Japan Studio is the oldest first-party team at Sony Worldwide Studios.
According to VGC, this team is being downsized due to a lack of financial success, with internal game development slowing.
Asobi Team, a group within Japan Studio that make the Astro games, are reportedly not affected.
According to a report from VGC, Sony is winding down internal game development at Japan Studio, the oldest first-party studio at Sony Worldwide Studios. The vast majority of the developers at the studio have reportedly been let go, though Asobi Team, the developers of the Astrobot games, will continue to function as normal.
Sony shutting down Japan Studio development - Report
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