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[–] PunchingWood@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Do they lose their jobs?

They delivered the product, they got paid for their work.

I can't imagine hundreds of people still working on the game beyond release. They'll probably move on to different projects.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

A failure this monumental will almost certainly result in Sony taking the entire studio out back and shooting it, just to placate investors.

Edit: For context, Sony owns Firewalk - the studio - outright, they're not just the publisher.

[–] theparadox@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Most big game corps just shutter studios, usually letting them know via the grapevine after a board meeting or twitter post...