Reports Suggest Sony Conducted Massive Layoffs at Final Strike Games, Scrapping 3-Year Sci-Fi Shooter

A recent leak by an industry insider suggested Sony has laid off many workers from one of its studios. Several former employees have posted on LinkedIn, sharing the misfortune occurrence in their careers. Many believe the recent cancelation of a Sci-Fi game being developed by this team could be the reason behind these layoffs. 

Although there have been no official announcements yet, the employee testimonies and insider leaks suggest Sony has canceled a Sci-Fi shooting game that has been in development for the past three years and would be ready for shipping after a couple of years. The Studio in question is named Final Strike Games. 

Sony cancels Sci-Fi Shooter alongside laying off 40% of the crew

For the last 48 hours, various former employees of Final Strike Games are updating on LinkedIn about the layoffs. According to the LinkedIn post, this sudden cut affected not only programmers but also engineers, artists, producers, recruiters, and QA testers. The official website currently states they have “55+ full-time developers in both the US and Canada.” What was the employee count before the cut is still unknown. 

This sudden layoff affected even the company’s art director, Stuart U. Stuart, who posted on LinkedIn, “Hello everyone. Final Strike has suffered some cuts and unfortunately, the cuts were deep – as such, I was affected in the layoff. I’m currently open to new opportunities.” Yet Final Strike Games have still refused to comment on the situation. 

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The company’s official website still host information about the AAA sci-fi shooter game with live service. It reads, “unannounced AAA PvP shooter in development for PC/console.” But the leaks and the employee testimonies suggest the cancelation of this game was exactly the reason the layoffs happened. 

Although Sony previously had shared that they are planning to release 10 new live service games, they had never announced their association with Final Strike Games. Final Strike is known for its 3v3 TPS, Rocket Arena, published by EA in 2016. In 2021, Final Strike provided live support for the iconic battle royale, Fortnite. 

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