Sony Online Cuts 5% of Workforce

by Nick Breckon, Jul 17, 2009 4:12pm PDT

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MMO division Sony Online Entertainment today confirmed that it has laid off 41 employees, amounting to 5% of its full-time workforce.

In a statement, Sony explained the move as a means to "increase operational efficiency and reduce costs."

"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," said the company.

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By: Liquid x Show Full Post

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Wait, SOE had 820 employees? What the fuck do they do all day? How can all their games be so terrible?

Jul 17, 2009 7:39pm PDT

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Wait, SOE had 820 employees? What the fuck do they do all day? How can all their games be so terrible? : Liquid
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  FACT: Opinions aren't FACTS. : dhvyse
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    So what is your opinion of Sony's online games then? Are they digital Mona Lisas? : Endymion_
    - No, I've never really liked a game from SOE that much. I played EQ2 a bit but wasn't crazy over it. R... : dhvyse
    - Oh yeah, almost forgot about SWG, loved that game Pre-NGE. : dhvyse
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  They do have developement teams for EQLive, EQ2Live, Free Realms, The Agency, Vanguard, DC Online, SWG, a... : Evan_C
  - I was about to say "Don't forget MxO," but they've already laid off the entire staff. : Shadsy

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41 employees is worthy of a press release now?

Jul 19, 2009 10:59am PDT

41 employees is worthy of a press release now? : DerHuhnTeufel

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SOE ain't leading but two things, jack and shit, and jack left town... lol 'leadership role in the online games industry' maybe 5 or 6 years ago.

Jul 18, 2009 3:42pm PDT

SOE ain't leading but two things, jack and shit, and jack left town... lol 'leadership role in the onlin... : kwperley

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*cough* working as intended.

Jul 18, 2009 7:29am PDT

*cough* working as intended. : jarek99

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By: jimvolk x Show Full Post

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I'm surprised it wasn't more...and that they didn't do this a year or two ago.

Jul 17, 2009 4:43pm PDT

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I'm surprised it wasn't more...and that they didn't do this a year or two ago. : jimvolk
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- this kind of small reduction in workforce is usually just a routine culling of dead weight more than a la... : radio_babylon

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They were laying people off then too. I'm not sure why this one was publicized when those weren't, though.

Jul 17, 2009 5:09pm PDT

They were laying people off then too. I'm not sure why this one was publicized when those weren't, though... : crazypsycho

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