TWIG #390: Destiny Ends, Xbox's Biggest Layoff Ever, and Google Play's New Fee Chaos
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The episode discusses the decline of Destiny, significant layoffs at Xbox, and changes to Google Play's fee structure.
Destiny is dead, Xbox is about to make the largest layoff in gaming history, and Google Play just completely changed how it charges developers.In this episode, we break down:• Why Sony's $3.6B Bungie acquisition was doomed from the start• What Destiny's gradual player decline actually looked like on the data• Where hundreds of laid-off Bungie developers go from here• Which five Xbox studios are being closed or sold• Why Xbox raising the Series X to $750 might be the final nail in the coffin• The unionization debate: is now the worst time to organize?• Google Play's new fee structure explained • Why Kress thinks Apple and Google wasted 20 years of developer goodwill• How a 2-person team sold 10 million copies of Mecha Chameleon in 16 days with zero marketing spend• Why the Adidas x Brawl Stars collab may have just hurt Supercell's brand• Ubisoft's surprising new hire from Amazon GamesCHAPTERS: 00:00 Mobile Giants Rant 00:16 Show Intro and Agenda 02:39 Soccer Sidetrack 04:03 Quick Shills and Corrections 07:04 Sony Cuts Bungie 13:15 Destiny Trends and Mobile 15:37 Where Talent Goes Next 17:25 Xbox Layoffs Rumors 19:51 Strategy Behind Closures 26:03 Unionization Debate 29:51 Xbox…
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