No, they really don't hurt him at all. He still gets his fat salary and fat bonus. What do those that lost their jobs get? A fat fuck all is what they get. People like Phil Spencer can't relate to normal working people. He'll never understand the worry those that have lost their jobs will feel due to no longer having an income, yet still having to pay bills and put food on the table. If ever Phil was given the boot, he'd get a golden handshake and will walk into another senior...
Microsoft doesn't care about the studios it absorbs, or the people for that matter. It's the IPs they want, nothing else.
Seems a lot of effort to see a bit of digital flesh.
Never did, never will.
My trust in the gaming industry as a whole is on shaky ground right now. It's going in a direction that I really don't like, with a push for digital only, live service games, the rise of AI and only small number of companies buying everything up, and then shutting studios down. It's in a terrible state right now.
Was thinking the same. If Hellblade 2 underperforms I wouldn't be surprised if they also suffer cuts.
Sony recently laid people off too. It's industry wide.
Worst generation ever. I feel an industry crash incoming.
I do hope everyone affected by this finds work very soon. Sad times
Agree but gamers didn't ask for people to be out of work.
How about no?
Doesn't matter how large or small. Don't buy them. Easy.
I've never supported MTs in any game, and I won't be starting now. Those who spend real money on useless cosmetic crap in their games are the ones to blame for this. It's easy money for the developers. They'd offer shit on a stick, call it a kebab and people would buy it.
Yup, it's absolutely Sony's fault.
Bad take. You make out as though Sony walked it back out of the goodness of their hearts. They didn't. They did it to save face. Tough on them.
They're a corporation and like all corporations, they don't care about you, they care about their bottom line and their image. Don't do them any favours.
Nope. Those bad reviews are justified. Sony didn't change their minds 'for the players' they did so because of the negative publicity. So no, the negative review can stay.
I should think not, you'd be playing it on PC, not PlayStation.
Just don't buy live service games.
Can we get back to zombies and in third person though? None of this vampire/bugs/black sludge rubbish thanks. Not liking the idea of it being open world though.
That wouldn't be difficult. It won't sell at all on Xbox. Maybe it'll get rented a lot though.
You don't want more?
Ok Sony, Lightning77 thinks we have enough games so we don't want any more thanks.
Poor Phil. He must be crying into his bonus cheques. Makes your heart bleed doesn't it?