Yeah, I also fear without Sony's support their games might get a bit lost in all the digital content avaliable, as I am fairly sure most don't make much money

No Mag 2 ever? D:

Unit 13 sold well enough for a launch title, I remember day 2 on the leaderboards there were about 130k people registered. I think the problem was that Socom 4 underperformed so severely sales and critic wise. MAG at least became a million seller.

While it's always sad to see a developer potentially go under, it does make some sense financially.

If Zipper really has ~200 employees, that is just to big for the kind of sales and scores their games are currently getting.

If they do stay open, it would be smart for them to lay off a fair amount of employees ( :( ) and restructure their development model.

Sudio rot. Sony let them make anything they wanted to make. They just pumped out lackluster games. 

Good. SONY may be gettin serious about it's 1st party performance. Those who cannot sell Playstations. Those who cannot strengthen Software sells, most importantly those who cannot make games ppl want to play. Be gone.

Hopefully Sucker Punch is next.

why sucker punch ?

they should clcose zipper , evolution ,

They just acquired Sucker Punch dumb***t.

Anyways, I'm not sure if Zipper is entirely to blame, as they've made design choices that cropped in other titles (Uncharted 2's infamous 1.05 update and Killzone 3 before all the patches).  SOCOM 4 is just another example.  However,  I suspect they'll keep all the talented people in Zipper(new job offers elsewhere) and oust the rest. 

not surprised. one crapy game after another and it was bound to happen.

they could become a B studio to Guerrilla games, or just make down loadable games. less funding likely more profit. 

According to their website, they're still hiring. They're over 100 people strong for no reason. I want to see them cut down to 40-50 and given some focus. I'm tired of this dev just blatantly ignoring what their fans want.