Insomniac Games put out a statement about the SIE and PlayStation Studio layoffs and fans of the Spider-Man video game franchise makers have rallied around the studio.
Insomniac is one of the more celebrated studios in the modern video game era. The developer started in the 90s creating Spyro and moved to Ratchet & Clank before being tapped to create Marvel’s Spider-Man.
Fan’s rally around Insomniac Games
Insomniacreleased a statementon social media on February 28 addressing the reports of layoffs on its team, saying “there are no sufficient words to express our feelings about it.”
Fans of the studio’s work quickly came to its defense as Sony slashed 900 jobs across its PlayStation gaming division.
“Insomniac has been carrying PS this generation and this is the thanks they get,”one fan wrote on social media.
Insomniac has been carrying PS this generation and this is the thanks they gethttps://t.co/6Iji9fVokH
Others pointed out how the studio helped generate millions of dollars of sales for Sony and still got hit with a staff reduction. Sony reportedly laid off about 8% of its gaming sector as a whole.
“Actually insane that you can sell over 10 million copies of your latest game and still be laid off. F*** this industry, man,” anotherfan said.
How the layoffs will impact future game development at the studio, like thecurrently in-progress Wolverine game, has yet to be revealed. The job cuts have caused some Sony titles to be outright cancelled.
Declan McLaughlin was a Gaming & Esports Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Valorant and League of Legends. He has bylines at Upcomer and Inven Global.
