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PlayStation’s oldest first-party development group, Japan Studio, is reportedly being shut down by Sony. The news comes in from VideoGamesChronicle, reporting that Sony is winding down the original game development of the studio behind Ape Escape, Gravity Rush, and Knack. The studio’s annual contracts weren’t renewed ahead of the company’s new business year, which is set to kick off on April 1. According to the report, ASOBI Team, the group responsible for The Playroom, Astro Bot Rescue, and Astro’s Playroom will continue as a standalone studio within Sony Japan. VGC: Sony is windin...

Sources told VGC that the scaling back is due to Japan Studio not being profitable in more recent years. As the developer focused on the Japanese market before considering global appeal, PlayStation wanted to focus on broad appeal of its other first-party studios out of the gate. Another source indicated that the writing was on the wall for Japan Studio more than a year ago, starting with the departure of  then president Allan Becker. This follows other recent reports of Sony “sidelining” Japan and decisive brand decline in the country, as well as Nintendo forcing Sony out of the market...

Japan Studio is the oldest first-party team at Sony Worldwide Studios. According to VGC, this team is being downsized due to a lack of financial success, with internal game development slowing. Asobi Team, a group within Japan Studio that make the Astro games, are reportedly not affected. According to a report from VGC, Sony is winding down internal game development at Japan Studio, the oldest first-party studio at Sony Worldwide Studios. The "vast majority" of the developers at the studio have reportedly been let go, though Asobi Team, the developers of the Astrobot games, will continue to f...

The creator of Silent Hill, SIREN, and Gravity Rush, Keiichiro Toyama, is currently working on a new horror video game with Bokeh Game Studio.

’Silent Hill' creator Keiichiro Toyama has teased plans for his upcoming horror game.