The storied Japanese developer and publisher of franchises like data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/dragon-quest” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/dragon-quest”>Dragon Quest and data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/final-fantasy” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/final-fantasy”>Final Fantasy is the next to join the spree of layoffs that continue to permeate the gaming industry.
According to a report from data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.ign.com/articles/square-enix-undergoes-mass-layoffs-as-it-reorganizes-to-consolidate-development-in-japan” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://www.ign.com/articles/square-enix-undergoes-mass-layoffs-as-it-reorganizes-to-consolidate-development-in-japan” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>IGN on Thursday, data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/square-enix” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.windowscentral.com/tag/square-enix”>Square Enix is laying off large portions of its remaining Western teams, which includes publishing staff in the U.S. and the U.K. The exact number of workers being laid off is not confirmed, but up to 137 staff in the U.K. could be affected.
The goal of these layoffs are to slim…
