Over the past few years, more than 11,000 people have been laid off from the video game industry. This has caused multiple studios to close, and people who love this form of entertainment have lost the opportunity to fulfill their dreams. In this way, many have pointed out that this is due, in part, to greed on the part of executives, who have not lowered their high salaries to prevent this. Now, the former president of Sony of Europe believes that this is not the case, and everyone who lost their job should “drive an Uber” or “go to the beach.”
Recently, Chris Deering, former president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, participated in the podcast My Perfect Consolewhere he spoke about the recent layoffs that have been seen in the video game industry. From his point of view, This is a natural part of the environment, and executive greed is not the cause of this problem.but rather a decision that has to be made in light of the poor performance of some studios. This is what he had to say about it:
“I don’t think it’s fair to say that the resulting layoffs were a product of greed. I always tried to minimize the speed at which we added staff because I always knew there would be a cycle and I didn’t want to end up having the same problems that Sony had in Electronics.
If the money doesn’t come in from consumers in the last game, it’s going to be hard to justify spending on the next one.
I think it’s probably very painful for managers, but I don’t think having skill in this area [del desarrollo de juegos] It’s going to be a life of poverty or limitation. (…) Figure out how to get through it, drive an Uber or whatever, go find a cheap place to live and go to the beach for a year. But keep up with the news and stay current, because once you get off the train, it’s a lot harder.
Sometimes these things turn around much quicker than you might think, when everything is so precarious. I guess people got paid some kind of decent compensation and when it was over… Well, you know, that’s life.
In February, Sony laid off 900 PlayStation employees, around 8% of its workforce, which included the closure of London Studio and reductions at the Firesprite studio. In total, By May 2024, there is talk of more than 11,500 people having lost their jobs throughout the video game industry.even though some companies have reported high revenues over the last fiscal year.
Deering’s response comes from an executive’s perspective, which does not see the human factor. On a related note, here are PlayStation’s plans for its 30th anniversary. Similarly, the company’s games as a service have been a complete failure.
Author’s Note:
This is a terrible prospect, but it is something to be expected from an executive. They only see the numbers, and it is very easy to fire people when they know that their high positions with exorbitant salaries will remain intact. Saying that the unemployed should “drive an Uber” is far from the truth.
Via: Eurogamer
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