The irresponsibility of Xbox and PlayStation is out of control It is staggering to think that more than 10,000 video game developers have lost their jobs over the last 12 months. Gaming was booming during the pandemic, just a few short years ago, but the reasons for the ongoing tsunami of layoffs is not just because companies overstaffed and are now trying to return to the previous status quo.
Also “Roundhouse Games” instead of “Roundhouse Studios.” pic.twitter.com/KaQEHDRpNT— Gematsu May 7, 2024 Rare seems like it should be safe, thanks to Sea Of Thieves, but it hasn’t released a new game in five years and what is becoming clear is that the only thing Xbox is interested in now is proven IP. It didn’t buy Bethesda because of Arkane Studios, Tango Gameworks, MachineGames, or even Bethesda Game Studios but to own IP like The Elder Scrolls and Fallout.