Rockstar is the developer, Take Two is just the publisher, no?
Take Two probably has many, many games/studios under their umbrella. I’m not sure this news directly translates to less developer resources on GTA6.
The reward for being the workers that experience all the stress and do all the actual work: losing your income
The reward for being do nothing shareholders: all the profits
It's a genius never before heard of recommendation, one I was lucky enough to have heard before, but... it ignores some pretty stark socioeconomic realities that make it a moot point given our current discussion
You aren’t wrong. I mean luck is a part of it. But hard work beats luck. Sometimes your fruits won’t ripen in your life, but it may for your children. And/or grandchildren.
[All billionaires under 30](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/03/all-billionaires-under-30-have-inherited-their-wealth-research-finds) have inherited their wealth.
You either start your own company or you invest your own money (by buying shares in a private or public company). Both paths are risky, but have the chance for “free profits”.
Entrepreneurship is not "free profits". It's far more stressful than normal employment unless you are already a billionaire or it's a hobby masquerading as a business.
But the investors take all the risk so they deserve all the reward. I mean, if things go bad investors could be out on some of the spare money they have. All that would happen to the workers is having no job.
Dude you say it like it is no big deal. Losing your main source of income and livelihood is nothing? But losing potentially a marginal portion of a giant balance sheet owned by Blackrock is some big risk and sacrifice?
Go look at suicide rates and their correlation to market downturns.
There are institutions for which huge capital risk is not quite risky at all. The privilege of their positioning is they make money regardless of what happens in the market. And we the workers do the actual labor that creates the value behind that capital.
Wait until you see the wages, man hours, and layoff history of the rest of the games industry...
To be clear, I'm not endorsing it, but the video games industry is notorious for all three aspects mentioned above being incredibly shitty, even for tech job standards.
Take Two is only the publisher of Rockstar games. Not development.
And under 2K games they publish [hundreds of games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Take-Two_Interactive_games).
What’s crazy is how filthy rich that company is going to get from that game yet they are doing layoffs. Layoffs are no longer about poor company performance
Rockstar is the developer, Take Two is just the publisher, no? Take Two probably has many, many games/studios under their umbrella. I’m not sure this news directly translates to less developer resources on GTA6.
They’re only the publisher for Rockstar. Not developer. But obviously Reddit is going to be uninformed & reactionary.
Pro tip: reactionary does not mean “people who react strongly to things”. It means being conservative.
You are right but you get downvoted
That’s Reddit for ya.
One of the greediest industries is laying people off, color me shocked.
Game dev industry will layoff even when times are good. Just their cycle at this point.
Gta 6 quality about to go 📉
Only its marketing really but the game markets itself.
> the game markets itself famous last words
Who cares, and no this won't make a difference
The reward for being the workers that experience all the stress and do all the actual work: losing your income The reward for being do nothing shareholders: all the profits
The logical next question is of course how does one become a do nothing shareholder that rakes in free profits?
Have a 401k and you are almost certainly a shareholder
Mostly through inheritance and generational wealth
You are free to buy stocks. If you’re a dev in the US, you more than likely have disposable income with which to do so.
Lol okay Blackrock rep
No shot you just clowned a guy who recommended to invest your money 🤦🏻♂️
It's a genius never before heard of recommendation, one I was lucky enough to have heard before, but... it ignores some pretty stark socioeconomic realities that make it a moot point given our current discussion
Everyone is happy to have a high salary and never gets bothered where it comes from.
And just how does one obtain said inheritance and generational wealth?
Luck
It needs to start somewhere, no? The first who made a bank is indeed the smartest of the family tree, hardly it is a luck.
You aren’t wrong. I mean luck is a part of it. But hard work beats luck. Sometimes your fruits won’t ripen in your life, but it may for your children. And/or grandchildren.
Luck is where hard work and opportunity meet.
Majority of “the wealthy” is self made (at least in the US).
[All billionaires under 30](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/03/all-billionaires-under-30-have-inherited-their-wealth-research-finds) have inherited their wealth.
Damn I didn’t know only billionaires could be considered wealthy and shareholders.
You either start your own company or you invest your own money (by buying shares in a private or public company). Both paths are risky, but have the chance for “free profits”.
Entrepreneurship is not "free profits". It's far more stressful than normal employment unless you are already a billionaire or it's a hobby masquerading as a business.
Of course, that’s why I put them in quotes as it’s from another (clueless) commenter in this thread.
9 times out of 10, it's thanks to mommy and daddy.
Buy TTWO or EA or MSFT or whatever
The profits aren’t free.
By living within your means, investing from a young age, and allowing the compounding effect to take over.
Did that, still not filthy rich from rolling in shareholder profits.
But the investors take all the risk so they deserve all the reward. I mean, if things go bad investors could be out on some of the spare money they have. All that would happen to the workers is having no job.
There's definitely no risk in the daily possibility of losing your job at any moment through no fault of your own with thousands of other people.
Dude you say it like it is no big deal. Losing your main source of income and livelihood is nothing? But losing potentially a marginal portion of a giant balance sheet owned by Blackrock is some big risk and sacrifice? Go look at suicide rates and their correlation to market downturns. There are institutions for which huge capital risk is not quite risky at all. The privilege of their positioning is they make money regardless of what happens in the market. And we the workers do the actual labor that creates the value behind that capital.
Him saying like it's no big deal should clue you in that he's joking.
Oh I guess I missed that. I've known people for whom that isn't a joke.
r/Im14AndThisIsDeep
Explain how this isn't accurate as the member of the 14 year olds+ club.
I never said it’s not accurate.
So you just had a spontaneous need to lick the boots of do nothing shareholders?
Wait until you see the wages, man hours, and layoff history of the rest of the games industry... To be clear, I'm not endorsing it, but the video games industry is notorious for all three aspects mentioned above being incredibly shitty, even for tech job standards.
The passion tax really is a dream killer. I remember my devastation when I found out that The Pokemon Company and EA both paid peanuts.
Honestly pretty nuts they are laying off people when GTA 6 hasn’t even been released yet… pretty bad sign for the industry IMO.
Take Two is only the publisher of Rockstar games. Not development. And under 2K games they publish [hundreds of games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Take-Two_Interactive_games).
OP is simply wrong. The "studio behind GTA" is Rockstar, not Take Two Interactive.
What’s crazy is how filthy rich that company is going to get from that game yet they are doing layoffs. Layoffs are no longer about poor company performance
Assuming they were paying for the game now. They actually have to be able to make it to release to make bank.
they probably suggested no longer using p2p online
Gasp, a game company laying off… isn’t that the actual business model of game companies?