The layoffs at one of your studios most able to ship games is a bonkers, stupid decision; but pivoting Obsidian to making a new Fallout game is a good business decision if you don’t care about what your creatives feel led to create.
The layoffs at one of your studios most able to ship games is a bonkers, stupid decision; but pivoting Obsidian to making a new Fallout game is a good business decision if you don’t care about what your creatives feel led to create.
Someone with that skill set who wants to keep making games, looking for any port in a storm.
Yup.
With the crazy number of layoffs from the AI frenzy… for those people, some money is better than no money. Even if the job won’t be there in 6 months.
I mean, if it’s with the intention of making enough money, experience and connections to go indie, I can respect aspiring developers who are doing the best with the hand they’re given.