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[bitbydeath]

Hold onto your butts.

Are we ready for one of the most disastrous days in the history of the American video game industry?

(Yup, it started with Xbox)

 

[Topher]

Who?

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Fuck the French

 

[touchfuzzy]

Oh no, not the American video game industry...

 

[semiconscious]

mon deux!...

 

[uncreativename]

But the factory making one Xbox per day is finding it impossible to keep up with demand

 

[bitbydeath]

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

THE REALITY WILL BROKE THEIR SOULS

 

[mckmas8808]

Has this guy ever said anything ever, that was correct?

 

[Witchilich]

The End

 

[yogaflame]

Asha will age 20 more years with all the MSbox problems.

 

[bitbydeath]

Has this guy ever said anything ever, that was correct?

He's a reputable journalist, so this likely means layoffs are starting today and a bunch of studios are getting closed.

 

[VaultBoy101]

Has this guy ever said anything ever, that was correct?

non

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

If he is remotely right him saying "yup, it started with Xbox" implies far more reaching than just Xbox

 

[uncreativename]

He's a reputable journalist, so this likely means layoffs are starting today and a bunch of studios are getting closed.

It makes me sad thinking that the studios who've done the worst work, the ones behind the newer Halo and Gears games, are probably safe, whereas Double Fine are almost definitely gone.

Hopefully the people with talent at Double Fine saw this coming a long time ago and have prepared.

At least Asobo are independent, so they can't be shut down by Microsoft.

I guess Arkane and Obsidian might also be in trouble, but that seems way less likely, unless if they really are making radical cuts.

 

[SJRB]

"Never trust a Frenchman"

 

[Topher]

If he is remotely right him saying "yup, it started with Xbox" implies far more reaching than just Xbox

Guessing more layoffs and closures. Weird to suggest it "started" with Xbox tho.

 

[Magic-DEI-Hire]

Spoiler

not really though

 

[adamsapple]

THE REALITY WILL BROKE THEIR SOULS

Once you find out the reason why the french are that way, you will be ashamed of your words and deeds.

 

[LordOcidax]

Xbox out of the DEI philosophy incoming…

 

[kevboard]

Fuck the French

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Guessing more layoffs and closures. Weird to suggest it "started" with Xbox tho.

From an objective point of view everything negative starts with Xbox just as everything positive starts with PlayStation

 

[LordCBH]

Fuck the French

 

[Kaiserstark]

If he is remotely right him saying "yup, it started with Xbox" implies far more reaching than just Xbox

Guessing more layoffs and closures. Weird to suggest it "started" with Xbox tho.

No, that's not what he said, the translation is wrong because it should be "yup, it started at Xbox". He only said that layoffs had started at Xbox.

 

[Cancer]

Every pronoun (pe/do) employee will be fired.

Not disastrous to normal people, but this guy posts on blueskey, so...

 

[Davevil]

 

[Topher]

No, that's not what he said, the translation is wrong because it should be "yup, it started at Xbox". He only said that layoffs had started at Xbox.

I don't see where it mentions layoffs. That was just me speculating

 

[Odinnii]

Layoffs at Arkane I guess?

 

[Saber]

I'm guessing it might have to do with a large scale of layoffs, probably targeting people who reeera supports?
If true it will be a bloodbath. They will never get rid of the Activision tax.

 

[Kuranghi]

Asha will age 20 more years with all the MSbox problems.

 

[StoopKidz]

It's 2-5pm on a Friday in the US. Wouldn't something have been announced by now?

 

[Kuranghi]

It makes me sad thinking that the studios who've done the worst work, the ones behind the newer Halo and Gears games, are probably safe, whereas Double Fine are almost definitely gone.

Hopefully the people with talent at Double Fine saw this coming a long time ago and have prepared.

At least Asobo are independent, so they can't be shut down by Microsoft.

I guess Arkane and Obsidian might also be in trouble, but that seems way less likely, unless if they really are making radical cuts.

Maybe they knew about this a while back and its why they made the seemingly commercially unviable Kiln, one last fun hurrah for them

 

[Wildebeest]

What could Microsoft possibly shut down or cancel that would "break my soul"? I can't think of anything.

 

[LordCBH]

If the industry completely fucks itself to death, I have a massive backlog of games I can play across my pc and all my consoles.

 

[adamsapple]

From an objective point of view everything negative starts with Xbox just as everything positive starts with PlayStation

You are playstation positive.

 

[Guardian Monkey]

Compulsion studios

 

[violence]

Only a few more hours in the day left. In our time zone anyway.

 

[Gaiff]

No, that's not what he said, the translation is wrong because it should be "yup, it started at Xbox". He only said that layoffs had started at Xbox.

It could mean either. It could mean either. However, he does say the "American video games industry", implying it's more than just Xbox.

 

[squidilix]

I FIRED YOU

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Will be big amount of nothing

 

[TheLikou]

Asha will age 20 more years with all the MSbox problems.

Asha was in reality an 56 years old dude using an filter.

 

[TrebleShot]

Are you guys not paying attention.

Xbox is losing money.
Xbox will be made independent.
What happens to companies that lose money , have no clear path forward and are independent but need significant capital to keep going?

 

[Snowdonhoffen]

I'm not sure how related everything else is, but Tom Henderson is doing the Insider Gaming Weekly Episode right now and mentioned he already heard what is going to happen and he heard about a studio closure as well. He also mentioned Gears of War E Day has a budget close to 400 million and that the decision to make it exclusive was made about 5 to 6 weeks ago, validating what Aaron Greenberg said. Cannot timestamp right now as it's still live.

 

[Geometric-Crusher]

Hood and Nadella got tired of seeing the Xbox division party with Microsoft's money, "waste the mofo'rs."

 

[kruis]

The layoffs are happening right now. Compulsion is probably gone.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

No, that's not what he said, the translation is wrong because it should be "yup, it started at Xbox". He only said that layoffs had started at Xbox.

Got it, makes more sense it started AT Xbox

I hate to be such a cold person but years of making bad decisions from the leadership and years of making sub par games tends to kill a game company

One of the most disastrous days in the history of the American video game industry is on Phil Spencer and Mike Ybarra (though admittedly Ybarra tried to go against him a few times and was over ruled) decisions they made

All of this could have been avoided by making better games and holding those studios to higher standards

I survived 13 years in total in one of the most ruthless professions out there that about only 23k people have ever experienced in its 150 years of being on our planet

Do better or find other jobs

 

[uncreativename]

The layoffs are happening right now. Compulsion is probably gone.

Oh right, I'd completely forgotten that they exist. I guess that's a smart cut, if I'm Xbox. RIP I guess.

 

[Fake]

Asha: "je t'entends."

 

[LordCBH]

Are you guys not paying attention.

Xbox is losing money.
Xbox will be made independent.
What happens to companies that lose money , have no clear path forward and are independent but need significant capital to keep going?

Tencent sneaks on in going "sup gurl."

 

[Skifi28]

Zacfoldor would probably still hit that