Ghost of Yotei Developer Sucker Punch Lays Off Staff

Sucker Punch Productions has laid off some of its staff, just over a year after Ghost of Yotei came out in October 2025. The studio is part of Sony Interactive Entertainment's PlayStation Studios group. The report behind this story does not say how many people were affected or which teams were hit.

Ghost of Yotei was a sequel to Sucker Punch's 2020 hit Ghost of Tsushima, and it moved the action to Ezo, the northern island that is now Hokkaido. It was a major release for the studio, so cuts so soon after launch will catch the attention of fans who expected the team to be focused on its next project.

Layoffs after a big launch are not unusual in the games industry. Studios often resize teams once a large project ships, and a company can make those decisions even when a recent game has done well. A short gap between release and cuts does not, on its own, say much about the studio's plans or the health of its future work.

For the full scope of the layoffs, the most useful sources will be an official statement from Sucker Punch or Sony Interactive Entertainment. Those statements usually explain how many roles were affected and what support is offered to staff who leave.