text: In April 2023, Media Molecule announced that it would stop supporting Dreams in September of the same year. Their future game will not be related to Dreams. John Beech was announced as the new creative director after Healey's departure.
  In October 2023, it was reported that Media Molecule had laid off about 20 employees. The company confirmed that layoffs had occurred, but not state how many people were affected. This was alongside about 900 layoffs across PlayStation Studios including the closure of London Studio.
  Media Molecule was reportedly near to being closed instead of London Studio.
  Philosophy
  Media Molecule aims to have as few employees as possible. In 2006, Evans said that Media Molecule wants to stay as small as possible whilst being able to produce a AAA game, aiming to keep the number of employees below thirty. Healey said, "I am really intent on keeping us a small focused team. I've had enough of working on big, bloated teams, you get too much deadwood in those situations. Everyone at Media Molecule matters." Healey added there are always tensions between people in development, however, once there are too many they can cause tensions comparing it to being in a soap opera. Media Molecule had 135 employees in 2023, before layoffs occurred in October.