With the arrival of the summer months, gaming companies announced new games one after another and took the stage at events. Now, companies that have returned to their normal routines have started laying off staff again. Finally, Sony Destiny 2 and Marathon Bungie, which develops its games, is also making major layoffs.

According to the latest statement, the company has Bungie will lay off 220 people. 155 employees, which is 12% of the remaining employees, will be transferred by Sony to the PlayStation wing. In addition, some employees will be sent to PlayStation Studios.

Bungie announced it was starting to suffer losses

CEO of Bungie Piet Parsonsin his statement “We were quite ambitious, we had exceeded our financial safety margins and our budget started to go negative.‘ he said. Parsons explained that they did their best to avoid layoffs after seeing the company’s financial progress. The company’s CEO also said: Despite all the precautions they took He stated that the steps they were taking were not sufficient.

Bungiedid not comment on whether or not the company’s management had cut salaries. Sony acquired Bungie in 2022 by paying a significant sum of $3.6 billion. Sony’s goal is to Play station He stated that he wanted to become a “global multimedia entertainment company” under his umbrella.

Former Destiny 2 Community Manager Liana Ruppert and some Bungie employees asked CEO Parsons to resign.