They published EA games there
And it's only going to get worse with next-gen so close.Wow, that's fucked.
Reading the article, it was part of the 350 laid off worldwide.
AAA development is unsustainable.
So, they're just going to outsource to other publishers for that then?
Yes, I am sure that all EA Japan workers are happy that their dismissal contributes to the good of the country.Well, good for Japan. A country with no EA is definitely a better country!
Well, not anymore.EA had a Japan branch? This is genuinely the first time I learnt of this.
That aside, hope the people that got fired land on their feet.
Super popular, at least on PS4.
Is weird to see EA sacrificing the branch of such an important market
So, people boycott their games and now it's their fault if they close branches?And they said they wanted to get rid of their worst gaming company image?
lmao
EA Japan shutting down has nothing to do with AAA development being sustainable or not. If you only release a handful of games a year, does it really make sense to entertain a regional branch in a market that's notoriously difficult for western publishers instead of partnering up with a local publisher? Businesses will always looks for opportunities to cut down on unnecessary costs and EA likely thinks that there are more efficient ways to cater to the Japanese market.
You truly think enough people boycott their games to impact their profits enough to cause this?So, people boycott their games and now it's their fault if they close branches?
I don't buy their games anymore, but please stop with this hypocrisy.
They bad lolololol
They closing lololol
I mean c'mon, what were you expecting them to do now that things are going rightfully to shit?
People seem to want EA to fail without anybody losing their jobs...
Are you living in a parallel world? Their games are not selling, they literally just launched Anthem even if it needed a little more time because they needed revenue before the ending of the fiscal year and that bombed or half bombed as well.You truly think enough people boycott their games to impact their profits enough to cause this?
lmfao
You can't be concerned over everybody. And you're not guaranteed a job by no one. This is capitalism. Shit ain't free.I don't know, I'm less preoccupied about how are they going to publish their gamesin the future than about people losing their jobs, crazy.
Are you living in a parallel world? Their games are not selling
Anthem didn't sell well because its buggy and has bad word of mouth, it has fuck all to do with boycotts.Are you living in a parallel world? Their games are not selling, they literally just launched Anthem even if it needed a little more time because they needed revenue before the ending of the fiscal year and that bombed or half bombed as well.
Where have you been exactly? Things have been going bad for EA
Have you got any idea on how business work, like at all?This has nothing to do with actual development.
The people at EA Japan and Russia were not developers.
Their games are not selling but SOMEHOW they are still topping Take-Two and Ubisoft in annual revenue lol
There are plenty of people that boycotted the game because of mass effect. Being buggy is one of the reasons of the flop, with boycott being one of them. Plus the BFV flop and the ME flop and last year Battlefront 2 flop.Anthem didn't sell well because its buggy and has bad word of mouth, it has fuck all to do with boycotts.
Why are you talkin about?Are you living in a parallel world? Their games are not selling, they literally just launched Anthem even if it needed a little more time because they needed revenue before the ending of the fiscal year and that bombed or half bombed as well.
Where have you been exactly? Things have been going bad for EA
There are plenty of people that boycotted the game because of mass effect. Being buggy is one of the reason, the boycott is there.