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https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/subnautica-2-set-for-early-access-release-in-may-as-krafton-signals-surrender-we-look-forward-to-working-with-ted-gill-to-support-a-smooth-transition-and-work-toward-a-successful-launch/

Subnautica 2 set for early access release in May as Krafton signals surrender: 'We look forward to working with Ted Gill to support a smooth transition and work toward a successful launch'

A judge ruled yesterday that Krafton improperly fired Gill in 2025, and ordered that he be restored as CEO of Unknown Worlds.

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HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Soooooo by purchasing a copy of Subnautica 2 we could make a big, shitty company shell out $250 mil to the developers?

Not interested in the game, but I do like the sound of that.

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- TRBoom@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  That’s my read as well. I really liked the first one and if I can make this dick feel like he lost at the same time…
  
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- LordMayor@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Huh. I wasn’t going to buy it at all. Now, I’m not sure. Damn.
  
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  - HeartyOfGlass@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I’m torn because it would still put money in that shitty company’s pocket.
    
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Guitar@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
If you want to help fuck over Krafton and support the devs, buy the game. The judge extended the deadline for Unknown Worlds to earn the $250 million payout until late September. That payout was the whole reason Krafton put together this scheme in the first place. You will actually hurt Krafton more if they have to pay out that $250 million versus not buying the game at all. Not to mention, UW does good work and absolutely deserves it.

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jaennaet@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
“We look forward to working with Ted Gill”, sure you fucking do. Do those people take us for absolute fucking imbeciles? Everybody knows they’ll just try to fuck Unknown Worlds over at the first chance they get.

Love Subnautica but I’m not giving Krafton a single cent.

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- Theatomictruth@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  
  Krafton a single
  
  Krafton signals
  
  People gotta be doing this on purpose
  
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- Guitar@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  You’d hurt Krafton more if Unkown World earns enough revenue to trigger the $250 million payout. Obviously a single word from Krafton can’t be trusted, but that’s all the more reason to hit them with this. I’m all for not giving money to a shitty company. But the payout was the whole reason they tried to pull this hostile takeover shit in the first place. If Krafton doesn’t end up having to pay that money to UW, then it’s a victory for them. If you really want Krafton to be punished, buy the game and make them pay, literally. If UW has all that money at the end of this, it will put them in a stronger position to not get pushed around by Krafton. Ultimately, Krafton put itself in this position because they made a deal they regretted, and tried to weasel out of it. Don’t let them succeed if you hate them and love Subnautica.
  
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  - jaennaet@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    How much would $250 million really hurt Krafton?
    
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BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
They not sacking their CEO who used ChatGPT to strategise how to cheat the devs out of their money, overruled his legal team and has embarrassed the company?

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- bus_factor@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  All PR is good PR I guess. He did successfully promote Subnautica 2, judging by the reactions in this thread. Without this scandal I would have never known a sequel was on the way.
  
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  - OwOarchist@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
    
    Without this scandal I would have never known a sequel was on the way.
    
    Makes me wonder if this might actually all just be kayfabe to drum up free publicity…
    
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TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Dude this publisher is totally dogshit. I’m torn between paying for it to support the dev or not.

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- AcesFullOfKings@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  I don’t understand all these comments where people are trying to decide whether to “supprot the developer” or “screw a huge company”. Like, they do not care one bit about a single sale. It makes no difference.
  
  Here’s my thought process: I loved subnautica 1. Below Zero was decent. I’d like to play the next one, therefore I will buy it. I give zero shit about the politics and lawsuits involved. I like the game so I’ll buy it. Any further mental gymnastics is just pointlessly torturing yourself.
  
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  - OwOarchist@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
    
    I’d like to play the next one, therefore I will buy it.
    
    There be other options, matey.
    
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  - TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Ah no, buddy, you misunderstand me. I’m gonna play this game, my experience on the previous ones parallels yours closely. I’m deciding if I’m gonna pay for it or not.
    
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  - MsPenguinette@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Sometimes I’m just doing stuff for chaos’s sake. Ill buy the game just to cause trouble. I guess we just find entertainment value in different things, cause I have a great time with this kind of drama
    
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tidderuuf@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
And what happens to the denier of reality?

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peacefulpixel@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
i still remember this game having AI Generated assets. that’s not exactly something i can look past. how ironic that the devs were taking an environmentalists angle for the first game, now we’re here

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- Guitar@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  If there are any AI generated assets, and I don’t believe there are, they certainly aren’t anything substantial. The devs have been showing off their work for months. At a minimum, the creatures, vehicles, bases, and writing is all created by humans. I know Krafton claimed a few months ago they were gonna start putting AI assets in their games, but from everything I’ve seen of Subnautica 2, it does not have AI generated assets. If you have a source that says otherwise, I’d be interested to see it.
  
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  - OwOarchist@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago
    IMO, ai-generated assets are not a deal-breaker, especially if it’s done in moderation. For example, using AI to generate the texture for a human-made 3D model.
    
    If major portions of the game are AI-generated, that’s going to be terrible. But if they’re just using it as a shortcut to fill in some of the minor details, that’s probably fine.
    
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- MBech@feddit.dk ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Success corrupts I suppose. Or is it another of those games with a completely different team doing the sequal?
  
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  - peacefulpixel@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    from what i recall which may be wrong, the only people of the original subnautica team that were fired were the original 3 founders of the team. the rest of the team is in tact i believe
    
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