I embarrassingly bought into the gamepass fantasy. I thought that we would start seeing more smaller and experimental experiences, better quality control for bigger titles. I thought that it would allow developers to have a piece of mind, a steady income and job security. When a few of my favourite developers were bought up I was happy for them, that they could feel a sense of stability. Now if a dev gets bought by Microsoft I now worry for their future and I can’t imagine being employed by them. I just hope the one who have been played off can find their footing.
I bet they’ll send their ceos to another sting concert though… don’t worry about their mental health guys.
Didn’t Microsoft just buy out a huge game studio? And then they’re doing layoffs?
Quit from these fucking companies already before we make them self sufficient enough to leave us behind on this rock ffs
Microsoft was actually a Sony plant all along, intended to buy up all their competition in the gaming sector and then go out of business.
The real Microsoft was the studios we shut down along the way
Would be a great time for Sony to acquire essentially the entire studio for $0, simply paying for their salary (won’t even need relocation since it is already based in Tokyo, they could probably just reuse the same office space).
They would not even need to think of a game, simply focus on the planned sequel to hi-fi rush (obviously with different name but keeping the same core idea that was proposed for the sequel) and release it as a Sony exclusive.
Can we maybe shut the fuck up with the fanboyism for a moment?
Especialy since these layoffs are due in no small part, to MS buying basically every studio they could for a few years.
I’ve never played a Sony game or owned a Sony console. I’m simply stating how a major japan-based company could save a young studio from completely disintegrating, allowing them to realize what could be a promising new IP. Also Sony could easily spinoff the studio once they’ve gained a certain size/reputation (they have spinoffed subsidiaries like financial services last year). Oth Microsoft would never spinoff any game company (they’d rather shut the whole thing down).
If all the people complaining about this online had bought these games they might still be open lol
They put those games on their subscription service on day one though?
Noooope
Everyone knew last year these acquisitions weren’t about making huge amounts of games, it was to kill off competition and monopolize game pass.
I do own some of th games by these studios. Not all of them obviously, but enough that I can’t name them all off the top of my head.
