Maybe gaming companies will consider making a product that their actual customers would enjoy. Funny how all the Japanese studios aren’t downsizing/ disappearing overnight…
Bungie has released 2 games in over a decade, with the last being 6 years ago. That game, Destiny 2, was considered a mass disappointment by almost everyone I talked to who were addicted to Destiny 1 for years. Meaning it was probably not nearly as successful as planned or desired, even if it was still successful.
The fact that Bungie wasn't one of the first in line to get layoffs just speaks to their privileged status, for a game they don't even own, rather than anything else.
Forsaken was well received by the player base, but sadly, it's been down hill ever since then.
Everyone thought the split from Activision was going to see a return to the golden years of Bungie, but instead the wheels really fell off and their response was basically to double down on the greed.
The have been only a shell of their former selves for a long time now. They layoffs should come as no surprise.
That Marathon video sealed the deal for their death. It was filled with non-stop woke pandering with pronouns for every developer and trannies and feminism at the forefront of the discussion for their extraction-looter-shooter.
For a game that has to compete with Escape From Tarkov, making the initial promo video basically a carebear wokefest means it's going to be dead on arrival.
The layoffs should precede a complete collapse and shutdown... hopefully.
Most of these people are grasping for some identity to hang onto. Normal people used to find identity in things like their God, family, and culture, but these things elude many in the church of woke. She almost certainly doesn't have kids, so she made her coworkers into family.
Maybe gaming companies will consider making a product that their actual customers would enjoy. Funny how all the Japanese studios aren’t downsizing/ disappearing overnight…
Bungie has released 2 games in over a decade, with the last being 6 years ago. That game, Destiny 2, was considered a mass disappointment by almost everyone I talked to who were addicted to Destiny 1 for years. Meaning it was probably not nearly as successful as planned or desired, even if it was still successful.
The fact that Bungie wasn't one of the first in line to get layoffs just speaks to their privileged status, for a game they don't even own, rather than anything else.
Forsaken was well received by the player base, but sadly, it's been down hill ever since then.
Everyone thought the split from Activision was going to see a return to the golden years of Bungie, but instead the wheels really fell off and their response was basically to double down on the greed.
The have been only a shell of their former selves for a long time now. They layoffs should come as no surprise.
That Marathon video sealed the deal for their death. It was filled with non-stop woke pandering with pronouns for every developer and trannies and feminism at the forefront of the discussion for their extraction-looter-shooter.
For a game that has to compete with Escape From Tarkov, making the initial promo video basically a carebear wokefest means it's going to be dead on arrival.
The layoffs should precede a complete collapse and shutdown... hopefully.
Supposedly they are steadily milking their whales who buy every expansion no questions asked.
Still, the whole "vaulting" content thing is such a shocking abuse of consumers I'm surprised it isn't talked about more.
Most of these people are grasping for some identity to hang onto. Normal people used to find identity in things like their God, family, and culture, but these things elude many in the church of woke. She almost certainly doesn't have kids, so she made her coworkers into family.