PlayStation would have sent away a historical figure [Agg.]
Update from October 27th: Booth’s job was confirmed by Sony released in a statement Axiosin which the company that owns the format stated that Connie “He helped drive the success of PlayStation Studios today, and his passion for creating an environment where a team’s creative vision can fully thrive has left a positive impact on many game developers.”.
It still is: “We are grateful to Connie for her many contributions to the company and wish her all the best in her future endeavors.”.
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Also PlayStation had to cut staff in its studios, and probably in this wave too Connie Booth She was permanently removed from the company.
Despite the great success of… PlayStation 5which you can find now on Amazon Sony’s gaming division had to cut staff without any problems like it has been since the beginning of the year throughout the industry.
In the last few hours one of the studies PlayStation has not been spared from the workforce overhaul, and apparently that could happen in this wave the company’s historical producer.
As reported VGCAs a matter of fact, Connie Booth would no longer apply to Sony. The information initially came from David Jaffehistorical creator of God of War And Twisted metalwho had anticipated Booth’s departure by stating that he had a preview of it “sad, frustrating and possibly extremely disrespectful news”so much so that the creator of the PlayStation saga said so “The Sony we built is mostly dead.”
Jaffe later confirmed that he was referring to Connie Booth’s departure, which has not yet been officially announced confirmed by Booth himself or by Sony.
Connie Booth is (or was at this point) within PlayStation since its launchcoordinates the production of over 100 games from the original Crashes Bandicoot.
He then worked on series like Spyro the Dragon, Siphon Filter, Ratchet & Clank, SOCOM, Uncharted, Jak and Daxter, inFamous, Resistance, Sly Cooper, up to the most recent The Last of Us, Spider-Man, Death Stranding. and Ghost of Tsushima.
She was also included in the for her work Academy of Interactive Arts & Science Hall of Fame in 2020 because it “has been instrumental in the production of many popular SIE titles over the past 25 years.”
In a subsequent video, David Jaffe delves into the history of his sources farewell to Connie Booth:
“I can say that. He is no longer with Sony. I don’t have many details, I don’t know if she was fired or injured: when I heard the story everyone told me that she had been fired and then I heard that she and her team were literally escorted out the door. I don’t know if it was just someone trying to make it dramatic or if it actually happened.
We’ll just have to wait for confirmation at this point, although if confirmed by Sony or Connie Booth herself, the trend of the year certainly wouldn’t come as a surprise.
Unfortunately, we have told you a lot over the course of the year Stories of big layoffs. Even just in the last few months Blizzard, Treacherous and myself Naughty dog They had to lay off some employees.
Everything for a count which is calming down at the moment over 6,000 jobs lost in the world of video games in 2023.
