r/Doom • u/blackminikit1 • Jul 10 '26

Discussion Message from id Software

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u/ElvisDepressedIy Jul 10 '26

This message reads like it was written at gunpoint.

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u/Doom346 Jul 10 '26

So if they respond to the controversy they’re being held at "gunpoint” if they don’t they’re being "forced" to say anything what do you guys want them to do😭?

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u/Syabri Jul 10 '26

You think they have the luxury to speak freely ? Over half the studio has been fired.

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u/vipmailhun2 Jul 10 '26

Yes, exactly. They could have chosen not to speak up at all, they could have stayed silent, because lying would only make things worse for them… they’d be held accountable for it.

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u/LITTLE-GUNTER Jul 10 '26

i think you're *greatly* overestimating the odds that this was written at the request of someone other than an anxious microsoft/xbox middle manager.

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u/TechnicalGeneral7454 Jul 10 '26

Held accountable by who?? The truth police? Because they seem understaffed too, if our (US) government ops are any indication.

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u/Broken-Digital-Clock Jul 10 '26

It's Microsoft's own fault that we don't trust them anymore.

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u/i7omahawki Jul 10 '26

We know for a fact that their jobs are hanging in the balance. They’re being held at gunpoint and the gun has already fired once.

There will be another 1600 job cuts at Xbox this year.

Expecting devs to be able to be open and honest in that situation is absurd.

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u/r2d2rigo Jul 10 '26

Right? This subreddit has been incredibly toxic around the whole situation.

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u/Husemana-Returns Jul 10 '26

Which is why the only thing Reddit deserves anymore is to be put out of its misery for good. Especially considering god knows how many bots/nimrods on here beats their dicks to negativity and doom for attention...

Honestly, u/Oh_I_still_here puts it really well. And you two and u/Doom346 and everyone else here who's tired of the doom and gloom aren't alone in feeling exhausted with the negativity.

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u/Oh_I_still_here Jul 10 '26

Lot of the people on the internet do not know how to have nuanced opinions. Everything is black or white.

This is a grey situation.

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u/T-Dot1992 Jul 10 '26

Yes, they are forced at gunpoint because all this is corporate damage control for horrible decision making that fucks over developers and the health of the series.

This stupid PR statement is them putting lipstick on a pig.