Vi har modtaget en række storslåede spil det sidste halvandet års tid, men det har været svært at ignorere den barrage af nyheder om fyringer det ene og det andet sted. PlayStation har måtte fyre hundredevis af medarbejdere hos Bungie, de har lukket studier i London og Japan, men er langt fra de værste når det gælder antallet af fyrede medarbejdere.
Om de generelle fyringer vi har set alt for mange af udtaler PlayStation-chef Hermen Hulst sig nu. et interview med Variety, og det skal siges at dette interview blev foretaget før lukningen af Firewalk:
"It's our duty to look at our our resource planning, and make sure that we run a sustainable business. That's part of being CEO. We never take that lightly, because we know these people personally, and it's very close to our hearts and the teams and good working atmospheres. But yes, we've had some layoffs. But it's also important to realize that on the content side, PlayStation Studios is now a much bigger organization than when it started. It's grown tremendously. And that is organic growth that our existing teams, I think, hired quite aggressively, as well as through M&A. So the organization, the employment is much greater now than it was, let's say, for example, five years ago."
Om hvorvidt PlayStation har i sinde at fyre flere før denne fase kan betragtes som værende et overstået kapitel vides ikke, men DFC Intelligence udgav for nylig en rapport hvor de spåede et stort comeback for spilbranchen i 2025.