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Sony Cuts Jobs at PlayStation Visual Arts Studio

Author : Patrick Update:May 08,2025

Sony has recently laid off an unspecified number of employees from its Visual Arts studio in San Diego and PS Studios Malaysia, as reported by Kotaku and confirmed through LinkedIn posts from former employees. According to Kotaku, the affected staff were informed that March 7 would be their last day. These layoffs included developers who had worked on various projects, including a recently canceled live-service game at Bend Studio. Visual Arts, known for providing art and technical support to PlayStation's first-party studios, has notably contributed to The Last of Us Part 1 and 2 remasters.

IGN has identified multiple developers on LinkedIn who stated they were laid off from Visual Arts, along with at least one from PS Studios Malaysia. One former Visual Arts employee mentioned that the layoffs resulted from "multiple project cancellations."

This marks the second round of layoffs at Visual Arts within two years, following another wave in 2023. It remains unclear how many employees are currently at Visual Arts and what projects they are working on. IGN has reached out to PlayStation for further comment.

These layoffs are part of a broader trend of job cuts and project cancellations in the gaming industry, which began in 2023. That year, over 10,000 game developers were laid off, a number that increased to over 14,000 in 2024. In 2025, the trend persists, though exact figures are less clear as more studios are reluctant to disclose the number of affected employees.

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