Bandai Namco Holdings is cutting staff， with about 200 people being placed in special rooms set up and nearly 100 people leaving the company， according to sources．

Bandai Namco Holdings is making moves to reduce its workforce. This was revealed by several people familiar with the matter. As the gaming industry as a whole continued to struggle after the COVID-19 pandemic subsided, the company reduced the number of games it had in operation and development. According to sources, Bandai Namco Studios, a subsidiary of the company with about 1,300 employees, set up dedicated rooms in three studios in April. About 200 people have been stationed in this room so far, with nearly 100 having already left. It is expected that more people will leave the company in the future. In Japan, where regulations on dismissals are strict, it is difficult to carry out Western-style layoffs, so in the past it has often been the case that companies have encouraged employees to resign voluntarily by setting up so-called “kick-out rooms” where they are not given any actual work. A company representative explained that the company makes appropriate decisions regarding the termination of services for games currently in operation, taking into consideration a comprehensive range of factors. While employees may wait a period of time before being assigned to the next project, he said the studio does not have a room to pressure employees into voluntary resignation. [Omitted]
An anonymous website launched last month said Bandai Namco was taking various measures, including setting up these rooms, to induce employees to quit. A company representative said they were aware of the site’s existence, but that the information contained therein was not factual, and declined to provide further details. The abbreviation is Bloomberg. October 15, 2024, 20:15 JST.

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バンダイナムコホールディングスが人員整理に向けた動きを見せている。事情に詳しい複数の関係者が明らかにした。新型コロナウイルス感染症収束後、ゲーム業界全体で低迷が続く中、同社は運用中や開発中のゲーム数を削減していた。

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