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> but is run by Harvard MBA types who aren’t gamers This is going to piss people off, but that's because people who sink huge portions of their spare time and
by justrealist 3y ago
> but is run by Harvard MBA types who aren’t gamers
This is going to piss people off, but that's because people who sink huge portions of their spare time and energy into video games do not become CEOs. "Getting high on your own supply" doesn't set you up for professional exceptionalism.
- nrb 3y agoI’ll be charitable and grant that you’re likely talking about a very specific type of CEO who ends up at a very specific type of game studio; usually one that stopped caring about the quality of the games that it produces and instead envisions the studio as a financial engineering play. Elsewhere, there are plenty of game studios that have product-focused CEOs who are gamers and care deeply about creating memorable experiences, with the playtime to prove it.
- legosexmagic 3y agothats a very complicated way to say "i dont like young people"
- justrealist 3y agoI like young people a lot! Which is why I think we should massively restrict the amount of digital poison corporations are allowed to pump into their veins.
- orwin 3y agoI'm pretty sure the Gullemot brothers still play their own games, heard that Yves played some rainbow 6 siege or something, and while I hate Ubisoft games quality and only ever bought one, he seems way more professional than whoever the Blizzard CEO is.
- morelisp 3y agoYves covered for Maxime Béland's and Serge Hascoët's sexual abuses for decades.
- BlueTemplar 3y agoRayman Legends is amazing. Such a shame that their stores / launchers / DRM have been among the worst for years...
- justaman 3y agoGabe Newell
- dchftcs 3y agoSales and marketing CEOs pretend they work 24x7, but they spend much of their weekends on leisure activities such as golfing, travel, playing with their children, having expensive dinners with board members and politicians and so on. If you're committed it's really not hard to replace that leisure time with gaming.
- Jochim 3y agoThey spend much of the working day on those leisure activities as well. I've seen execs tell the rest of the company that a four day work week isn't reasonable while working four days themselves.
- bigbillheck 3y agoDid you see Elon Musk's Elden Ring build?