SIE Japan Studio is no more – the oldest Japanese studio PlayStation has ceased to exist

Company Sony Interactive Entertainment completed the reorganization process of its oldest Japanese studio SIE Japan StudioOnly a small team remained of her Team Asobi, which will deal with the development of games in the universe Astro Bot

Previously, the PlayStation management noted that it helps SIE Japan Studio employees find work in its other divisions, and invites some specialists directly to Team Asobi, but judging by the whole parade of layoffs, not all veterans were interested in this.

Yesterday from Japanese Sony character designer quit Gravity Rush Shunsuke Saito, Today he was followed by the creative director of the remake of Demon’s Souls Gavin Mooreand the producer Bloodborne Masami Yamamoto announced the opening of his own studio EPIGRAsm

The actual disbandment process for SIE Japan Studio began in 2023. Some of the employees went to work in the studio Bokeh game studio to the creator Silent Hill and Gravity Rush Keiichiro Toyama… Together they are already working on a new multi-platform horror game.

As of today, the “SIE Japan Studio” education no longer exists. Game designer who headed the studio in 2023 Nicolas Ducewho created Astorobot is now listed as the leader of Team Asobi.

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