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[–] LifeCoffeeGaming@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not sure I can support that take. Kinda focussed on the headline there and ignores the fact that other people work there also, that are probably relying on the success of this game for their paychecks and ability to keep making games. The dev industry in general is not in great shape atm.

Let the courts sort out shady business practices imo.

Support a decent game (if it is decent).

Certainly don't preorder. Looking at you internet denisons.

[–] SorryforSmelling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

other people got paid already. they most likely wont loose money or portfolio if you boycott. its rare that lower level devs and artists are getting any percent of the sales numbers. This talking point from you is coming straigt from bigger publishers all the way to stockholders that have nothing to do with the product.

[–] LifeCoffeeGaming@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If a studio goes under cause of lack of sales of a game it's not the execs who suffer. Can't see the point your making rn?

[–] SorryforSmelling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

but the people are already kicked... Look if bob works at "bob studios" and i love his work and want to support him, i can buy his game. but if bob got fired long ago, he wont get the money i give to "bob studios". You are supporting a buisness construct and not the artist in this case here. almost all workers in the game dev field loose their job post project anyway, so you are not even helping them. So i stand by point that this is capitalist propaganda. Its sad but videogame artists get abused by the scene a whole lot. i think it makes sense to show support witht the individuals who make the games you love, rather than the legal steuctures trying to milk them.

[–] LifeCoffeeGaming@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Are you saying that only the 3 people that got let go (and potentially shafted), are the only people that worked on the game? I don't believe that's the case but I could be wrong of course.