Bungie Confirms Plans to Sublease Parts of Its Enormous Bellevue Headquarters Following Mass Layoffs - "This move reflects the team’s evolving workplace needs."
https://www.ign.com/articles/bungie-confirms-plans-to-sublease-parts-of-its-enormous-bellevue-headquarters-following-mass-layoffs
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Sanctus@anarchist.nexus · 13 pts · 7d
It reflects how Bungie, as a studio, has made no less than 2 completely iconic game franchises. Yet they still have to sell themselves to publishers to stay afloat. Something is wrong there.
frongt@lemmy.zip · -1 pts · 5d
Past sales don't pay today's bills. I suppose they could rehash Halo every other year like Call of Duty, but I don't think anyone would like that.
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus · 2 pts · 5d
Destiny 2 was free-to-play. It lived off the Eververse and seasonal pass sales. Those haven't gone away in-game.
jontree255@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 7d
It reflects Bungie not making any money because Pete Parsons needed more cars and because they made a game no one wants to play.
tquid@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 5d
They'll be happy once we're all indentured servants paid only in the most basic shoe-box housing and gruel.
neatchee@piefed.social · 1 pts · 5d
I worked there for 8.5 years, including when this place was built.
Bungie thought they were getting a jump start on things when they pulled the trigger on this project at the start of COVID, when they first sent everyone home. At the time, Bungie was I think over 1000 employees, across development, incubation, administrative, IT, marketing, publishing, etc.
Less than 200 people ever really returned to office. Hybrid/remote became the norm at Bungie.
I thought when Sony bought Bungie they'd move some other Seattle studios into the building.
It only makes sense at this point to lease space out.