Sony close Studio Liverpool

[M.U.G.E.N]

kowenicki said:

M.U.G.E.N said:
Wipeout series won't die for sure

I just wanna know about the layoffs..has there been any and if so to what extent

Release said they will try to move staff but ther will inevitably be redundancies.  If Wipeout isnt going to die why get rid of the team developing it?  I am strugling with how a saving is made if the game needs to be developed elsewhere by someone else?

 

Why is that so hard to understand? The IP still belongs to sony and the series has seen moderate success. They can easily get one of their studios to make another wipeout eventually and I'm certain they will too. The franchise has a nice following among the fans and is an integral part of the overall image of the PS Gaming library. But in short term we won't see that because they seems to want to cut cost and possibly focus on bigger ps4 (and maybe psv) titles with more sales potential. We just had wipeout 2048+HD+Fury combo also so I think we won't see another wipeout for another few years. It's all about the timing. 

I really hope majority of the staff if not all of them will get relocated and not fired. These are very talented devs.