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Comment on "My 'Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand' statement isn't aging well" - id Software co-founder John Carmack speaks out after devastating Xbox layoffs

Herr_S_aus_H@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

If you compare the reactions and statements of John Romero and John Carmack you really get a feeling for who of them is a empathetic human being with interest in his fellow humans and their work and who isn’t or in other words, John Carmack please bugger of to your useless AI company.

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Klear@piefed.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
John Romero aged like fine wine.

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p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I don’t think John Carmack is sociopathic. He just thinks differently, and isn’t the most socially-adapt person. He was trying to reason out why the decision was made in the first place:

“Games are competing with every other option for spending your leisure time and money, and the competition is brutal.”

He’s definitely not wrong. I still think Microsoft’s decision was pretty fucking stupid, but disposable entertainment options are at an all-time high, and even with gaming, you can throw a stick up in the air and have it land on a game studio.

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