Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt Red says it will lay off 9% of its total staff in an effort to streamline its RPG game development.
If that’s the case, it’s not the norm. Most studios do not lay people off every release. They get them working on another project immediately. Typically a project starts up as the game is wrapping up for release then people switch gradually.
If that’s the case, it’s not the norm. Most studios do not lay people off every release. They get them working on another project immediately. Typically a project starts up as the game is wrapping up for release then people switch gradually.