Overview
- PlayStation closed first‑party studio Dark Outlaw Games on Tuesday, with Sony saying its Studio Business Group made “strategic adjustments” as reporting pointed to about 50 layoffs including on mobile teams.
- Dark Outlaw, founded in March 2025 and led by Call of Duty veteran Jason Blundell, was in early development on an unannounced project and never released a game.
- Multiple reports say PlayStation is scaling back its mobile push and will keep only a few select, higher‑impact projects, a shift first surfaced on ResetEra and echoed by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier.
- The step follows February’s shutdown of Bluepoint Games and fits with leadership messages citing rising development costs, slower industry growth, and changing player habits.
- Coverage ranges from straight confirmation of Sony’s brief statement to sharper critiques of PlayStation strategy, while reports note affected staff are in the US and UK and now face near‑term job searches in a tight market.