The director of Horizon: Call of the Mountain was also fired

The layoffs revealed by PlayStation some time ago they are taking shape in this period.

We learn, directly from his also the director of the recent Horizon: Call of the Mountain was declared “redundant” within the team Firespritewhich is why his working relationship with the software house ended.

“These last few months have been difficult” writes Alex Barnes in his profile, “Thank you to everyone who has continued to help each other through it all, you have been incredible.”

Horizon: Call of the Mountain had had the burden of trying to lead the way on his shoulders PlayStation VR 2a product in which even PlayStation itself still seems to believe very little today.

Recently, Firesprite had also come into the spotlight for rumors about a toxic and discriminatory work environment, but we are not aware if and how these influenced the decisions in terms of dismissals.

In any case, we wish all the developers who have lost their jobs to find a new job soon.