'They Fundamentally Don't Understand Art' — Doom Dev Blasts Xbox After Microsoft 'Gutted' id Software With Layoffs
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After layoffs ripped through Doom developer id Software in July, lead services programmer Chris Hays has taken aim at Xbox: "They fundamentally don't understand art."

Full title: Doom dev blasts Xbox after Microsoft ‘Gutted’ id Sofware with layoffs: “they fundamentally don’t understand art” and “it’s hard to make a game when there are entire departments that are gutted that you need, entire disciplines that are gone”.

  • zikzak025@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 days ago

    The reason is money. Companies intentionally fire people who are worth more because they have to pay them more.

    They care only about short-term changes to the balance sheet to keep shareholders and bookkeepers happy. Sure the knowledge deficit might affect long-term profitability, but that’s a problem for another day. The underlings can figure that part out, and if they can’t, they’ll just get laid off too.