Sony’s Oregon-based Bend Studio has been hit with layoffs. The Days Gone developer, whose dwell service title was cancelled earlier this yr, is reportedly shedding 30 p.c of its workers. The studio confirmed the most recent spherical of job cuts in an announcement posted on social media on Wednesday, thanking impacted workers. Bend Studio, nevertheless, didn’t verify the variety of workers laid off in its assertion.

Bend Studio Hit With Layoffs

Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reported the layoffs in a post on Bluesky Tuesday, claiming 30 p.c of Bend Studio workers, which quantities to round 40 folks, have been impacted. In response to him, the Sony-owned studio has been engaged on a brand new mission since its dwell service sport was cancelled in January.

“At the moment, we stated goodbye to some extremely gifted teammates as we transition to our subsequent mission,” Bend Studio said in an announcement confirming the job cuts a day after Schreier’s publish. “We’re deeply grateful for his or her contributions as they’ve formed who we’re, and their affect will all the time be a part of our story.

“This can be a tough second for our staff, however we maintain immense respect for everybody who obtained us right here. As we transfer ahead, we stay dedicated to constructing the way forward for Bend Studio with creativity, ardour, and innovation within the titles we craft.”

Layoffs After Reside Service Challenge Cancellation

Bend had been engaged on a dwell service mission, which was cancelled alongside one other dwell service sport from Sony’s Bluepoint Games in January. Each video games have been unannounced, however reviews stated that Bluepoint had been engaged on a dwell service God of Struggle title.

“Bend and Bluepoint are extremely completed groups who’re valued members of the PlayStation Studios household, and we’re working carefully with every studio to find out what are the following tasks,” a Sony spokesperson had stated on the time. The 2 cancellations got here as a part of PlayStation’s broader U-turn on its dwell service push that has seen a number of dwell service video games cancelled up to now yr. 

In April, Bend Studio launched a remastered model of Days Gone on PS5 with improved visuals, DualSense controller help, new accessibility options and extra.