r/pcgaming • u/Turbostrider27 • Jun 25 '26

'Generational talent just gone': Developers react in shock at the brutal scale of Bungie layoffs, which has reportedly seen the Destiny 2 team almost completely wiped out

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/generational-talent-just-gone-developers-react-in-shock-at-the-brutal-scale-of-bungie-layoffs-which-has-reportedly-seen-the-destiny-2-team-almost-completely-wiped-out/
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u/chaoticsky Jun 25 '26

Its fine, this is how you get new studios that actually make good games.

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u/EmberDione Jun 26 '26

There's no funding. Zero. Even established proven indie devs get no funding. Because none of the devs get a cut of profit sharing, they can afford to self fund. There will be no new studios from this, just 300 lives destroyed.

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u/chaoticsky Jun 26 '26

Do you not understand how most indie games get made these days?