Playstation Japan Studio Restructure Leads To Developer Exodus
Rumors began to circulate late last year that the majority of the Japan Studio’s staff were laid off, prompting many to believe that the studio was going to shut down for good. In February, Sony announced that the studio would remain open, but would be reorganized to center around the ASOBI Team, the team of developers within the Japan Studio that created Astro’s Playroom. The other departments in the Studio, including localization, IP management, and external production, will move to PlayStation Studios, while first-party development elsewhere in the Studio is likely to cease entirely....