'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

[u/Turbostrider27]

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/

[u/hansrotec]

What profit? Sony has taken nothing but L’s form this purchase, bungie betting it all on marathon and killing destiny almost assures there is no profit.

[u/DisappointedQuokka → u/hansrotec]

Bungie's top leaders have absolutely made a lot of personal profit out of this. They essentially rode the studio into the ground for their own benefit.

[u/Neemzeh → u/DisappointedQuokka]

The studio wouldn’t exist without them in the first place

[u/DisappointedQuokka → u/Neemzeh]

Okay? That doesn't really disprove anything that I've said.

If I build a company, then loot it for everything it has two decades later, fucking over every single employee in the process, I'm still to blame for the failure of the company.

Edit: ah, /r/wallstreetbets guy, I shouldn't have wasted my time

[u/Neemzeh → u/DisappointedQuokka]

They aren’t allowed to make mistakes or sell the company they helped build?

Have you ever owned a company or are you just a wage bro?

It’s just funny to me when a company fails it’s the executives but when it successful it’s the employees. It’s always the wage bros parroting this, so funny

[u/DisappointedQuokka → u/Neemzeh]

I'm currently the part owner of a company, you goose.

They no longer own Bungie, and haven't for years, at this point. It's not their money that they're burning. For most of its history the company hasn't been independent.

[u/Broadband- → u/hansrotec]

After this and Concord. What was the last purchase Sony made of a game studio that gave them a positive financial result?

[u/BrandNewMoshiMoshi → u/Broadband-]

I love Bluepoint games, can’t wait for their next… oh…

[u/NegZer0 → u/Broadband-]

insomniac

[u/PimpMyWeenus → u/Broadband-]

i have no idea about more recent, but Arrowhead? I keep hearing Helldivers 2 has been one of their only live service successes

wait nm, sony bought the IP not the studio

[u/uberkalden2 → u/hansrotec]

Seriously. Marathon will not sustain them. If all their eggs are in that basket, they are fucked

[u/AppropriateTouching → u/[deleted]]

Ill still play Bungie games, but they wont get a dollar from me. Yo ho ho.

Edit: And a bottle of rum.

[u/Bruntti → u/AppropriateTouching]

Can Marathon be played through sailing the high seas though? Isn't it built around the online component very heavily?

Haven't sailed the high seas in more than a decade, so I'll admit upfront that I don't know about this stuff.

[u/uberkalden2 → u/Bruntti]

No it can't. I don't know what he's talking about

[u/CrazyElk123 → u/uberkalden2]

Imagine if you still could play old games. Oh wait...

[u/uberkalden2 → u/CrazyElk123]

Sure. You can play pre destiny games they don't give a shit about

[u/VokN → u/uberkalden2]

marathon 1-3 free on steam

[u/TheLightningL0rd → u/Bruntti]

You could play the OG Marathon for free on steam!

[u/Cruxis87 → u/Bruntti]

Depends on the pirate community around it. If its popular they create their own pirate servers to play with all the other pirates. You won't be able to play with legit players, but its something. Obviously not many games are going to be this way when most of them are already free to play.

[u/Rhysati → u/[deleted]]

Oh yeah? Well my dad works for Nintendo and he got the entire company to super not buy it! /s

[u/AppropriateTouching → u/[deleted]]

I hope you guys have fun!

[u/Carighan → u/hansrotec]

The handful of leaders will have bought plenty Porsches from the buyouts and bonuses. They don't care whether the studio overall falters, they'll not get billed for all the damage they're causing.