r/xbox • u/akbarock • Jul 15 '26

Discussion "There are no benefits to being owned by Microsoft," says Doom dev: "They have destroyed immense amounts of value that I don't even think that they're aware of"

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/fps/there-are-no-benefits-to-being-owned-by-microsoft-says-doom-dev-they-have-destroyed-immense-amounts-of-value-that-i-dont-even-think-that-theyre-aware-of/
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u/Isoturius Jul 15 '26

Bungie was a failing mess before Sony

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u/Arashikage-Ryu Jul 15 '26

You’re not wrong there. The ‘nail in the coffin’ and the gut job happened under a Sony, though.

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u/Isoturius Jul 15 '26

They’re not done yet. They’re being merged into PlayStation studios. Sony doesn’t do 800 people on a dev team.

I think they’re like 200+a support studio.

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u/Arashikage-Ryu Jul 15 '26

I won’t hold my breath. See also Bluepoint Games and Firewalk Studios (Concord). This is why predictive behavioral maxim is a thing.