Sony Winds Down Ape Escape and Shadow of the Colossus Developer Japan Studio

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Sony Interactive Entertainment is winding down one of its oldest and most popular first-party development studios, Japan Studio. The news was confirmed by the video game giant in a statement sent to IGN, which noted that Japan Studio would be “re-organized” into a new organization on April 1. That organization would be Team ASOBI, the division behind the critically acclaimed PlayStation 5 3D platformer Astro’s Playroom.



“In an effort to further strengthen business operations, SIE can confirm PlayStation Studios Japan Studio will be re-organized into a new organization on April 1,” Sony wrote in its statement to IGN. “JAPAN Studio will be re-centered to Team ASOBI, the creative team behind Astro’s PLAYROOM, allowing the team to focus on a single vision and...

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