Owner of Death Stranding PC and Control publisher lays off 30% of staff, will focus on sequels and "previously successful" games because that's what works
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Digital Bros announced the news in a press release published earlier today. Judging from the employeereportspopping up on social media, at least some of the layoffs are already in effect. It’s worth reiterating the sheer, mind-boggling scope of laying off 30% of your workforce in one go. Some of the biggest and highest-profile games layoffs of the year, like those atBungieandEpic Games, were well under 30%.
What prompted these layoffs? Digital Bros reckons “the video game market has evolved since the pandemic to be more selective in terms of new games, with consumers increasingly reverting to well established Intellectual Properties and playing these same games for longer periods.
“Digital Bros' strategy has had to adapt to this new and evolving competitive scenario and will focus its efforts moving forward on the release of sequels and new versions of previously successful and established games, with a limited number of new larger budget productions.”
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