Insomniac and Sony Donating to Reproductive Rights Organization

gamerant.com:

The recent leak of a Supreme Court opinion seemingly teasing the looming repeal of Roe v. Wade has sent ripples that are being felt all over the U.S., including the video game industry. Several studios, such as Bungie and Double Fine, have already come forward in support of women's reproductive rights, donating to several organizations and calling on the larger game industry to join these efforts. Other companies, such as Sony, were initially coy, but in the wake of internal backlash over an email by PlayStation President Jim Ryan containing quotes some feel downplay the situation, the company is now donating to women's reproductive rights alongside Insomniac.

Sony's donation comes on the heels of reported backlash within PlayStation following a company-wide email by Ryan earlier in May addressing the Supreme Court leak and Roe v. Wade. In it, Ryan avoided taking a definitive stance on the subject and instead asked employees to «respect differences of opinion» about abortion before Ryan concluded the email by discussing his two cats' recent birthdays. The email was reportedly met with disdain within PlayStation Studios, especially among female employees who felt Ryan worked to avoid the issue at hand and trivialized it further by discussing his pets.

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The Washington Post reported it acquired internal emails from Insomniac CEO Ted Price to employees on May 13 that the studio would be donating $50,000 to the Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project. Price's email also states their parent company Sony will be matching the donation to the WRRAP, along with donations made to the group by individual employees through Sony's PlayStation Cares charity