Whereas Hanging Distance studios’ The Callisto Protocol may’ve been simply okay within the grand scheme of issues, this wasn’t sufficient to maintain the studio trucking because it was. Following a collection of layoffs, it might appear that even the highest expertise at Hanging Distance is now setting off, together with Glen Schofield himself. Bloomberg just lately confirmed that Hanging Distance’s Chief Govt Officer Glen Schofield, in addition to the chief working and monetary officers, could be voluntarily leaving the studio to maneuver on to different initiatives.

In accordance with Schofield, the state of affairs is “bittersweet.” He did say, nonetheless, that he feels that “the studio is in wonderful arms,” with the previous Chief Growth Officer Steve Papoutsis taking up because the Hanging Distance Studios CEO. These departures are happening after The Callisto Protocol acquired its remaining DLC chapter, which means the undertaking is totally wrapped up if nothing else.

The Callisto Protocol head leaves Hanging Distance Studios

It was revealed early on that The Callisto Protocol was having bother recouping its steep improvement prices. Because the manufacturing of the sport value over $162M, it was a provided that Hanging Distance and its holding firm, Krafton, could be hard-pressed to make Callisto work come hell or excessive water. Each hell and excessive water seem to have struck, sadly. Bloomberg studies that The Callisto Protocol had offered fewer than 2M copies by January 2023, whereas the sport wanted to maneuver at the very least 5M for its improvement to have paid off.

Being a religious successor to the unique Useless Area, The Callisto Protocol wasn’t shy about saying this truth wherever doable. Glen Schofield himself lower his enamel on Useless Area because the undertaking’s govt producer, and it was clear that the sport was banking closely on interesting to the identical audiences. The most important problem was, maybe, that an precise first-party Useless Area remake got here out not lengthy after The Callisto Protocol, solely to finish up being a superior title.

In accordance with Krafton’s consultant, the studio’s plans “stay unaffected,” although there haven’t been any bulletins as to what they may be.