Layoffs continue at PlayStation. After Naughty Dog, the group’s employees had to lose their jobs art and after many years I had to say goodbye to the experienced producer. Connie Booth featured in PlayStation’s biggest hits.
Connie Booth has worked at Sony for over 26 years and has been involved in the creation of some of the biggest hits including Spyro the Dragon, Siphon Filter, Ratchet & Clank, SOCOM, Uncharted, Jak and Daxter, inFamous, Resistance, Sly Cooper, The Last of Us, Spider-Man, Death Stranding or Ghost of Tsushima. The list reportedly consists of more than 100 games, and she was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in 2020 for her work.
Neither party confirmed the departure. Information provided by David Jaffe. A former Sony employee who made his name developing the original God of War claims that Booth was fired, according to his sources. The entire Sony team also had to say goodbye.
Yaffe is upset about Sony’s move and says PlayStation changes. At the same time, he advised competitor Microsoft that if Booth was interested in staying in the video game industry, he should hire her and her team to manage teams and projects. He’s going to take Booth’s place at PlayStation. Angie Smets from “Guerrilla Games”.
Smets was appointed head of strategic development for PlayStation only in April this year. Previously, she was the studio head and executive producer for the creators of Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West for more than three years. Let us remind you that he has headed the entire PlayStation Studios since November 2019. Hermen Hulst. He previously headed Guerrilla Games.
We do not know the extent of layoffs at Visual Arts. The San Diego support studio was founded in 2007 to help grow some of PlayStation’s biggest brands. Most recently the group participated in The Last of Us Part 1. The remake of the famous action adventure film began, and then Naughty Dog completed everything.
He confirmed, among other things, layoffs in the visual arts sector. Matt Barneya graphic designer Sean Teo he wrote about the end of his contract, so it is possible that his fixed-term contract has just ended. Former senior level designer also talks about layoffs Daniel Bellemere. On the other hand, it is unclear whether he worked for Visual Arts Group or Sony San Diego (MLB The Show series).
Source :Indian TV
