Wertho

🇦🇺🇮🇪 | Lover of Family, BBQs, Beers & Video Games | Gaming since the 90's | Achievement Hunter 💎🏆 | Possible Doom Addict | #XBOX Main | GT / PSN: Wertho

[Shinobi602 @shinobi602]

Around 50% of id Software has been laid off as part of the Xbox layoffs

➡️ https://t.co/BVSRmCE58V

[The DOOM Dominion @TheDoomDominion]

Quote from someone laid off at id

[Wertho @_Wertho_]

@TheDoomDominion

[Wertho @_Wertho_]

This is fucked… I really don’t get it to be honest…

[The DOOM Dominion @TheDoomDominion]

id software updates

-Programmers, tool makers and other id tech engine focused staff have been almost all laid off
-Speculation that id tech might be retired over time
-Quake Champions team has been gutted, future uncertain
-Senior staff in many areas such as art and more were let go
-Individuals involved with QuakeCon let go despite the event being next month

Sources: @ScottApogee @dark1x
@S1Braw @business

[Wertho @_Wertho_]

@kiwitalkz Yeah man, not a great day for the fans…

[Steve Bowling @SteveMBowling]

Got these rad custom joycon done!

[Wertho @_Wertho_]

@danno_omen This is what I’ve been worried about seeing that in the messaging and adding time crunch culture, like that’s ever a good thing.

[Danno @danno_omen]

All the messaging coming out of Xbox, Bethesda and Activision tells me it’s going to be a very long time before we see a new IP come out of Xbox.

I love me some sequels but a good new IP keeps things fresh

[Wertho @_Wertho_]

@NerdPropellant @Shpeshal_Nick Didn’t they do record high numbers on just PC gamepass late last year? Or was it a drop in the ocean?

[Wertho @_Wertho_]

@K__Med @nyc_prophet

[Wertho @_Wertho_]

@krvzvox @JamieMoranUK @Logmey92 Your definitely right on that, only thing I would say is they are getting rid of the bigger bloat overall. Plus letting go of worse performing studios that burned through way more money & risk than those main titles. So in my opinion they could risk those titles over the AA’s.

[NIB @nib95_]

The community when PlayStation finally decides to post again.

[Wertho @_Wertho_]

@HapyWanderer @PlayerEssence Lmao, like you can talk a quick look at your profile you have no morals or meaningful arguments. Calling others fanboys or corpo bootlickers when you’re a Nintendo cuck yourself. Talk about Irony dude, I’ll do a you “BLOCKED” 😜

[Wertho @_Wertho_]

@krvzvox @JamieMoranUK @Logmey92 I understand that, but can you agree locking in just the big titles and also time crunching them might damage the entire thing as a whole? Let alone as long as they didn’t get out of budget and still sold well and profited. Why not keep them, they still have a big enough fan base

[Idle Sloth @IdleSloth84_]

FYI | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was a commercial success for MachineGames 🥲

[Wertho @_Wertho_]

I was never worried about ID closing that would be crazy, their proprietary engine is worth it let alone the IP. What worries me is the “make them faster” that’s a recipe for disaster. Because crunch culture works does it… just ask Activision.

[The DOOM Dominion @TheDoomDominion]

id software layoffs and organizational changes

-id software will remain open despite the Xbox layoffs, sales & closures
-95 staff laid off at id software
-Xbox wants Doom, Quake & Wolfenstein games more often
-More layoffs could come from a second wave of layoffs coming as part of today’s changes
-no organizational changes within id but rumours suggest less autonomy

Source: Jason Schreier and @jg93

[Wertho @_Wertho_]

@TheDoomDominion I was never worried about ID closing that would be crazy, their proprietary engine is worth it let alone the IP. What worries me is the “make them faster” that’s a recipe for disaster. Because crunch culture works does it… just ask Activision.

[Wertho @_Wertho_]

@Zalker87

[The DOOM Dominion @TheDoomDominion]

Classic Xbox DOOM The Dark Ages cover art by @DocArtyFart