Layoffs Hit Ballistic Moon Ahead of Until Dawn PS5's October Release | Push Square

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The developer behind the upcoming remake of Supermassive's Until Dawn has laid off an unspecified number of employees ahead of the game's October launch. British developer Ballistic Moon has since made a statement after reports began to emerge on LinkedIn and were shared on ResetEra.

It reads, in part: «It is with deep regret and heavy heart that we must make the tough decision to significantly scale down our team to secure the future of our studio. This comes after our development of Until Dawn for PS5 and PC.»

The developer notes that saying goodbye to such a talented, passionate group of people is «incredibly difficult» and that «we are profoundly sorry» for the impact this restructuring will have on the families of affected employees. Ballistic Moon says it will remain focused on supporting the launch of Until Dawn and will explore new opportunities and collaborations in the future

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As always, our best to those impacted. Are you surprised to see Ballistic Dawn lay off staff ahead of the release of its next major product, the Until Dawn remake? Let us know what you think in the comments section.

Khayl Adam is Push Square's roving Australian correspondent, a reporter tasked with scouring the internet for the richest, most succulent PlayStation stories. With five years of experience as a freelance journalist and mercenary wordsmith, RPGs are his first great love, but strategy and tactics games are a close second, genres in which he is only too happy to specialize.

I guess it’s a goodbye to the whole studio, if the game flops, since this had to be done just to keep the lights on?

They saw people's reactions to the $60 price point and saw the low sales future there securing themselves by doing this

I’d assume any potential post-launch bonuses that these employees could have been eligible for are now off the table too. Games would not exist without developers.

So many of these studios hire for projects and then trim