id Software co-founder says "my 'Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand' statement isn't aging well" after the Doom maker lost 136 of its 185 staff to layoffs
id Software co-founder John Carmack commented on the significant layoffs at the studio under Microsoft, stating his previous belief that Microsoft would be a good steward of the brand is not aging well. He suspects id Software was a marginal business for Microsoft, with Minecraft's profits potentially subsidizing other studios. Carmack also reflected on game development needing to succeed financially, not just be beloved, and speculated on alternative strategies that could have improved id's financial performance.
- Entities
- Game: Minecraft
- Company: id Software
- Person: John Romero
- Company: Microsoft
- Game: DOOM: The Dark Ages
- Game: DOOM
- Person: John Carmack
- Topic: Layoffs
- Topic: Brand Management
- Game: Perfect Dark
- Topic: Game Development
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