{"id":2475255,"date":"2026-06-25T14:59:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2475255"},"modified":"2026-06-25T14:59:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T14:59:53","slug":"an-update-from-playstation-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/an-update-from-playstation-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"An Update from PlayStation Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Below is an internal email from Hermen Hulst, CEO, Studio Business Group, Sony Interactive Entertainment distributed today to SIE employees.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Dear Team,\u00a0<\/p>\n

Today I\u00a0want\u00a0to share\u00a0a\u00a0difficult\u00a0update\u00a0regarding\u00a0Bungie.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We have made the decision to reduce Bungie\u2019s workforce, affecting\u00a0a\u00a0significant number\u00a0of employees, including most of the Destiny team and some Marathon team members.\u00a0There\u00a0are\u00a0also reductions across SIE teams that support Bungie\u2019s operations.\u00a0Those\u00a0impacted\u00a0at\u00a0Bungie and\u00a0within\u00a0SIE\u00a0are\u00a0being informed today.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is painful news,\u00a0especially for\u00a0talented\u00a0colleagues\u00a0whose\u00a0roles have been eliminated. This decision was\u00a0made only after extensive discussion and careful consideration, and I want to provide some context on how we arrived here.\u00a0Over the past several months, together with Bungie leadership, we\u00a0reviewed\u00a0the studio\u2019s long-term direction, development priorities, resource needs,\u00a0and role within our broader portfolio strategy.\u00a0We explored multiple alternatives before concluding that a reduction was necessary to align the studio\u2019s resources with its current priorities and long-term goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As Bungie recently shared in its\u00a0Destiny 2<\/em>\u00a0update<\/a>, the studio\u00a0has begun a new journey\u00a0following the release of the\u00a0game\u2019s\u00a0final live-service\u00a0content update.\u00a0What Bungie has\u00a0accomplished\u00a0with\u00a0Destiny\u00a0<\/em>over the past decade has been truly remarkable. The franchise has left a lasting mark on players and the industry, and everyone who contributed to its success should be proud of what they helped create.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Marathon\u00a0<\/em>remains\u00a0an important part of our\u00a0portfolio,\u00a0and we\u00a0will continue\u00a0to support the team as they build on the\u00a0strong foundation\u00a0established\u00a0in Season 1 and 2, and as they\u00a0work on incubation efforts\u00a0for future projects.\u00a0While\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0too early to discuss, we\u00a0are encouraged by\u00a0the creativity and opportunities that lie ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Our immediate priority is supporting affected employees through this transition. We are providing transition support and, where possible, working to\u00a0identify\u00a0opportunities across SIE and our global network of studios.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I want to\u00a0sincerely thank\u00a0every\u00a0affected\u00a0employee for their hard work, creativity, and contributions to Bungie, SIE, and the broader gaming community.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I\u00a0know today\u2019s news is deeply difficult not only for those\u00a0leaving, but for those\u00a0colleagues and friends\u00a0that\u00a0remain.\u00a0Please take the time\u00a0you need to process this news and support one another.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thank you for your\u00a0resilience\u00a0and continued support\u00a0during this\u00a0difficult\u00a0time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hermen Hulst\u00a0
CEO, Studio Business Group\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sonyinteractive.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Below is an internal email from Hermen Hulst, CEO, Studio Business Group, Sony Interactive Entertainment distributed today to SIE employees.\u00a0 **********************************************************************************\u00a0 Dear Team,\u00a0 Today I\u00a0want\u00a0to share\u00a0a\u00a0difficult\u00a0update\u00a0regarding\u00a0Bungie.\u00a0 We have made the decision to reduce Bungie\u2019s workforce, affecting\u00a0a\u00a0significant number\u00a0of employees, including most of the Destiny team and some Marathon team members.\u00a0There\u00a0are\u00a0also reductions across SIE teams that support […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2355502,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2475255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Sony-Interactive-Entertainment-Acquires-Cinemersive-Labs.webp.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2475255"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2475256,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475255\/revisions\/2475256"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2475255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2475255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2475255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}