LCP@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoMeta is closing down three VR studios as part of its metaverse cutswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up1279arrow-down11
arrow-up1278arrow-down1external-linkMeta is closing down three VR studios as part of its metaverse cutswww.theverge.comLCP@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square58linkfedilink
minus-squareMurrayL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down27·3 days agoFuck off, sincerely. It’s hard enough out there for game devs as it is without heartless idiots online celebrating the demise of their studios. Also, obviously, fuck Meta for closing them.
minus-squaremakingStuffForFun@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down2·3 days agoThe metaverse was always going to be a flop. I get why devs jumped in, for that sweet Facebook cash injection. But, gotta be realists here. It was always going to fail, and it was easy free money until that point.
minus-squaresuperglue@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 days agoAlways. Buying hardware from Facebook just feels gross to a lot of people, even those that dont even really care about privacy.
minus-squareByteOnBikes@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoMy brother in arms, my heart goes to you. I know it sucks. Never fall in love with your work, ever. Metaverse and VR has always been a neat niche piece of tech. As a dev, make the thing for that money, and always be ready to jump ship.
minus-squareChozo@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·2 days agoIt’s not like Meta just shut down some random game studios. They chose to get into bed with Meta. This was the most predictable outcome.
minus-squareBroBot9000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down5·3 days agoI’ll celebrate every aspect of the scam that is Metaverse and the oculus rift dying off. Like any other studio bought by a big corporation this is the inevitable outcome and I wish the best for the employees that had no say in the matter.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 day agoMy man what are you on they sold out to Meta, they 100% knew what they were getting into, and have been well compensated for it.
Fuck off, sincerely. It’s hard enough out there for game devs as it is without heartless idiots online celebrating the demise of their studios.
Also, obviously, fuck Meta for closing them.
The metaverse was always going to be a flop.
I get why devs jumped in, for that sweet Facebook cash injection.
But, gotta be realists here. It was always going to fail, and it was easy free money until that point.
Always. Buying hardware from Facebook just feels gross to a lot of people, even those that dont even really care about privacy.
My brother in arms, my heart goes to you. I know it sucks.
Never fall in love with your work, ever. Metaverse and VR has always been a neat niche piece of tech.
As a dev, make the thing for that money, and always be ready to jump ship.
It’s not like Meta just shut down some random game studios. They chose to get into bed with Meta. This was the most predictable outcome.
I’ll celebrate every aspect of the scam that is Metaverse and the oculus rift dying off.
Like any other studio bought by a big corporation this is the inevitable outcome and I wish the best for the employees that had no say in the matter.
My man what are you on they sold out to Meta, they 100% knew what they were getting into, and have been well compensated for it.