This unfortunate event occurs as Sony closes a fiscal year in which the company lost 2.9 Billion dollars. Looking at that number in zeros (2,900,000,000.00) might help give a little perspective; although Zipper has brought some good titles to the market, Sony obviously has to make cuts somewhere. At the time of this writing, Sony has not commented on whether or not Zippers 80 employees will be retained in other Sony-owned studios.
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