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leocrow 07-21-2013 03:32 AM

Lanning: Xbox One team should be fired over indie stance
 
source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/07/19/lann...-indie-stance/

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This isn’t even an ethical issue: financially, larger indies like JAW and Supergiant simply don’t need Xbox any more.
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“It’s a bit puzzling. It’s clear they’re not listening. I’m not sure who they’re listening to. Whoever their PR people are, whoever their marketing agents are, they should fire them all. That’s where they should start. There should be a big, mass firing and they should publicise that. Then they’d get people saying, ‘Hey, maybe there’s going to be a good change.’ But if they keep the rhetoric flowing, obviously everyone’s looking at it saying, ‘This isn’t real.’ How are they going to keep what they’ve got today? That’s a big question.”

Jbot123 07-22-2013 09:34 AM

I agree.

STM 07-22-2013 09:45 AM

And then no Oddworld game ever featured on the Xbox platform ever again. The end.

He does bring up a valid point though, in a somewhat whiny way. Still, respect for speaking about it openly.

DarkHoodness 07-22-2013 10:09 AM

E: Never mind, just stating the obvious. I like doing that.

Crashpunk 07-22-2013 01:39 PM

I guess I might feel a bit different if I actually owned an Xbox.

But I don't. So I give next to zero fucks.

Manco 07-22-2013 01:50 PM

You know what’s next to zero? One. Xbox One.

I think Crashpunk’s trying to plant thoughts in our minds. Follow the money.

Xavier 07-22-2013 11:33 PM

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Still, respect for speaking about it openly.

Well that's what Lorne does best.

He likes to use harsh words and shock sentences in hope his little shout outs are covered and reposted as much as possible until it actually reaches someone in charge.

He's been doing this for years.

Nate 07-23-2013 02:56 AM

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Well that's what Lorne does best.

He likes to use harsh words and shock sentences in hope his little shout outs are covered and reposted as much as possible until it actually reaches someone in charge.

He's been doing this for years.

Yes, he's been doing it for years. What's his success rate, though?

Perhaps your middle paragraph should have ended after the word 'possible'. :p

Xavier 07-23-2013 04:15 AM

The idea is that he does it in hope it actually reaches someone in charge. I should have worded that differently, but you get the point.

OANST 07-23-2013 06:09 AM

He got the point. His point was that it doesn't matter to him if it reaches someone in charge. Lorne just likes to hear himself talk, and wants attention. Any attention will do.

leocrow 07-23-2013 11:00 AM

personally i'm glad he's not holding back and gets it all out. someone has to tell things how they are

OANST 07-24-2013 06:40 AM

Lanning's version of "telling things how they are" is usually crackpot hippy bullshit, though. So, let's not praise his drippy mouth too vigorously.

STM 07-24-2013 08:01 AM

The bit, 'they should all be fired' is something a petulant PS3 monogamist would be expected to say, not a renowned game developer. They are people after all, with families to feed and bills to pay.

Connell 07-24-2013 08:01 AM

This forum is full of hypocrites. Thank you all for an hilarious read.

OANST 07-24-2013 11:59 AM

I actually have no idea who you are referring to.

Manco 07-24-2013 12:02 PM

Xbox One will have self-publishing: http://www.polygon.com/2013/7/24/455...elf-publishing

Looks like Lorne’s getting what he wanted.

OANST 07-24-2013 01:21 PM

Heeeyyyy, I might actually get one now.

Daxter King 07-24-2013 05:29 PM

You can also turn every X1 into a devkit apparently, which was the only good idea Ouya had.

Xavier 07-25-2013 01:53 AM

Excellent stuff! This means I'll be able to play NnT on my Xbox One :)

Havoc 07-25-2013 03:34 AM

Since almost every game these days is released on all platforms, I really don't know if I'll be buying the new consoles at all.

Nate 07-25-2013 04:48 AM

Let's not turn this in to another console war, thanks.

Crashpunk 07-26-2013 03:33 PM

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He got the point. His point was that it doesn't matter to him if it reaches someone in charge. Lorne just likes to hear himself talk, and wants attention. Any attention will do.

Sorry to go off track but I've been meaning to ask this for a while.

Why do you hate Lorne so much?

MeechMunchie 07-26-2013 05:16 PM

Because he's EITHER a hypocritical gasbag who spews anti-establishment clichés for the sake of looking edgy OR he's a stinky hippy who actually believes said anti-establishment clichés.

He's a talented man, with lovely hair, and he means well, but he is a rather grating mixture of naïve and contrarian.

Varrok 07-27-2013 12:10 AM

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Because he's EITHER a hypocritical gasbag who spews anti-establishment clichés for the sake of looking edgy OR he's a stinky hippy who actually believes said anti-establishment clichés.
It might be a weird question, but... has anyone actually managed to tell him this? Is it documented somewhere?