The Games Industry I Loved Is Dead

The beginning of the year is always a time to take stock of things and this year is no different. Regrettably, the only thing Moises Taveras can really bring themselves to take stock of is the inhumane toll the games and tech industry is taking on its workers.

[StormSnooper]

And MS killed it.

[ModsDoBetter]

Delulu.

[Chocoburger]

Let's not forget what EA, Acti, Ubi has done as well. And I'm not going to pretend that Nintendo and Sony are perfect either, because they have made a lot of mistakes too. I take issue with some of their policies, such as not being able to back up my save files locally without homebrewing the console, which is dumb!

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

I can't believe they took that feature away, I used to do it all the time on the PS3.

[porkChop]

What? Literally every major publisher and every console manufacturer has played a part. Placing the blame on any one company is dumb af.

[StormSnooper]

Some more than others. Way more. To the point that not acknowledging it is dumb af.

[--Onilink--]

I know right? I cant believe MS fired all those people at Epic Games, Volition, Ubisoft, EA, Unity, Embracer, Niantic, Amazon, etc

It’s especially crazy to think they even managed to fire people at Bungie, and closed down Pixel Opus and Sony Japan Studios… despite you know, being Sony owned studios. Truly mindblowing the kind of reach MS has…

-_-

[StormSnooper]

No they just keep pushing in all sorts of bad directions, scorching earth and buying up everything in sight, and not investing in new tech, and pumping their fanbase with PR so they can continue while not contributing to keeping gaming a vibrant environment. In the meantime, their fanbase is so filled with PR talk that they can’t see past their knees.

I hope their gaas only and walled garden service future collapses as hard as it seems it is. Maybe then they can act like a normal gaming company (although I doubt they ever will)

[1nsomniac]

Amen brother. RIP.

[Kiryu1992]

We can all agree that we are against companies announcing record profits yet laying off large number of its staff. CEO’s and executives get their bonuses but actual earners are fired

Gaming changed when it became way too big for suits to ignore the revenue. And now suits decide what’s best for gaming without really understanding the industry. Hedge fund companies want return on investment even at cost of future revenue and growth