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@SpawnPoiint Going to be the biggest flop

Do we actually need a PS6 in 2027?

@unusual_whales This has got to be an April fools joke

@aFreeze24 @fitty_d You cannot be that stupid lol. shit we are cooked if people think like this

@fitty_d Because monopolies are inherently good for consumers, as the bigger companies get the more they can effectively work prices down and price out competition ... But then you kill your small business and completion in an industry. Tough play

Why do they teach us in high school that monopolies are bad but like.. everything is getting more monopolized every day

@girdley @barrettjoneill Oracle owns or gets competitive deals from all their suppliers. How do entrepreneurs compete with those kinds of structures/control?

PREDICTION: We are entering a Golden Age of entrepreneurship in the USA. If even 5% of these people start businesses, that would be huge. (h/t @barrettjoneill for inspiration.)

@DomTheBomb Can’t wait to see it in 2040 at the rate they are going

Neil Druckmann on The Last of Us Future: “Been a wild journey. Grateful for every part of it. Especially the few stops that remain on the road ahead.”

@fantasyfooty I just don’t get why they made an effort for all the other characters to look so close to original, yet for snape it’s like they got race baited into forcing diversity

I'm not against Snape being black in the new Harry Potter series. I'm not against it on principle. There are obviously some pretty awful things and memes being said/shared that are clearly just racist. But it isn't necessarily racist to be a bit annoyed the character has been changed from the book's description, because his appearance carries meaning. 1. Snape is specifically and deliberately described as having "sallow skin" and being "pale." It mirrors the same pale complexion Voldemort has, which is partly why Snape always feels suspicious. They're designed as visual inversions of each other: Snape has a big hooked nose, Voldemort has a flat snakelike one. The whole point of Snape is that he LOOKS like the villain. Everything about his physical description screams untrustworthy. That's Rowling's deliberate misdirection, teaching readers not to judge by appearances. Change the appearance, you risk losing the power of that twist. 2. There's also an irony nobody seems to be talking about. By making Snape the suspicious, untrustworthy, seemingly villainous character AND the only prominent black actor in the cast, you've actually created the exact optics you were presumably trying to avoid. The one black guy is the one everyone's supposed to distrust? How is that progressive? 3. People are making a false equivalence with Hermione being black in the Cursed Child. That's completely fine because the books never say she's white in the text, and it doesn't affect her story either way. Snape's appearance is different. It's written into the plot. 4. The writers now have a real issue down the line. How are they going to portray Snape being bullied when younger? How are they going to portray James Potter suspending Snape upside down with Levicorpus? Surely they aren't going to force racist undertones onto Lupin, Potter, Black and Pettigrew? PLEASE do not turn this into some politically driven TV series where the Marauders' cruelty becomes a racial storyline. That would ruin both Snape AND James.

@MomAngtrades He’s assuming most of the boomers in leadership positions aren’t too lazy to actually learn how to implement it to replace us. News flash…

Are we ready to have the conversation that AI CEOs are just hype men? It’s the new climate change scam to get money invested in their companies and make them billions. AI is a tool for humans to use. Bookmark this tweet. Not a chance in one year not one lawyers full job will be replaced by AI. Most AI I play around with can’t even solve my 3rd graders homework correctly.

@jimiuorio Pretty hypocritical lol

I’m not opposed to adjustments to social security. Raise the age slightly is fine but you can’t do it to anyone who is already within 15-20 years of retirement…they made plans and participated in the system they were given…

@covingtown Gaming industries becoming esop driven I bet would help

On days like this, I dream about starting a company where it's actually a network of small team studios making games and supporting each other, employees are the primary shareholders, success is measured in future years secured, and I, as CEO, have the lowest salary in the org.

@MorePerfectUS @WSJ Why are individuals with private interests in those industries making decisions on regulatory issues related to the same industry. What is wrong with you people

BREAKING: Trump will appoint Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison and Jensen Huang to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. The council will weigh in on AI policy and other issues, per @WSJ.

@unusual_whales What the hell @SECGov investigate this

BREAKING: Just five minutes before Trump's announcement to halt the attacks on Iran, massive trades reportedly hit the market. In one move, $1.5 billion in S&P 500 (ES) futures was bought while $192 million in oil (CL) futures was sold. These orders were 4–6x larger than anything else at the time. The trader seemingly made huge gains. Unusual.

@Jaspell @Ally_Sammarco Yikes a lawyer who doesn’t understand inflation. They gave anyone a job back in your day didn’t they

You know, I did a closing for my cousin. Years ago. Her rate was 9.5%. I explained about refnancing and said, that this is such a great rate that is something you will never have to worry about. My first house my mortgage was 15%. So get over yourself. If you want a house, go buy one.

How is anyone supposed to buy a home at this point

@Dexerto Super misleading post. He never said it just entered bulk of the studio

Todd Howard confirmed The Elder Scrolls VI is now Bethesda’s top priority after wrapping up work on Starfield The majority of the studio is now working on it, eight years after it was first revealed

@hard8_times Did you not like BOTW or Elden ring?

I feel like Crimson Desert is going to have everything but a good story and if that's the case I'm not interested

@IdleSloth84_ “soon” - Bethesda daily

Greg Miller will have new Starfield news to share soon! “This wasn't your average GDC week; the industry came to SF, but I grabbed a redeye to Bethesda. Excited to talk about the future of Starfield soon!”

@Xbox You have games announced before the series x released that STILL don’t have release dates. How about focusing on games.

The next generation of Xbox console: Project Helix

@BethesdaStudios “Soon” is the most overused word in the industry. Can mean weeks, months, years, or in the case of TESVI, decades

We're still working on the console creation storage expansion. We need a bit more time to troubleshoot, but we hope to have an update soon. Sorry for the delay.

@PaulTassi My take: They want to bait and switch every time they have an opportunity to sell us a new console, so we buy one, then they will revert to non exclusivity after we buy the console.

what

@pcgamer Be careful what you say Todd the corporation you all sold out to may not like that

Todd Howard says AI's 'not a fad' but 'we're not using it to generate anything… that handcrafted human intention, is what makes things special, and that's where we want to be' pcgamer.com/software/ai/to…

@DetectiveSeeds It’s still a Sony mistake at the end of the day. Management should have never greenlit a live service game from a studio like them

On 2/20 I communicated with 2 employees via LinkedIn who were with Bluepoint Games (I reached out on Linkedin via message to numerous employees, 2 talked to me, 1 said not right now as they are technically still employed, and others did not respond). I talked to them separately in messages on the condition of anonymity. Each of these individuals had different roles within the studio, and were in completely different departments: **Prior to putting this info out, both confirmed they are no longer employed with the company. I am only sharing this info as there is no risk of job loss to the sources. If they were still employed, I would not be sharing. 🔵Both stated that the God of War Live Service game they were working on was pitched by Bluepoint to Playstation DURING their work on God of War Ragnarok as their next game. Everyone enjoyed the God of War universe, and with Playstation wanting to do live service games, Bluepoint pitched this game and it was approved. However, they missed several deadlines and it became apparent how large of an undertaking this project was for Bluepoint. One of them said project sounded good, but we really should not have been doing a live service game. It was out of the norm for us, and our bandwidth. Ultimately, the project was shuttered by PlayStation after being given multiple opportunities, and Bluepoint was tasked with pitching new projects in 2025. Both said there was additional pressure turned up on deadlines on the heels of Concord being canceled (they said the scrutiny on live service games was intense). Both said they thought having the live service game canceled was the right move so they could take on other projects more suitable for them. 🔵Both said the studio WAS NOT currently working on any green lit project at the time of closing, and they HAD NOT secured any greenlit projects since God of war game was canceled. Both said any reports of them currently working on an approved project with funding are NOT accurate. There had been 4 projects pitched to PlayStation to their knowledge, and these projects were not greenlit. One of them said 2 of these projects were remakes they wanted to take on, but Playstation did not believe they would be successful in the market. Both were apparently single player experiences. I did ask if I could have the names of the projects. Both said no, and the reason is that at least one of the pitched projects is now being worked on by another studio and they do not want to be responsible for putting that info out. I followed up on why they did not get the greenlight but someone else did, and they did not know. 🔵One stated that Playstation DID offer them job opportunities within SIE due to what they do. The other stated they have NOT had help in getting jobs within SIE. 🔵One said the atmosphere had soured in their view after god of war project was canceled. It then got worse after the projects they were pitching kept being turned down. They said several had left the studio prior to closing, and they thought headcount was in the 50s at time of closing, maybe 60s. One stated they were fine with how the studio closing news was handled, but the other person said they were not happy with how things went down. I asked details and they said it was just the way it was communicated. Both said there was more that happened behind the scenes, but they were not directly involved in those conversations and hope others will give their side once they are no longer at the studio. The consensus after several pitches were declined, in their opinion, was that they were not going to get a project greenlit and it was a matter of time until they were closed. 🔵I asked about other potential studio closings. One did not want to discuss studios they did not work at. The other stated they have friends at other studios, and there are a few studios that they believe will be closed or more staff reductions in the near future. One did give me the names of studios they thought were next, but asked me not to share this part out of respect to those other studios still operating, and I agreed. I am thankful they took the time to communicate with me and trust that I would not use their names. All research for this was done through LinkedIn. Make sure to follow me for news and updates around video games, movies, and tv shows!