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Basically job cuts the result of narcissist Hermen Hulst wanting his bonus + pandering to woke mob narcissist agendas and then wondering why real people (the ones who have jobs and money to spend) don't want to buy tripe like TLoU2

I’m still on my ps4

Thanks for shouting out Sloium Infernum. League of Geeks is probably the best indie studio left in Australia... They had a hard time with their first title "Armello" (a brilliant gem of a game imo) i'm sure a signal boost will help 'em out.

Aint no way people regard Tales of Arise as one of the best JRPGs of this generation. It is not that good. Story and writing are atrociously bad and the characters are so one dimensional and whiny. The first half of the game is great but part 2 takes a massive drop in quality. It's seriously so mid, I do not understand why people see it as great.

Beyond the general trend in the video game industry. This is already the 2nd wave of layoffs for PlayStation and the studio closures are in addition to the other studios already closed by Playstation: London Studios, Pixelopus, Japan Studio, Liverpool Studio, Manchester Studio, etc. This is a problem that goes beyond the current trend and reveals a fundamental problem. They are paying for strategic errors and a lack of market anticipation, they have also lost 10 billion on the stock market following announcements of lower margins and failure to achieve objectives? Playstation as we knew it no longer exists, they stopped innovating, taking risks, no new licenses for several years, only sequels and remakes, They only focused on the hardware and not on the content, at some point it’s the price to pay! Temporary third-party game exclusivities do not compensate for the quality of first-party games the aaa budget was cut by 60%, Now the change in strategy started by Jim Ryan towards more service games, more PC games and fewer AAA games is not reassuring for the market or for the players.

Trump Voice: SO SAD!!!

Another is "Sorry I can't play Hell Divers, I'm on Xbox"

Being a game journalist is both a blessing and a curse. You get to play all the games for a living, but you have to play ALL the games for a living.

@@Mediados And rush through them... - It's really work, and I would hate to do it. - I'm also a musician, I changed my mind making a career out of it. - I don't want to ruin the things I love. - I'll play games at my own leisure, thanks very much, I'm not gonna be on the schedule of "the industry".

Playstation as we knew it is over. Beyond the general trend in the video game industry. This is already the 2nd wave of layoffs for PlayStation and the studio closures are in addition to other studios already closed by Playstation: London Studios, Pixelopus, Japan Studio, Liverpool Studio, Manchester Studio, etc. This is a problem that goes beyond the current trend and reveals a fundamental problem. They are paying for strategic errors and a lack of market anticipation. They have simply stopped creating games. Remakes and sequels are not enough and the few temporary exclusives from third-party publishers do not compensate for the lack of first-party games. And now they are launching into service games, an area that they do not master well and they are gradually abandoning large narrative games (-60% budget for AAA games), which was their trademark . Helldivers 2, created by a third-party studio, supports them in this new strategy. For comparison, in 2024 alone, Xbox is releasing more exclusive games from internal studios and some third-party exclusives like: Hellblade II, Stalker 2, Diablo IV, the calls of duty which will arrive day one in the gamepass, Avowed, Flight, Simulator 2024, Indiana Jones Flintlock, Towerborne Ara, Ark II, age of mythology. For its part, PlayStation will not release any first party games until March 2025 according to the CEO of Sony. The difference is striking. Xbox creates content (AAA, narrative solo, rpg, strategy, new games, new licenses, varied games for all tastes), while PlayStation sells consoles. I'm exaggerating the line a little but that's it. It's the opposite now, Xbox puts more budget into AAA games than PlayStation. The change in strategy towards more service games, more PC games and fewer AAA games is not reassuring either for the market or for players.

$50mil? GoW Ragnarok costed $200 mil and Spiderman 2 $300mil.

​@dandan3045 where did the money go and where was it spent? I dont believe for a second either of those games needed that much of a budget.

​@@XProjectHunterX usually 40% ish on marketing alone🤯

Yeah Microsoft can learn from Helldivers as well. Microsoft is a perfect example of a lot of money not making good games.

​@naofumitempest1365 and not using there best ip.... like halo they pass down 30 idea for halo games that is basically hell diver.....

I don't even play Borderlands but seeing who they cast in that thing....the Cheesecake Factory comment is apt, and will be proven with box-office receipts. There won't be any. Well, no one under 40 anyway, and anyone over 40 (me) doesn't want to watch another stupid godawful video game adaptation. We suffered through enough of those already.

Well, there’s another movie I couldn’t care less about seeing.

You've *got* to be fucking with me. Brick and Mordecai is THE bromance of the game. And the most interesting and likeable characters. Roland is 1 dimensional, Tina gets old fast, and Tannis is literally just exposition.

Tina seems to be a fan-favorite, she has her own game. Seems reasonable they would add her instead of random bulky scream scream character. What did Brick ever add to the story/lore other than being a leader of some bandit group in BL2 I think it was? He is probably one of the most irrelevant characters.

That being said maybe we should just wait and see. I don't care about their age as much. And I still remember Adam Sandler fondly in Reign Over Me, so just because you do comedic stuff a lot doesn't mean you can't expand into something a little more serious eventually - not that Borderlands was ever super serious to begin with. You people seem to be determined to hate the movie before it's even out.

😖 2020 Changed the world forever

i really dont care about this. they can make new studios or apply at Larian or the Helldivers, Palword studios. its as tiresome as his NFT segments.

Ah yes just buy a ticket, apply for a visa, and move to japan. Yes mhm great plan yep definitely just a small bump in the road mhm​@@Senumunu

It's not that easy man it's a massive deal and has implications for the future of the industry​@@Senumunu

We're skipping past it now - this video was SIX AND A HALF MINUTES of layoff news. I understand this is part of gaming news, but 6.5 minutes of the same stuff over and over? We know by now, it sucks for those people, also it's not the only industry facing layoffs it's ALL of tech currently. Please dude just do 30 seconds and move on, if I wanted to watch depression news I'd watch the normal news.

It's Hollywood mate. "Worst so far" is always a good safety to have.

The guy with a stoic personality and deep voice, let's cast the short comedic relief side character with a screechy voice for that

Anytime you see that Kevin Hart is going to be in a movie, you know it will be mediocre at best.

It’ll be good Kevin hart and jack black together is gold

@@vintageoriginallegit I hope you're right

More like: “anyone with a brain knows a global recession is coming and we are preparing for it.”

It's crap that that occurs. I also think inflation is gouging expected profits like crazy at every level. Apparently, the PS5 is becoming more expensive to manufacture. That's something that just hasn't historically happened

​@TehPwnographer so let's fire a shit ton of people so they don't have an established job for the recession!

@@TehPwnographerPretty sure they’re lookin at the future war.

​@@TehPwnographerStill reporting massive profits but of course we must chase after infinite growth to appease shareholders while paying CEOs millions for whatever reason while releasing games that blur together in their samey-ness and have a marketing budget that rivals a small country's GDP. Totally sustainable.

That's...kind of messed up. Is it just me? (edit): Ok, so it's not an actual ghost of the dead brother which you fight, it's ghost data of his dead brother's playstyle on a CPU you can fight. That's pretty legit.

​@@slightlysaltysam7411That's bc you didn't get the whole story.

@@slightlysaltysam7411 Wording and context is important here. The brother asked the community if it's possible to continue fighting Ghost Data of his late brother because he wants to honor his late's brother memories through Tekken from time to time, this reached Harada and he said that this is possible and would be willing to do more for the brother if more information is provided.

@@VivalaG thank you I couldn’t find the original article before I commented

I legit thought they modeled an actual ghost after the dead brother which you can fight. That actually was a good feeling story.@@VivalaG

Still no games

I dunno why you would even want one. Just buy a PS5 controller and bluetooth it to your PC, and now you can play 90% of Sony titles and 100% of xbox titles, and you get over 30 fps unlike those consoles, and you can download mods.

​@@selectionn+ more versatility and don't have to pay PS+

​@@selectionn Because in order to do that I'd need to invest in an expensive PC and why would I do that when I can just get a $500 console?

Thanks to COVID* COVID-19 caused a global microchip shortage that is still ongoing which has heavily impacted many industries including the console industry.

Phrasing lol

The game basically killed himself, ha!

'Suicide Squad: Kill the Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League'

Borrowing a line from Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda: "Good"

Who knew making something nobody wants wouldnt pay off. Personally, I'm shocked.

the way people do this with miyazaki drives me bonkers

"Industry has changed' means that players aren't as easy to manipulate anymore

@@Kratos263 Given some of what's still popular, I've seen little evidence of that.

@@PXAbstractionYou just not really looking.

@@Wariyaka Useful.

The customer changed the way and how much they spend on games.

Kinda the same either way you cut it almost half

@@reapersasmr5483it’s not the same for those additional 60 employees getting laid off.

Unfortunately I think they will see helldivers 2 and think "oh, live service games are good" and take no notes about how the game is just fun. We just live in groundhog day.

@@DogtrioI don't think they are that dumb. I mean, they are dumb, but not that dumb. First question they would ask is: Why Helldivers is making money and Suicide Squad is not? They're both live service games. And the answer to that is: The game is actually good, with fair entry price and fair microtransactions. So, if they want to copy Helldivers, Bless them.

They still have to figure out why Sony gamers are a fraction of Helldivers 2 playerbase. The real problem is how do they get more PS Fans to buy multiple games each year.

I think what he's saying is they'll think, "fuck what makes them different or one good, they're both live service meaning the MODEL is viable."

Exactly couldn't care less about these predatory companies with their aggressive monetization structure and nefarious DEI initiatives. They produce slop and then wonder why people aren't buying.

Truck? Sure. But the gatling gun....and then an attack helicopter?

I also have a foot fetish, just like Kojima and Miyazaki

The first shot in the trailer😂

Same, I freaking love endless ocean. I’m not very excited for whatever this new thing is though, (haven’t watched full vid yet but I assume it show that trailer from a bit ago), it looks like one of those bad multiplayer mobile games. I would really prefer an actual sequel :|

I will forever remember Endless Ocean: Blue World as the game which gave me thalassophobia. I'm not even kidding. One time, when I was playing the game as a kid, I was swimming around in the west part of the second map when I heard the danger siren, so I turned around and saw a Great White headed straight for me. I thought it was Thanatos (the juggernaut Great White who ignores your only defense against violent critters), so I panicked and got out of there right away. Ever since then, seeing dangerous stuff underwater (in games, at least, I haven't tried reality) has always made me freak out, and I've never been able to finish the game. Ironically, I looked it up a few years later and it turns out it almost certainly _wasn't_ Thanatos. You first _see_ him on the southwest side of that map during a scripted sequence (and I had never seen him after that), but he actually hangs out in the southeastern part after that sequence, and I think I was too far north to possibly aggro him anyway. Still, that doesn't change the trauma or the phobia.

They mean Ai...

Its like taking a dump to prepare yourself for your next meal.

32 bit Tifa was stacked, puts PS5 Tifa to shame

Yeah, that's kind of shocking.

Everyone's like "Kill the Justice League"?... OK!

I like that he does the front loaded news blocks so even if I can't watch the whole video I can catch the keynotes and all I'll miss is some ending recommendations

@@ladylad2763 that’s really nice huh I guess I haven’t even considered that. That’s awesome

It’s Sony’s loss. Helldivers 2 proves that day-and-date multi platform releases sell the best. It’s no wonder their gaming business is floundering when they keep making dumb decisions. I would be willing to buy the game full price Day One, but if they’re going to treat PC and Xbox players like second-class citizens, then I’ll just wait for a deep sale.

He's a masochist. Said so in an interview. When he designs attacks, he thinks of how he would like to be killed.

Depends on if said devs have a "non-competition" clause involved with their severance package. Some companies straight-up prevent previous employees from working in the industry for a certain number of years (usually 2-5) under penalty of legal persecution.

@@MapleFried I kinda doubt that would be legally upheld, as most non-c clauses are either not enforceable to begin with or would have a very limited scope, like by genre and a time limit. 2-5 years in an industry that spans multiple nations and is incredibly lucrative is laughable. People have to eat and if their nc prevents them from working in the industry where their skills are AT ALL, yeah i don't really see that holding up. Could still be sued, because you can be sued for anything technically

Dude give Predecessor a shot! Should be around $8-9. It's the real deal. A new original hero is releasing this Tuesday. It's a ton of fun.

we both know its never going away. the CEOs and board of directors will keep shoving the square in the circular hole until it fits.

I don't mind "live service" for multiplayer focused games, especially ones with a strong pvp element. However, please stop trying to make single player or co-op campaign-focused games live service, it just makes them worse games.

Live service, or, drip feed content for an underdeveloped product that will be monetized as many ways as can be conceived for as little work as possible and absolutely no passion from the devs.

"We have listened to consumer feedback and have decided to move away from our current Live Service business model, and instead focus on a subscription based model that will keep what consumers loved from our Live Service model, namely the MTX's."

@therotten6152 Helldivers 2 sucks as a Live Service. It literally has all the classic complaints and warnings behind the original fears of MTX's that Live Services are now built around. None of what makes it fun is derived from being a Live Service.

You wish

They'll never learn because there's always one or two games that bucks the trend. Gtav online made more money than God, for example.

Ouch

Luckily I doubt there's huge overlap between monster collecting turn based JRPG fans and Soulslike fans.

I probably wont be able to finish yakuza and ff7 by then. Just gotta play them all one by one ~

Yeah what lmao