2024 is a year sadly already full of layoffs in the gaming sector. In recent days, Sony has decided to send home several employees of Naughty Dog, Insomniac Games, Guerrilla Games and Firesprite. There is also one of the 'victims' of this series of dismissals Santiago Gutierrez, an artist who has been at Naughty Dog for 18 years and expressed some interesting thoughts on his LinkedIn profile.
Naughty Dog: Fired after 18 years of service
In a post on the social network, Gutierrez underlines how he didn't have the strength to talk about his farewell to Naughty Dog: “After two days I find the strength to write something. Believe me, I've tried at least a hundred times. It's not easy when you look at your children and ask yourself 'did I do something wrong?'. Almost eighteen years ago I started working for Naughty Dog. The office, once a place where magic was performed, is now a point I have to walk through to take my children to school. The walls inside the studio bear witness to half of my life as I worked on wonderful projects and shared what I knew with my colleagues.”
In the end, Gutierrez stressed how disoriented he felt after the dismissal: “The sadness isn't just about losing a job, but more about losing a purpose. A community, a team that I love with all my heart. A routine that was intertwined with my daily life. It leaves you with a deep sense of disorientation and sadness because not even at this moment are you allowed to say goodbye in person… after eighteen years. Getting fired became not only the gateway to new studiesbut also the transition towards a journey of transformation where the richness of the experience found finds new canvases on which to paint. The door, once closed, symbolizes the beginning of an unpredictable adventure“.
Sony's latest cuts affect studios around the world. PlayStation seems to be seriously considering the total closure of London Studio. All of this despite the fact that London Studios had published some personnel search advertisements in 2022 to work on that project.
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Fonte: LinkedIN