Outriders developer People Can Fly has announced its second round of layoffs in less than a year, this time affecting "…
  • Viri4thusEnglish
    24·
    3 days ago

    GaMePaSs DoEsN’t ImPaCt GaMe SaLeS. When the richest player in the market starts a race to the bottom to sink the competitors, people lose jobs. If it weren’t for this acquisition fever, the live service fever would have never existed, as currently is the only way to compete with the deepest pockets in in the world.

    • Kelly@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      The article says they had three projects in the works funded by take 2, square enix, microsoft. Take 2 backed off and square enix reduced the budget/scope. This leaves the microsoft project as the remaining project with its original budget intact.

      Are you saying that take 2 and square enix’s actions are attributable to game pass?

      • Viri4thusEnglish
        15·
        3 days ago

        Yes, most publishers are divesting.