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The last two years in the video game development industry have been part of the worst time in the history of video games, and not because of the lack of great titles that will be remembered for years, but rather because of the excessive number of layoffs and closures of studies that have been carried out. Validated studies have mentioned that 2024 surpassed 2023 as the year with the most layoffs, but few know how to take measures against this situation. Following the topic, Hidetaka Miyazaki talks about recent layoffs in the industry and shows how his vision could keep many jobs safe.
FromSoftware, the developer responsible for titles like Dark Souls and the successful Elden Ring, seems to be one of the few companies bucking the industry trend. Instead of laying off left and right to cut expenses and promise more profits to shareholders, Miyazaki has managed to expand its staff with enough personnel to develop two great titles simultaneously.relying on the support of the parent company Kodokawa.
The genius behind the “Souls” saga and Elden Ring is not indifferent to the current situation: Hidetaka Miyazaki talks about recent layoffs in the industry
Kodokawa may not make too much noise when talking about the large companies in the video game development industry, and they are not only dedicated to that, since they are also related to the production and publication of manga and anime such as the recent Delicious in Dungeon, one of his latest hits. According to the company's financial reports, Kodokawa earns up to $1.65 billion a year, maintaining the stability of its projects. But Miyazaki is more than clear about who to follow when adversity comes.
Speaking to myself and this company, I want to say that this is not something I would wish for FromSoftware staff in a million years. I'm pretty sure our parent company, Kadokawa, understands that and shares that point of view… I think he was the former president of Nintendo, Iwatawho said that 'People who are afraid of losing their jobs are afraid of doing good things.'. I'm paraphrasing that, but I totally share this point of view.
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As we can see in the statements of the head of FromSoftware, sHis example to follow is none other than the great boss of Nintendo Satoru Iwata, who unfortunately died in 2015 after a financial crisis due to the great failure that the Wii U represented for the company. Faced with this situation, the former boss of Nintendo made the decision to keep his employees' salaries sky high, avoiding waves of layoffs by reducing the salaries of the company's executives, including him. This thought saved Nintendo and brought them back to the topa very valuable lesson that Miyazaki does not intend to forget.