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Excellent-Wishbone12 t1_je7grsb wrote

I love every boardroom now … “our competitors are doing layoffs … why aren’t we? … “

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ericneo3 t1_je86s9y wrote

Can they really afford to?

They like Ubisoft have been releasing duds now for a while and most of their senior staff at their studios left over the last few years.

Apex legends is currently keeping them afloat but that will wane and lose people overtime. If they screw up the next Dragon Age that will be the end of Bioware and if they screw up the next Battlefield that will be the end of Dice.

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lacker101 t1_je8g3th wrote

> Apex legends is currently keeping them afloat

This and sports microtransactions. If Apex wanes, and FIFA/Madden loot boxes get regulated they're massively exposed to risk.

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ericneo3 t1_je8mneg wrote

Exactly, countries are labelling loot boxes as gambling so that revenue stream will disappear soon. They also don't have the FIFA license anymore, so there is a good chance a competitor can scoop up that market.

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aidenr t1_je879sr wrote

And raising prices 60% to balance things out. But lowering wages. And increasing pay-to-win enticements and loot boxes.

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SpaceGoonie t1_je7cr36 wrote

They need to put this in the game.

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robot_jeans t1_je95cab wrote

Infinite profit model, Hello.

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OcelotBrave8818 t1_jeabisx wrote

This should free up enough money to continue making terrible games for another two decades.

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woobloob t1_je8tkqr wrote

That’s nothing compared to how many are going to be laid off within 5-10 years. With the rise of AI, most companies will need to completely restructure. That’s my guess anyway.

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woobloob t1_je9b818 wrote

Yeah, exciting things are happening but it's going to be difficult to adapt. I'd say it's a mix of fun, scary, exciting and depressing.

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8ew8135 t1_je9o9ez wrote

I wish companies could “layoff” investors instead.

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