My heart sinks when I hear about a studio I love getting acquired. The need for higher quarterly profits is gutting the industry and it's bleeding talent. I know a decent amount of people who just decided to leave the industry all together after years of layoffs and closures.
Chasing those live service profits was such a predictably bad idea, it amazes me how many publishers still are doing it. I think we are going to see some big changes in the gaming landscape in the next 5 years. Let's hope those changes are good for developers and fans instead of just shareholders.
I was lucky enough to get a PS5. I’ve been buying up these launch window titles and I can say this game was a purchase I don’t regret. I love that it doesn’t take itself to seriously and it’s a joy to play.
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Re: Helldivers 2's Creative Director's Latest Comments Have Landed Him in Hot Water
@Majin_Deicide Glad to see some reason in this comments section. Well said.
Re: Reaction: Sony's Billion Dollar Bungie Buyout Is Looking More and More Like a Blunder
My heart sinks when I hear about a studio I love getting acquired. The need for higher quarterly profits is gutting the industry and it's bleeding talent. I know a decent amount of people who just decided to leave the industry all together after years of layoffs and closures.
Chasing those live service profits was such a predictably bad idea, it amazes me how many publishers still are doing it. I think we are going to see some big changes in the gaming landscape in the next 5 years. Let's hope those changes are good for developers and fans instead of just shareholders.
Re: NBA 2K23 (PS5) - Not Even Microtransactions Can Ruin Revolutionary Franchise Mode
I gave up on the 2k series. Their blatantly greedy use of virtual currency is absurd, and that really sucks because there’s no competitors.
Re: Immortals Fenyx Rising (PS5) - Formulaic Open World in Ancient Greece
I was lucky enough to get a PS5. I’ve been buying up these launch window titles and I can say this game was a purchase I don’t regret. I love that it doesn’t take itself to seriously and it’s a joy to play.