| Sony staucht Japan Studio auf Team Asobi zusammen |  |
Sony hat sein Japan Studio durch Entlassungen massiv ausgedünnt und verbleibende Mitarbeiter auf das Astro-Team (Team Asobi) umgesetzt:
„Sony has confirmed that Japan Studio, its internal video game developer based in Tokyo, will essentially wind down and refocus around a single team. (...)
VGC previously reported today that the “vast majority” of Japan Studio staff were being let go as Sony declined to renew their annual contracts, which run until the end of the fiscal year on March 31st. Some staff are said to have been reassigned to Team Asobi, while others are reportedly joining Bokeh, a new studio founded by Silent Hill and Gravity Rush director Keiichiro Toyama. (...)
Japan Studio has been an important part of Sony’s first-party PlayStation development efforts for decades. It created series like Ape Escape, Patapon, and LocoRoco, while also assisting with development on titles like Bloodborne and The Last Guardian.“
[http://www.theverge.com/2021/2/25/22302302/sony-playstation-japan-studio-winding-down-team-asobi]