It’s being reported that the restructuring measures recently introduced into Sony’s Liverpool studio may cost the jobs of around half the current workforce.
Last week Sony confirmed reports that it was restructuring the studio, with some expecting there to be redundancies. In a statement Sony explained, “It has been decided that production on a number of projects within Studio Liverpool will cease immediately due to project prioritisation.
"Our North West Studio Group has been and will continue to be a vital cog in the WWS family, with a history of producing genre defining games such as MotorStorm, WipEout, Formula 1 and WRC and this decision will have no impact of the role that the North West Studio Group will play in the future of all PlayStation platforms."
Sources at Sony's Liverpool studio have since told Develop that its head-count will ultimately be reduced by about half.
One staff member – speaking on the condition of anonymity – told the site that Sony’s layoff operation was “looking heavy”, estimating that “around half us may be gone”.