ylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoPhil Spencer blames capitalism for games industry woes: 'I don't get [the] luxury of not having to run a profitable growing business'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square120linkfedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down111
arrow-up1215arrow-down1external-linkPhil Spencer blames capitalism for games industry woes: 'I don't get [the] luxury of not having to run a profitable growing business'www.pcgamer.comylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square120linkfedilink
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down17·2 years agoOh yeah I’m sure the lack of a profit motive would just make games amazing 🙄
minus-squarekudos@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 years agoProfit isn’t the issue, it’s having to continually show outsized profit growth rates to keep shareholders happy that’s the problem. Look at private companies like Valve for comparison.
minus-squareJomega@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 years agoGreat art was never created for its own sake /s.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·2 years agoAnd people never spend money on things based on how good they are /s
minus-squareJomega@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoThings are often better when the people making them give a shit.
minus-squarethesporkeffect@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoDo you exclusively play sports game [current year]?
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·2 years agoNope. Thank god there’s a free market and therefore I have options.
Oh yeah I’m sure the lack of a profit motive would just make games amazing 🙄
Profit isn’t the issue, it’s having to continually show outsized profit growth rates to keep shareholders happy that’s the problem. Look at private companies like Valve for comparison.
Exactly
Great art was never created for its own sake /s.
And people never spend money on things based on how good they are /s
Things are often better when the people making them give a shit.
Do you exclusively play sports game [current year]?
Nope. Thank god there’s a free market and therefore I have options.