According to an inside source, San Diego Studio, the exclusive PlayStation developers, were hit with a layoff this past Monday. It’s believed that about 40 personnel were affected by this layoff which follows 55 employees being let go at Evolution Studios just a few days ago. Evolution Studios is most recently known for DriveClub and were also the developers behind MotorStorm. San Diego Studio is best known for ModNation Racers and MLB: The Show but also have developed a few smaller games on PSN like Pain and High Velocity Bowling.

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It’s believed that the layoffs were across the board and have affected several groups, though IT was most notably hit. As always with such things, my thoughts are with the employees as there is usually very little warning of when the cuts might come. As someone with a mortgage and other bills, I can only imagine how frustrating and frightening it must be to suddenly be without a job. If you’ve been affected by this layoff, we’d love to hear from you and we can be reached via our ‘Tips Form‘ which can be 100% anonymous.

We’ve reached out to Sony in regards to this but have yet to hear back.

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Do you think layoffs come too often in this industry?