Media Molecule confirms that roles within “certain departments of the studio” are at risk

Media Molecule, the PlayStation Studios developer best known for its work on Little big planet and the PS4 game creation title, To dream, has confirmed that staff roles within “certain departments of the studio” have been compromised. It was stated that starting this process was a “difficult decision”.

In a statement on Twitter, the studio explained that they have made “significant strategic changes” over the past year, such as the end of live support for To dream back in September.

“We have had to make the difficult decision to initiate the consultation process for team members within certain departments of the studio,” it wrote. “This is a difficult moment for the individuals affected and the studio in general.

“Each role at stake is filled by someone who has contributed something special to Media Molecule,” the report continued. “We will ensure that those affected receive the best support we can provide throughout this process.”

The studio completed the statement confirming that it plans to continue supporting the film To dream community “for the foreseeable future”. However, it did not confirm how many staff are at risk, or which departments are affected. TRG has reached out to Sony for comment but has not received a response at the time of writing.

A number of game studios have been hit by layoffs recently – this was confirmed last month Fortnite developer Epic Games is laying off about 16% of its workforce. CEO Tim Sweeney stated at the time that the company had spent “much more money than we made,” saying, “I was optimistic for a long time that we could get through this transition without layoffs, but in retrospect I see that this was unrealistic.”

Just last week, Frontier Developments, the studio behind the F1 manager games, confirmed that this was also the case lays off some of its staffalthough the exact number of those affected is unknown.

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