The Callisto Protocol had loads of promise when it was first being proven off, with Glen Schofield behind what to many appeared to be a religious successor to Useless Area, folks received excited.
When it lastly launched in December of 2022, it didn’t precisely hit the mark the event group at Placing Distance Studios would have needed, and the identical goes for the writer Krafton, who later admitted the sport didn’t hit its expectations in gross sales.
Now sadly Placing Distance Studios has been hit with layoffs, and 32 former members of Placing Distance are actually on the lookout for work.
“Placing Distance Studios and Krafton have applied strategic adjustments that realign the studio’s priorities to higher place its present and future tasks for achievement. Sadly, these adjustments have impacted 32 workers.” stated Krafton in a press release despatched to IGN.
“Honoring the invaluable contributions of every departing group member with materials help within the type of outplacement companies and significant severance packages is our high precedence throughout this tough second.”
Krafton initially believed The Callisto Protocol would promote greater than 5 million copies, and later adjusted that aim to solely 2 million, whereas nonetheless not totally believing it might hit that mark.
As per the final time we heard something about gross sales for The Callisto Protocol, it was unable to recoup its growth prices.
Supply – [IGN]
