Microsoft is laying off 4800 employees today / 1600 Xbox employees impacted
-Double Fine and Compulsion Games are going independent
-Microsoft selling Ninja Theory and Undead Labs
Full memo from Asha: https://t.co/1YMaLj9vBJ
This is a reason why Nintendo won’t be getting rid of physical media anytime soon.
Physical media is still very important in Japan and Japan is still very important to Nintendo.
Like a gleaming katana. ✨
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Physical media is still BIG in Japan.
It will be a sad day when sights like this are no longer around due to PlayStation ending physical disc production. Feels like the end of an era is fast approaching.
I can't help but think gaming is in a really, really bad place right now.
Things like this, massive layoffs/closures across the industry losing thousands of talented people who will never return, and the continual refocus on the Hollywoodification of games in general.
I hate it.
Gaming industry today:
- Game sales too little? Laid off
- Game over performs in sales? Laid off
- Game had had reviews?Laid off
- Game has a good reviews? Laid off
- Game makes record profit? Laid off
- You save the company with a game? Laid off.
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