Sony will cut about 900 jobs in its PlayStation division, or about 8% of its global workforce, becoming the latest company in the technology and gaming sector to announce layoffs, per the AP. Sony cited changes in the industry as a reason for the restructuring. "The industry has changed immensely, and we need to ... ready ourselves to set the business up for what lies ahead," Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan said in a blog post Tuesday. "We need to deliver on expectations from developers and gamers and continue to propel future technology in gaming, so we took a step back to ensure we are set up to continue bringing the best gaming experiences to the community."
The layoffs Tuesday arrive one month after Microsoft said it would cut nearly 2,000 workers after its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. And Riot Games, the developer of the popular League of Legends multiplayer battle game, said in January that it was laying off 11% of its staff. The job cuts will occur in the Americas, Japan, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region. In London, the PlayStation Studio will completely close. Cuts will also be made at the Firesprite studio. In addition, reductions will take place in various functions across Sony Interactive Entertainment in the UK, the company said. Severance benefits will be provided to those employees who are impacted. (It's a tough time for the media industry overall.)
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