前索尼公司执行员解释日本工作室关闭的原因是市场从中小型游戏转向市场。 Former Sony exec explains Japan Studio's closure due to market shift away from mid-sized games.

2021年, 由于中等规模的“双A”游戏市场下滑, 索尼的日本工作室于2021年关闭, Former Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida explained on a podcast that Sony's Japan Studio closed in 2021 due to the decline of the mid-sized "double-A" game market. 摄影棚的游戏,如Ape Escape和Knack系列的游戏,在市场向更大的“AAA”标题转变时,挣扎着竞争。 The studio's games, like Ape Escape and the Knack series, struggled to compete as the market shifted towards larger "AAA" titles. 随着独立游戏填补的空白,工作室被关闭, 尽管一些前雇员组成了Asobi团队, 创建了成功的Astro Bot游戏。 With the gap filled by indie games, the studio was shut down, though some former employees formed Team Asobi, which created the successful Astro Bot game.