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[DeepEnigma]

FIFY

Waiting any day now to twitter/x to crash... still waiting ..... In fact, all the dead weight was trimmed and it's fully operational. Imagine all the slacktivist dead weight being trimmed from the games industry, budgets would be more healthy in the west.

 

[Ozriel]

Like him or not, the companies he's operating are achieving insane results.

We're just going to pretend Twitter doesn't exist, I suppose.

 

[DeepEnigma]

We're just going to pretend Twitter doesn't exist, I suppose.

Waiting any day now to twitter/x to crash... still waiting ..... In fact, all the dead weight was trimmed and it's fully operational. Imagine all the slacktivist dead weight being trimmed from the games industry, budgets would be more healthy in the west.

 

[SHA]

Total waste. I'd rather he focus on non-entertainment technology.

Right, consistency matters, he sold his game at a very young age, he's not really into this stuff anymore, he's just a talker and play games once in a while, if that counts credential then you can't take people's words seriously.

 

[BennyBlanco]

We're just going to pretend Twitter doesn't exist, I suppose.

Twitter was losing money hand over fist since it's inception. He didn't buy that to turn a profit lol.

 

[hemo memo]

He would attempt to make a hero shooter in an effort to get microtransaction money.

Not after the disaster that is Concord.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Total waste. I'd rather he focus on non-entertainment technology.

I was gonna say he should stop wasting billions on stupid rockets and instead create great games.

 

[Kurotri]

It would go about as well as that one Dr. Disrespect attempt I'm sure

 

[XXL]

We're just going to pretend Twitter doesn't exist, I suppose.

Him buying Twitter, regardless of the money lost (at this point) is some of the best money ever spent.

 

[Lambogenie]

He's annoying but why not. It's surprised he hasn't already. Or, open a studio in China to avoid the activist culture in US studios. He's got the the money.

 

[DragoonKain]

If he starts a game studio, a thousand bucks says the main protagonist in every game has an X in their name. He's obsessed with the damn letter x.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

You know he'd moneyhat the fuck out of everything and you'd all be furious.

I've got a better idea, why doesn't he just fuck off?

Not a problem when Phil does it though!

 

[Rush2112]

Just play Japanese games already.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Not after the disaster that is Concord.

Art direction and character design makes or breaks these games. You make appealing characters to hetero men and they will give it a chance. You notice how you don't hear badmouthing of the designs in that new Marvel hero shooter. I wonder why.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Please do. If only for the meltdowns.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

No thanks.

As far as I've seen, a lot of the people who explicitly get into a creative space to make a political or anti-political statement, don't make good stuff. I don't want woke stuff in games but I ALSO don't want stuff in games that's deliberately being anti-woke to combat woke content.

I don't. Want. ANY. Modern day. Culture war politics. In my games.

PERIOD!

 

[Varteras]

Any time Elon Musk gets brought up

 

[Evil Calvin]

Total waste. I'd rather he focus on non-entertainment technology.

I thought he was focused on going to Mars.....did that fluttering idea just pass?

 

[DeepEnigma]

If he starts a game studio, a thousand bucks says the main protagonist in every game has an X in their name. He's obsessed with the damn letter x.

At least there'd be distinguishable XX and XY characters.

 

[BennyBlanco]

No thanks.

As far as I've seen, a lot of the people who explicitly get into a creative space to make a political or anti-political statement, don't make good stuff. I don't want woke stuff in games but I ALSO don't want stuff in games that's deliberately being anti-woke to combat woke content.

I don't. Want. ANY. Modern day. Culture war politics. In my games.

PERIOD!

I agree but there is nothing suggesting he would do that.

 

[Mister Wolf]

He could try to topple DOTA and League Of Legends MOBA supremacy with a new game.

 

[RaptorGTA]

I am down for it.

 

[ReyBrujo]

Art direction and character design makes or breaks these games. You make appealing characters to hetero men and they will give it a chance. You notice how you don't hear badmouthing of the designs in that new Marvel hero shooter. I wonder why.

Stereotypes are still an important part of the gaming industry.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

I agree but there is nothing suggesting he would do that.

I mean it's kind of his brand at this point TBH, and a lot of his posts/activity on Twitter/X is political. So if he's involved in the process (and this is gaming, a creative medium; he'd be involved in some aspect of the process for sure beyond just management backend stuff), then chances are his politics'd become a part of the game too.

He's already selling the pitch off a political angle as-is. I'm just tired of modern idpol politics in games in general but that includes both woke and anti-woke stuff.

 

[Jinxed]

Imagine he does it and go fetch the biggest names.

Do it!

 

[Mister Wolf]

Stereotypes are still an important part of the gaming industry.

Cite an example.

 

[DaleinCalgary]

Brilliant and crazy this person. But if he wants to try an old school studio where you hire the best available and produce something I'm all for it.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Brilliant and crazy this person. But if he wants to try an old school studio where you hire the best available and produce something I'm all for it.

He would certainly do that. So what you will about him but he wouldn't hire based on any quota's that's for sure.

 

[ReyBrujo]

Cite an example.

Concord's character designs, black samurais, Eve's ass threads, etc.

 

[Kacho]

Do it just for the glorious tears it would bring

 

[sendit]

If it means no type A or type B characters, I am all for it.

 

[dolabla]

He's been very successful at most things he's done. Chances are he would/could put together a successful team of game developers and let them do their thing.

 

[Banjo64]

Are there even any developers in the US who aren't all in on far left politics?

Short answer no.


Long answer nooooooooooooooooooo.

 

[Kings Field]

Can't be any worse than what the rest of the west is putting out these days.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Concord's character designs, black samurais, Eve's ass threads, etc.

We like what we like. The creatives are free to create whatever they want. Just like we are free to not support it.

 

[Paltheos]

Musk says a lot of things. Best not to take him too seriously.

 

[CliffBronger]

Fine by me, If it means more high quality games, great..

I hope he does start one.

 

[Fabieter]

Just buy sega and put out a new console Elon. You are the only one who could do it!

He would do something like stadia and you will like it.

 

[Lorianus]

Nah how about we make normal games again instead of shifting from leftwing propaganda to rightwind propaganda, same shit, other side of the coin.

 

[XXL]

Any time Elon Musk gets brought up

 

[AltogetherAndrews]

Yet his orange puppet wants to censor and/or outright ban videogames.

 

[nowhat]

Dude almost single-handedly made the electric car industry a reality, then went on to build a rocket that could take people to space without depending on Russia. And did it years faster than Boeing (who was considered the obvious front runner while Spacex was a long shot).

Yeah, such great achievements! Except...

He was an early investor in SpaceX, sure. It was a good bet, and SpaceX does really good work. I would wager his engineering chops have contributed fuck all, but that's a solid company.

When it comes to Tesla though. He was a later investor. And, sued the company to get the title of founder.

Tesla CEO Settles for “Founder” Title

Electric-car startup’s main backer and its former CEO have ended a squabble over words.

www.nbcbayarea.com

The former CEO (initial, actual founder) just decided the lawsuit was not worth his time. But Musk most definitely did not found Tesla.

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

No, don't touch that and just put your fingers deep in your asshole, it will be more fun for you.

 

[SmurfMustard]

I'd rather have him finally move to mars. Ir's about time.

 

[mitch1971]

I've got a better idea, why doesn't he just fuck off?

What's he done to earn your animosity?

 

[xVodevil]

This dude just can not do enough stuff all at once any given time, definitely out of this world. Anyway I'd love to see where would he go with it if this happens eventually.

 

[Hohenheim]

Only way i'd like Musk to contribute to the industry is giving lots of money to talented developers/ teams and let them cook.

 

[Revolutionary]

 

[R6Rider]

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Yeah, such great achievements! Except...

He was an early investor in SpaceX, sure. It was a good bet, and SpaceX does really good work. I would wager his engineering chops have contributed fuck all, but that's a solid company.

When it comes to Tesla though. He was a later investor. And, sued the company to get the title of founder.

Tesla CEO Settles for “Founder” Title

Electric-car startup’s main backer and its former CEO have ended a squabble over words.

www.nbcbayarea.com

The former CEO (initial, actual founder) just decided the lawsuit was not worth his time. But Musk most definitely did not found Tesla.

He almost lost his ass keeping Tesla afloat and eventually turned it into the world's most valuable car company. Does it matter whether he founded it?