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Sucker Punch Cuts 26 Jobs As Sony Studio Reviews Next Project Staffing
The email language places the cuts inside staffing decisions for the studio's next project rather than a response to Ghost of Yotei itself, so the read on the studio is about what comes after the 2025 release, not the release.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Aftermath reported that 26 layoffs were carried out at Sucker Punch Productions, citing information from a former employee. The outlet said it confirmed an email to staff describing the cuts as the result of carefully assessing market challenges and reviewing the personnel the team needs for its next project. According to Aftermath, the Sony Interactive Entertainment studio has fewer than 200 employees. Sucker Punch released Ghost of Yotei in 2025.
The number came from a former employee, and the explanation came from an internal email. Aftermath says it confirmed both: 26 positions cut at Sucker Punch Productions, described to staff as the result of assessing market challenges and reviewing what personnel the team needs for its next project.
The studio sits under Sony Interactive Entertainment and has fewer than 200 employees, per Aftermath. Ghost of Yotei shipped in 2025. The email frames the cuts around the next project's staffing, which is the part worth holding onto: the stated reason is forward-looking hiring, not the performance of the title just released.
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