Gaming

628 readers

1 users here now

Sub for any gaming related content!

Rules:

1: No spam or advertising. This basically means no linking to your own content on blogs, YouTube, Twitch, etc.
2: No bigotry or gatekeeping. This should be obvious, but neither of those things will be tolerated. This goes for linked content too; if the site has some heavy "anti-woke" energy, you probably shouldn't be posting it here.
3: No untagged game spoilers. If the game was recently released or not released at all yet, use the Spoiler tag (the little ⚠️ button) in the body text, and avoid typing spoilers in the title. It should also be avoided to openly talk about major story spoilers, even in old games.

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

Metallinatus@lemmy.ml

peternile@lemmy.ml

137

Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive is laying off 5% of its workforce and 'rationalizing its pipeline,' the latest skin-crawling corporate euphemism for people losing their jobs (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 7 months ago by ylai@lemmy.ml to c/gaming@lemmy.ml

14 comments fedilink hide all child comments

top 14 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old

[–] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 40 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Actually "rationalising the pipeline" would be getting rid of all the massively overpaid execs, rather than the people who actually make the Take-Two execs their money

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 18 points 7 months ago

Absolutely sickening. Yeah, we can't afford you people actually doing the money making and Jeremy's new yacht. It was a tough decision, i swear

[–] bilb@lem.monster 1 points 7 months ago

People always say this, but the execs and board members making obscene money for doing as little a possible is the whole point of the endeavor.

[–] Blackout@kbin.run 11 points 7 months ago

This company literally prints money but it's not good enough without the human suffering.

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

🏴‍☠️GTA 6🏴‍☠️

[–] Damage@slrpnk.net 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I mean, for the first bunch of years PC users won't have any choice but to emulate

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

Only reason they're launching on consoles first is probably because Sony paid for it.

[–] bravesilvernest@lemmy.ml 9 points 7 months ago

"Fat trim" is the other one I recently heard, and it's absolutely the worst one I've heard so far. Glad they consider humans working their best as "fat"...

[–] penquin@lemm.ee 9 points 7 months ago

Yay capitalism. The pursuit of infinite quarterly profit will fuck and enshitify everything we've ever known.

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Losing their jobs through no fault of their own, mind you. Disgusting behaviour by Take-Two just to line their shareholders pockets.

[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 months ago

This is business as usual for Rockstar development. Historically they wait until right after they ship, though.

[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

This is such a bad time for me to be trying to get back into the game industry fml