this post was submitted on 16 Jul 2024
99 points (87.2% liked)
Games
31411 readers
874 users here now
Welcome to the largest gaming community on Lemmy! Discussion for all kinds of games. Video games, tabletop games, card games etc.
Weekly Threads:
Rules:
-
Submissions have to be related to games
-
No bigotry or harassment, be civil
-
No excessive self-promotion
-
Stay on-topic; no memes, funny videos, giveaways, reposts, or low-effort posts
-
Mark Spoilers and NSFW
-
No linking to piracy
More information about the community rules can be found here.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
You know, in a world of dozens and hundreds of game makers losing their jobs on relatively short notice because some rich fart gambled too high on a potential buyout, the lesson should really not be "They're killing your favorite video games". I'm sorry, but that's just in poor taste.
It's a click bait title for sure, but it grabs the attention of game hobbyists in order to explain a grave situation and I justice going on.
But, I don't disagree with you, either
I do think it's a reasonable entry point for those who do not understand the labor implications of this. Approaching people with the sentiment that their favorite games are dying makes the segue into how problematic embracer actually is much easier.
We can ultimately be upset about both things, that embracer is killing games while also killing jobs.