PlayStation layoffs confirmed to have impacted Insomniac Games, the studio behind Marvel's Spider-Man

29.02.2024 - 11:13 / techradar.com / Jim Ryan / Jake Tucker / Sony

Insomniac Games has announced that it is also being affected by layoffs at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) and PlayStation Studios. 

In an announcement on Twitter / X, Insomniac stated: «Like several other teams across SIE and PlayStation Studios, Insomniac Games was impacted by yesterday's layoffs. There are no sufficient words to express our feelings about it. This is a solemn and unprecedented moment for our studio.» 

Insomniac continued: «We are focusing our energy on helping everyone affected through this challenging time. For those who are hiring, there are great people seeking new roles who made important contributions to Insomniac's history. We're extremely grateful for them and they will be missed.»

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Insomniac's announcement comes as a result of planned layoffs across SIE and PlayStation Studios. 

Earlier this week, PlayStation announced plans to close its London studio and lay off roughly 900 staff. According to SIE president and CEO Jim Ryan, this is set to affect «employees across the globe.» This all comes as a «plan to commence a reduction of our overall headcount globally by about 8 [percent] or about 900 people,» the CEO continued.

In addition to job losses at Insomniac, there will be «reductions» at Firesprite studio, the co-developers of Horizon Call of the Mountain.

Insomniac's most recent release, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, was well-received by fans and critics, including our own editor-in-chief Jake Tucker who praised how the open-world adventure game «prioritizes fun above all else» and gave the game four stars out of five. 

Spider-Man 2's mammoth $300 budget raised plenty of questions about the sustainability of Sony's business practices (via Forbes). It would appear that these chickens have finally come home to roost. However, as usual, it looks as though it's employees, not executives, who are paying the price. 

2024 has already been an extremely tough year for the games industry, with layoffs also occurring at Supermassive Games, Visual Concepts Austin, Embracer Group, and Activision Blizzard — and that's just this month.

Increasing unsustainability in the games industry is playing havoc with the lives of employees. We sincerely hope that those affected are able to land on their feet. 

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is one of the best PS5 games out there as well as one of the best PS5 exclusives .