Sony dissolves Japan Studio - but Astro Bot team will remain - review addiction

Authoritative edition VGC reports that Sony actually closes Japan studio – Most developers’ contracts end on April 1st.

However, translators and business specialists will not go anywhere, while developers of games about Astro bot from Asobi Team will become an independent team within Sony Japan. Some of Japan Studio’s employees will join Asobi while others will leave the company.

It is not yet known whether the restructuring will affect the division External Development Departmentwhich has helped in the development of many projects like Bloodborne and remake Demon’s Souls… It is assumed that the office will continue its work.

The main reason for these changes was the division’s low return on investment – Japanese developers wanted to make primarily games for the local market with the potential for a global release, while the PlayStation management counted on global hits like The Last of Us: Part II…

The fate of Japan Studio, according to one of the sources, was sealed a year ago when Nicolas Duce, the creative director of Astro Bot, became the head. According to other sources, since 2016 more and more power has been received by the American division of the PlayStation, which is why over the past year or two many of the company’s veterans from the regional departments have left.

Founded in 1993, Japan Studio is the first PlayStation studio. During its existence, she managed to release such projects as Ape Escape, Patapon, LocoRoco, Astro Bot, Gravity Rush, Siren, Shadow of the Colossus and Puppeteer, and also helped in the creation of Bloodborne, Demon’s Souls, The Last Guardian and other games.

Sony dissolves Japan Studio – but Astro Bot team will remain – review addiction

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