Pro@programming.dev to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agoFounder of Arkane Studios: "I think Gamepass is an unsustainable model that has been increasingly damaging the industry for a decade"; impacts salesi.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up1607arrow-down112file-textcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.worksgaming@beehaw.org
arrow-up1595arrow-down1external-linkFounder of Arkane Studios: "I think Gamepass is an unsustainable model that has been increasingly damaging the industry for a decade"; impacts salesi.imgur.comPro@programming.dev to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square122fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.worksgaming@beehaw.org
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·12 hours agoYet another example of: C Suite / Upper Management doesn’t listen when a seasoned software engineer of some kind points out an extremely obvious medium/long-run problem with the business model they’re being asked to either functionally invent, or massively contribute to.
minus-squareCroquette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·10 hours agoThe goal is to lose money to capture the market and once it is done, to recoup their loss and bleed the market dry.
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-210 hours agoYes, but if they can’t actually pull off the last part… uh… that doesn’t end well.
Yet another example of:
C Suite / Upper Management doesn’t listen when a seasoned software engineer of some kind points out an extremely obvious medium/long-run problem with the business model they’re being asked to either functionally invent, or massively contribute to.
The goal is to lose money to capture the market and once it is done, to recoup their loss and bleed the market dry.
Yes, but if they can’t actually pull off the last part… uh… that doesn’t end well.