Looks Like Sonys the Latest to Be Struck by a Slew of Layoffs
Visual Arts Service Group sees cuts.
Those of you who pay close attention to the games industry – or even tech sector at large – will know that many companies are being struck with layoffs right now, even the ones that are performing well. It’s perhaps not too surprising to hear that, following a bunch of job cuts at Naughty Dog earlier in the year, Sony’s Visual Arts Service Group is the latest developer to be pruned.
For those not familiar with VASG, it’s an internal division which collaborates with all first-party developers and some third-parties on tasks such as motion capture, music, mixing, and more. It’s one of the Japanese giant’s secret sauces: a highly talented business unit capable of assisting more well-known developers to add that extra bit of sparkle to a project.
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