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It's just sad I guess this is an example of post consumerism. Maybe making games for the sake of profit and not fun it was just a matter of time. I was an avid
by kraig911 3y ago
It's just sad I guess this is an example of post consumerism. Maybe making games for the sake of profit and not fun it was just a matter of time.
I was an avid Overwatch player and just seeing how Kotick essentially destroyed that team from within at Blizzard because to some the price of the stock is the only thing that is a measure of value of a public company.
- fnimick 3y ago> to some the price of the stock is the only thing that is a measure of value of a public company. Who are the people who invest in a public company for any reason other than to have their numbers go up? That's the entire point. They could be putting out absolute garbage, as long as it makes money (and more profit than your alternative of 'fun games'), that's all that matters.
- kraig911 3y agoI do. I still have belief in companies that to me are essentially important for what they’ve done for my family and friends. It’s not all about profit.
- grotorea 3y agoWell, I think there are a few people who invested in GME to stick it to the man, or in Musk's companies for some other reason.
- pfdietz 3y agoThe problem isn't making games for money, it's doing it in a stupid and shortsighted way that sabotages the goal of making money.
- kraig911 3y agoI think the product cycle for artistic endeavors isn’t compatible with modern day approaches for measuring business value. The fact that a mount in WoW made more money than StarCraft 2. I think management saw that and went all in.