A long-serving id Software developer has publicly criticised Microsoft after this week's layoffs, saying around half the studio was let go despite years of acclaimed work.
  • Weirdfish@lemmy.worldEnglish
    741·
    27 days ago

    I mean really, what does id software know about gaming? It’s not like they single handedly created the FPS genre and one of the most recognized IP in all of gaming history. /s

    • gramie@lemmy.caEnglish
      8·
      27 days ago

      John Carmack, Adrian Carmack, John Romero, Tom Hall. These were the founders of ID software. None of them are there now. It’s a different company.

      That’s not to say that Microsoft isn’t stupid and evil for this and many other things, but they didn’t lay off the people who revolutionized the game industry.

      • Weirdfish@lemmy.worldEnglish
        41·
        27 days ago

        Of course not, and Henry Ford for some reason doesn’t run Ford anymore. It’s still the company that invented the assembly line, and id software created the FPS.

        There is institutional knowledge that makes id software unique, and MS is making a big mistake firing so many.

        I watched a few videos about this situation last night and have a better idea what’s going on.

        The shift in focus to the core IPs, which at this point appear to be Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Wolfenstein, could be a great idea, if it means we get one of them every 18 months or so, as vs the decades between main releases the current model is heading towards.

        What I really hope is that all this talent being released into the wild gather together to form some new developers.

      • AngryMob@lemmy.oneEnglish
        3·
        27 days ago

        But the devs at ID are still very above average, likely due to that legacy. Their engine runs so well even with all the modern rendering turned on. If microsoft just turns whatever is left of them into another unreal engine slophouse, thats when it will truly be a different company.

        • gramie@lemmy.caEnglish
          1·
          26 days ago

          My only meeting was that the “they” who revolutionized gaming are not the same people who are in the company now. I have no doubt that they are absolutely top-tier game developers.

  • DaddleDew@lemmy.worldEnglish
    38·
    27 days ago

    Microsoft is a dysfunctional organization. It is too big to be competent or efficient and yet because of its size it is allowed to continue thriving for all the wrong reasons.

    Part of it wants to acquire talent. Another part of it wants to cut costs. They don’t talk to each other, they don’t understand the big picture.

    The result is the waste of money and destruction of potential. They buy bottles in which lightning had been caught and promptly smash them on the concrete.

    Shit like that is holding back all of humanity.

  • ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.worldEnglish
    29·
    27 days ago

    Game plan:

    1. Buy as many game-makers at exorbitant prices to monopolise the industry.
    2. Dissolve the game-makers immediately, when they do not perform to absurd sales targets.
    3. ???
    4. Profit.
    • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.caEnglish
      6·
      26 days ago

      after the last few years where this trend is so clear, it really makes me question the people who are selling out to the big corps when they know it’s just going to fuck the company and employees

  • PonyOfWar@pawb.socialEnglish
    20·
    27 days ago

    Insane. Xbox’ new leadership seems completely clueless when it comes to gaming. They’re destroying their most valuable assets.

  • FE80@lemmy.worldEnglish
    151·
    27 days ago

    Microsoft is complete scum.

    FYI, Bazzite works just fine for gaming, I can run Cyberpunk 2077 on it with no problems.

    • DharkStare@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      26 days ago

      Bazzite is what I went with when I decided to ditch Windows and was surprised at how well it worked. The atomic nature of the distro takes some getting used to but for gaming it’s been perfect.

      • definitemaybe@lemmy.caEnglish
        5·
        26 days ago

        CachyOS has been great for me. Granted, I’m comfortable enough with computers that I can search to find answers to things, so I’m not sure if I rolled through issues that might challenge others, but it’s been a fantastic experience. I switched about a year ago. Couldn’t be happier with it, and I’d recommend it for anyone who’s put off with the limitations inherent in running an immutable distro.

        • DharkStare@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          17 days ago

          All of my issues have been due to the immutable distro since I can’t follow most instructions on installing apps and I don’t want to just shove everything in a distrobox.

          I still like it but it definitely takes some getting used to.

  • BlackLaZoR@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    27 days ago

    We can make use of your studios resources to prop up the Xbox sales via game pass aaaand it’s gone.

    • Whats gone? We just released a game

    • Not anymore, poof! Studio’s gone.

  • trainsrkool@lemmy.mlEnglish
    51·
    27 days ago

    id? the very same id that have us the glorious masterpiece DOOM? USELESS?! FUCKING WINDOWS is useless 😠

  • Kyden Fumofly@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    27 days ago

    This is what I think when I read the “support the developers, buy their games” when the publishers are big corpos…