FromSoftware layoffs won’t happen ‘as long as this company is my responsibility’, says CEO

FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki has insisted the studio won’t suffer mass layoffs “as long as this company is [his] responsibility”.

As the gaming industry continues to go through financial troubles - with Xbox recently shutting down ‘Hi-Fi Rush’ developer Tango Gameworks in its entirety - the ‘Elden Ring’ boss has now emphasised his employee’s jobs are safe for the foreseeable future.

During an interview with PC Gamer, he said: “Speaking to myself and this company, I want to say that this is not something I would wish on the staff at FromSoftware in a million years.

“I'm pretty sure our parent company Kadokawa understands that and shares that view.”

Miyazaki compared himself to the late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who famously took a 50 per cent pay cut in 2013 in order to ensure the company didn’t need to axe any jobs.

He said: “I think it was the old ex-president of Nintendo, Iwata-san, who said that, ‘people who are afraid of losing their jobs are afraid of making good things.’

“I'm paraphrasing that, but I totally share this view.

“I think it's true. And I think the people at Kadokawa, our parent company, understand that I hold this view very strongly.”

“While we can’t say 100 per cent - we can't say with complete certainty what the future's going to hold for From and Kadokawa - at least as long as this company is my responsibility, that's something I would not let happen.

“So hopefully our players and our fans can take a little bit of assurance from that.”