PlayStation Studios Malaysia Hit With Layoffs Amidst Global Shakeup

It seems like the games industry is set aflame with layoffs and closures, so it’s sad news to report on one happening in our vicinity.

PlayStation Studios Malaysia is facing layoffs with around 20 staff targeted (via a report on Nmiagaming). Various sources, including a few from Kakuchopurei’s side and a couple of X posts from ex-staff, have confirmed that staff from the art team and project management are the ones getting laid off. The affected staff received an email of the layoffs concerning the reduction of the overall workforce in PlayStation Studios Malaysia.

This is also affecting the rest of PlayStation, with key members in the main PlayStation studios like Oscar Diaz/Ryosuke getting laid off in February. This also may have a lot to do with tons of PlayStation live service games getting cancelled possibly due to the results of last year’s live service game Concord which only had two weeks to stay active.

We have reached out to PlayStation for further comments.