It kinda baffles me that people still apply for jobs at EA, Activision/Blizzard, etc. We need more disenfranchised developers making their own studios like Supergiant, Respawn and Embark, who go back to making quality games that are passion projects instead of sloppy money churners. I simply don’t understand why anyone would buy a game, then spend more money to not play the game in order to progress/level up/whatever.
Just to be clear I’m well aware Apex Legends could be thought of as a money churner, but it’s still a free-to-play, quality product that just sells cosmetics so I personally don’t see it in the same light as CoD, FIFA or Madden.
It kinda baffles me that people still apply for jobs at EA, Activision/Blizzard, etc. We need more disenfranchised developers making their own studios like Supergiant, Respawn and Embark, who go back to making quality games that are passion projects instead of sloppy money churners. I simply don’t understand why anyone would buy a game, then spend more money to not play the game in order to progress/level up/whatever.
Just to be clear I’m well aware Apex Legends could be thought of as a money churner, but it’s still a free-to-play, quality product that just sells cosmetics so I personally don’t see it in the same light as CoD, FIFA or Madden.
Because when starting your own studio in the garage you and your family has no money or insurance.
You can probably Occam’s razor as to why they don’t make their own studios
It probably makes for a good look in your CV. You work there for a few years, and then you can apply anywhere else with better chances, I guess.
I had a professor who had worked for a big company, was laid off, joined a smaller company, then the bigger company bought that one up.
Was your professor Steve Jobs??
No? I don’t think he ever worked in game design.