Mass layoffs won't happen at FromSoftware "as long as this company is my responsibility," says president Hidetaka Miyazaki

Hidetaka Miyazaki, president of FromSoftware and director of Elden Ring, has stated that mass layoffs will not take place at the developer while he is in charge.

The details:

• In an interview with PCGamer, Miyazaki discussed the ongoing layoffs and studio closures in the gaming industry, stating that while he cannot guarantee FromSoft will be free of job cuts, mass layoffs will not occur "as long as this company is [his] responsibility". "Speaking to myself and this company, I want to say that this is not something I would wish on the staff at FromSoftware in a million years," said the director. "I'm pretty sure our parent company Kadokawa understands that and shares that view."

• Miyazaki went on to refer to former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who famously took pay cuts during the company's weaker years due to the Wii U's lack of success in order to avoid layoffs. "I think it was the old ex-president of Nintendo, Iwata-san, who said that 'people who are afraid of losing their jobs are afraid of making good things.' I'm paraphrasing that, but I totally share this view," he said.

• Over 10,000 people in the industry have been laid off in 2024 alone, with many of them former employees of Microsoft, Sony, Unity, and Embracer Group. Avalanche Studios, Galvanic Games, Pieces Interactive, and Sumo Group have all experienced significant layoffs and closures within the last two weeks.

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