The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoI've never seen a company squander as much goodwill as Blizzard.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square133fedilinkarrow-up1750arrow-down119
arrow-up1731arrow-down1imageI've never seen a company squander as much goodwill as Blizzard.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square133fedilink
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minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up81·1 year agoIt seems that publicly traded game companies simply can’t help themselves from becoming this (e.g. Activision/Blizzard, Ubisoft, EA). It’s very sad, but at least there are still a few private AAA companies and indies who seem to make fun games for the sake of fun games.
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minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·1 year agoThat’s what happens when MBAs start making too many product decisions at a tech company, and game companies are no exception.
minus-squarewia@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoNot even just game companies. Publicly traded companies are a curse on humanity.
minus-squareCornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·1 year agoIt’s an ownership issue. Larian is privately owned by Swen Vincke. They can concentrate on making good games because they don’t answer to anyone but Swen. Blizzard is publicly owned. It has to answer to greedy and short-sighted shareholders.
minus-squarearefx@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·1 year agoI don’t buy or play their trash any more. It ain’t the 90s or 00s any more. Blizzard is ass. Ea, ubisoft, Blizzard. The games aren’t even that good
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It seems that publicly traded game companies simply can’t help themselves from becoming this (e.g. Activision/Blizzard, Ubisoft, EA).
It’s very sad, but at least there are still a few private AAA companies and indies who seem to make fun games for the sake of fun games.
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That’s what happens when MBAs start making too many product decisions at a tech company, and game companies are no exception.
Not even just game companies. Publicly traded companies are a curse on humanity.
It’s an ownership issue.
Larian is privately owned by Swen Vincke. They can concentrate on making good games because they don’t answer to anyone but Swen.
Blizzard is publicly owned. It has to answer to greedy and short-sighted shareholders.
I don’t buy or play their trash any more. It ain’t the 90s or 00s any more. Blizzard is ass.
Ea, ubisoft, Blizzard. The games aren’t even that good
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