In a bid to trim costs and ”increase operational efficiency”, forty-one full-time employees at Sony Online Entertainment have been given the chop.
The exact position of the staff let go is unknown - development, admin, etc. SOE having issued a statement and refuse to give any more comment surrounding the announcement.
”In a move to increase operational efficiency and reduce costs, Sony Online Entertainment has eliminated 5% of its full-time workforce, equaling 41 people,” said a statement, sent to Massively.
”SOE looks forward to continuing its leadership role in the online games industry as it celebrates the highly successful launch of Free Realms, the 10-year commemoration of its ground-breaking EverQuest franchise, and the continued performance of the company’s other games.” With the rise in MMO developers, hopefully they’ll find work quick enough…
Star Wars Galaxies was BIG, but it’s been fading for some time…
