Quick Journey Video games confirmed dozens of workers might be made redundant, citing “decrease gross sales than anticipated” throughout 2024.
Saying the information by way of social media, writer Quick Journey Video games confirmed it is making 30 staff redundant after lacking gross sales targets throughout 2024. This primarily impacts workers working within the Publishing, Advertising and marketing and Admin departments, and the studio’s additionally consolidating into one inner growth workforce.
Here is the total assertion:
Attributable to decrease gross sales than anticipated from our six sport launches in 2024, together with a extra unsure 12 months forward for VR Video games as a complete, we have taken the troublesome resolution to make 30 staff redundant at FTG. Thesse adjustments will have an effect on primarily our Publishing, Advertising and marketing, and Admin departments, though the Studio may even be impacted as we consolidate down to at least one growth workforce.
That is an exceptionally troublesome resolution, however we imagine it is necessary to make sure a steady and sustainable future for the corporate.
Our focus now could be on supporting all Quick Travellers via this difficult time. We’re grateful for the invaluable contributions of these leaving and stay dedicated to proceed launching unbelievable video games for our gamers.
Final 12 months noticed Quick Journey Video games launch six completely different VR video games, chief amongst them being our Finest New VR Multiplayer Recreation for 2024, Model. Different titles included Motion Hero, BlackForge: A Smithing Journey, Band Area, Undertaking Demigod, and the PlayStation VR2 port for Into The Radius.
Whereas particular gross sales figures are unknown for particular person video games, Into The Radius seems to be a possible exception to the low gross sales. Following final week’s information that Into The Radius reached 800k gross sales throughout all platforms, CMO Andreas Juliusson confirmed that “gross sales on PS VR2 has exceeded our expectations [so] far.”
In the present day’s announcement sees Quick Journey Video games be a part of an growing checklist of VR studios dealing with layoffs, following a 15% workers discount at Soul Meeting two weeks in the past. Different affected studios in the previous few months embrace XR Video games, Toast Interactive, and nDreams, whereas FuturLab not too long ago dropped help for PowerWash Simulator VR to keep away from layoffs.
