape unscathed, and will bear the brunt of 20 job cuts, comprising of a quarter of the team's total staff. As for the remainder of the cutbacks, Inner Bits reports that 30 jobs in sales, marketing, and PR will be lost, partitioned out to the various countries throughout SCEE.
A representative for Sony Europe has yet to respond to these allegations, but GamePro will update you as soon as an official statement is released.
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