Lanning: Xbox One team should be fired over indie stance

[leocrow]

source: http://www.vg247.com/2013/07/19/lann...-indie-stance/

This isn’t even an ethical issue: financially, larger indies like JAW and Supergiant simply don’t need Xbox any more.

“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]

I agree.

[STM]

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]

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

[Crashpunk]

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]

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]

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]

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'.

[Xavier]

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]

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]

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

[OANST]

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]

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]

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

[OANST]

I actually have no idea who you are referring to.

[Manco]

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]

Heeeyyyy, I might actually get one now.

[Daxter King]

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

[Xavier]

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

[Havoc]

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]

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

[Crashpunk]

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]

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]

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?