Microsoft needs a makeover, and not one of those cosmetic restructurings where the org chart changes but the company stays the same.
For evidence that its business is broken, look no further than its financial results for the quarter ended Dec. 31 and the fact that the company's stock hit a 52-week low. Microsoft revealed that its client business declined 8% and that sales of Office to consumers plummeted 23%. Microsoft is laying off employees and cutting costs, and it has stopped offering guidance to financial analysts. In other words, Microsoft isn't sure what the hell to expect next.
The economy is partly to blame, of course, but Microsoft's problems are much more deeply rooted.
New report from Skillsearch found that 22% of those surveyed had been laid off within the past 12 months.
It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
The Callisto Protocol director thinks the solution involves the right people, the right timing, and perhaps a little bit of AI
I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
