So what can we do? <\/p>
Stop funding the problem. Microsoft\u2019s products are everywhere but alternatives exist. They\u2019re cheaper, often better, and don\u2019t fund a corp that breaks what it touches. It's impossible to fully escape Microsoft, but most of their software you actively use everyday have counterparts. Use them when you can.
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Remember: gaming is still one of the most profitable industries. These layoffs aren\u2019t necessity. They\u2019re choice.
4\/N","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/furry.engineer\/users\/soatok\/statuses\/116761689497985147\/activity","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760147405556178","objectType":"note","content":"
Making games is hard. Predicting profit? Nearly impossible. Yet, studios are treated like ATMs expected to print money forever in an oversaturated market. A market big companies and corpos oversaturated by chasing unrealistic returns.
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3\/N","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/furry.engineer\/users\/soatok\/statuses\/116761689255441683\/activity","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760143595214168","objectType":"note","content":"
Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory, Rare, Double Fine\u2026 These layoffs aren\u2019t just bad luck. They\u2019re the cost of greed. The game industry was stupidly flooded with cash during COVID, expecting endless growth. Now, the bill is due.
2\/N<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/@on_code\/116760143595214168","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-16:objectType=thread:nonce=b36d745ad1297a57","notice_info":{"local_id":"12763123","source":"ActivityPub","repeat_of":"12763100"}},"published":"2026-06-16T20:45:10+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"title":"soatok repeated a notice by on_code","verb":"share","url":"https:\/\/furry.engineer\/users\/soatok\/statuses\/116761689255441683\/activity"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/furry.engineer\/users\/soatok","displayName":"Soatok Dreamseeker","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/34725-original-tmp20230809073048.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/34725-96-20230823231405.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/34725-48-20230823231406.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/34725-24-20230823231406.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"34725"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/34725-96-20230823231405.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"He\/him. Gay\/demi dhole (Cuon Alpinus) furry.Blogger, programmer, security engineer, cryptography nerd. 30+Too spicy for Twitter (banned with all the prominent journalists on 2022-12-16)I don't represent any company, individual, or community.","url":"https:\/\/furry.engineer\/@soatok","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"soatok","displayName":"Soatok Dreamseeker","note":"He\/him. Gay\/demi dhole (Cuon Alpinus) furry.Blogger, programmer, security engineer, cryptography nerd. 30+Too spicy for Twitter (banned with all the prominent journalists on 2022-12-16)I don't represent any company, individual, or community."}},"content":"RT @soatok Support indie devs.
Buy their games.
Back their Patreons.
The next generation of classics won\u2019t come from boardrooms. It\u2019ll come from passion, creativity, and us. The future of gaming is indie. Let\u2019s build it and support it.
8\/8","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/furry.engineer\/users\/soatok\/statuses\/116761686202945722\/activity","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760165071035653","objectType":"note","content":"
Buying a game is a political act. Your money votes for the kind of industry you want. AAA is unsustainable: rising costs, AI threats, $1,000 consoles...
The future is smaller, bolder, and independent.
The talent fleeing big studios will go indie.
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Support indie devs.
Buy their games.
Back their Patreons.
The next generation of classics won\u2019t come from boardrooms. It\u2019ll come from passion, creativity, and us. The future of gaming is indie. Let\u2019s build it and support it.
8\/8<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760167551087493","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760167551087493","objectType":"note","content":"
Support indie devs.
Buy their games.
Back their Patreons.
The next generation of classics won\u2019t come from boardrooms. It\u2019ll come from passion, creativity, and us. The future of gaming is indie. Let\u2019s build it and support it.
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The future is smaller, bolder, and independent.
The talent fleeing big studios will go indie.
7\/N","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/furry.engineer\/users\/soatok\/statuses\/116761690046977205\/activity","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760160367501531","objectType":"note","content":"
Look at GitHub. Look at Xbox. Look at their military contracts. Microsoft\u2019s priorities are clear: profit over people, always.
We\u2019ve seen this before.
Disney+ subscribers proved consumer power when they canceled en masse over Kimmel\u2019s firing. We, as gamers, have that power too.
6\/N<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/@on_code\/116760160367501531","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-16:objectType=thread:nonce=b36d745ad1297a57","notice_info":{"local_id":"12763115","source":"ActivityPub","repeat_of":"12763113"}},"published":"2026-06-16T20:43:29+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"title":"soatok repeated a notice by on_code","verb":"share","url":"https:\/\/furry.engineer\/users\/soatok\/statuses\/116761690046977205\/activity"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code","displayName":"Laurent \ud83e\udee0","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/320375-original-tmp20250122113321.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/320375-96-20250122113322.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/320375-48-20250122113322.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/320375-24-20250122113322.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"320375"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/320375-96-20250122113322.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Four things about me:1\ufe0f\u20e3 I'm a video game dev professional since 2006. 2\ufe0f\u20e3 I'm CEO of almost nothing and a company named MONKEY MOON 3\ufe0f\u20e3 I worked on Top Spin, The Crew, HarshQuad, Night Call, Flat Eye. 4\ufe0f\u20e3 One time I said no to half a million dollars deal.Helping fellow game devs on https:\/\/IndieGames101.comProud Game Master of Fantastic Rolls https:\/\/www.fantastic-rolls.fr\/Overall, I'm just a guy who enjoys rattling cages.","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/@on_code","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"on_code","displayName":"Laurent \ud83e\udee0","note":"Four things about me:1\ufe0f\u20e3 I'm a video game dev professional since 2006. 2\ufe0f\u20e3 I'm CEO of almost nothing and a company named MONKEY MOON 3\ufe0f\u20e3 I worked on Top Spin, The Crew, HarshQuad, Night Call, Flat Eye. 4\ufe0f\u20e3 One time I said no to half a million dollars deal.Helping fellow game devs on https:\/\/IndieGames101.comProud Game Master of Fantastic Rolls https:\/\/www.fantastic-rolls.fr\/Overall, I'm just a guy who enjoys rattling cages."}},"content":"
Look at GitHub. Look at Xbox. Look at their military contracts. Microsoft\u2019s priorities are clear: profit over people, always.
We\u2019ve seen this before.
Disney+ subscribers proved consumer power when they canceled en masse over Kimmel\u2019s firing. We, as gamers, have that power too.
6\/N<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760160367501531","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760160367501531","objectType":"note","content":"
Look at GitHub. Look at Xbox. Look at their military contracts. Microsoft\u2019s priorities are clear: profit over people, always.
We\u2019ve seen this before.
Disney+ subscribers proved consumer power when they canceled en masse over Kimmel\u2019s firing. We, as gamers, have that power too.
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Buying a game is a political act. Your money votes for the kind of industry you want. AAA is unsustainable: rising costs, AI threats, $1,000 consoles...
The future is smaller, bolder, and independent.
The talent fleeing big studios will go indie.
7\/N<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760165071035653","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760165071035653","objectType":"note","content":"
Buying a game is a political act. Your money votes for the kind of industry you want. AAA is unsustainable: rising costs, AI threats, $1,000 consoles...
The future is smaller, bolder, and independent.
The talent fleeing big studios will go indie.
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Microsoft and the others saw profit, spent big, then bailed when the next shiny market appeared. The result? Hundreds of talented devs unemployed.
Remember: gaming is still one of the most profitable industries. These layoffs aren\u2019t necessity. They\u2019re choice.
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Making games is hard. Predicting profit? Nearly impossible. Yet, studios are treated like ATMs expected to print money forever in an oversaturated market. A market big companies and corpos oversaturated by chasing unrealistic returns.
3\/N<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760147405556178","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760147405556178","objectType":"note","content":"
Making games is hard. Predicting profit? Nearly impossible. Yet, studios are treated like ATMs expected to print money forever in an oversaturated market. A market big companies and corpos oversaturated by chasing unrealistic returns.
3\/N<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/@on_code\/116760147405556178","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760143595214168","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/@on_code\/116760143595214168"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-16:objectType=thread:nonce=b36d745ad1297a57","notice_info":{"local_id":"12763105","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-16T20:41:43+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/@on_code\/116760147405556178"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code","displayName":"Laurent \ud83e\udee0","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/320375-original-tmp20250122113321.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/320375-96-20250122113322.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/320375-48-20250122113322.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/320375-24-20250122113322.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"320375"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/320375-96-20250122113322.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Four things about me:1\ufe0f\u20e3 I'm a video game dev professional since 2006. 2\ufe0f\u20e3 I'm CEO of almost nothing and a company named MONKEY MOON 3\ufe0f\u20e3 I worked on Top Spin, The Crew, HarshQuad, Night Call, Flat Eye. 4\ufe0f\u20e3 One time I said no to half a million dollars deal.Helping fellow game devs on https:\/\/IndieGames101.comProud Game Master of Fantastic Rolls https:\/\/www.fantastic-rolls.fr\/Overall, I'm just a guy who enjoys rattling cages.","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/@on_code","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"on_code","displayName":"Laurent \ud83e\udee0","note":"Four things about me:1\ufe0f\u20e3 I'm a video game dev professional since 2006. 2\ufe0f\u20e3 I'm CEO of almost nothing and a company named MONKEY MOON 3\ufe0f\u20e3 I worked on Top Spin, The Crew, HarshQuad, Night Call, Flat Eye. 4\ufe0f\u20e3 One time I said no to half a million dollars deal.Helping fellow game devs on https:\/\/IndieGames101.comProud Game Master of Fantastic Rolls https:\/\/www.fantastic-rolls.fr\/Overall, I'm just a guy who enjoys rattling cages."}},"content":"
Microsoft and the others saw profit, spent big, then bailed when the next shiny market appeared. The result? Hundreds of talented devs unemployed.
Remember: gaming is still one of the most profitable industries. These layoffs aren\u2019t necessity. They\u2019re choice.
4\/N<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760150475958168","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760150475958168","objectType":"note","content":"
Microsoft and the others saw profit, spent big, then bailed when the next shiny market appeared. The result? Hundreds of talented devs unemployed.
Remember: gaming is still one of the most profitable industries. These layoffs aren\u2019t necessity. They\u2019re choice.
4\/N<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/@on_code\/116760150475958168","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760147405556178","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/@on_code\/116760147405556178"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-16:objectType=thread:nonce=b36d745ad1297a57","notice_info":{"local_id":"12763106","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-16T20:41:42+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/@on_code\/116760150475958168"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code","displayName":"Laurent \ud83e\udee0","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/320375-original-tmp20250122113321.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/320375-96-20250122113322.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/320375-48-20250122113322.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/320375-24-20250122113322.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"320375"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/320375-96-20250122113322.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Four things about me:1\ufe0f\u20e3 I'm a video game dev professional since 2006. 2\ufe0f\u20e3 I'm CEO of almost nothing and a company named MONKEY MOON 3\ufe0f\u20e3 I worked on Top Spin, The Crew, HarshQuad, Night Call, Flat Eye. 4\ufe0f\u20e3 One time I said no to half a million dollars deal.Helping fellow game devs on https:\/\/IndieGames101.comProud Game Master of Fantastic Rolls https:\/\/www.fantastic-rolls.fr\/Overall, I'm just a guy who enjoys rattling cages.","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/@on_code","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"on_code","displayName":"Laurent \ud83e\udee0","note":"Four things about me:1\ufe0f\u20e3 I'm a video game dev professional since 2006. 2\ufe0f\u20e3 I'm CEO of almost nothing and a company named MONKEY MOON 3\ufe0f\u20e3 I worked on Top Spin, The Crew, HarshQuad, Night Call, Flat Eye. 4\ufe0f\u20e3 One time I said no to half a million dollars deal.Helping fellow game devs on https:\/\/IndieGames101.comProud Game Master of Fantastic Rolls https:\/\/www.fantastic-rolls.fr\/Overall, I'm just a guy who enjoys rattling cages."}},"content":"
So what can we do? <\/p>
Stop funding the problem. Microsoft\u2019s products are everywhere but alternatives exist. They\u2019re cheaper, often better, and don\u2019t fund a corp that breaks what it touches. It's impossible to fully escape Microsoft, but most of their software you actively use everyday have counterparts. Use them when you can.
5\/N<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760156606239053","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760156606239053","objectType":"note","content":"
So what can we do? <\/p>
Stop funding the problem. Microsoft\u2019s products are everywhere but alternatives exist. They\u2019re cheaper, often better, and don\u2019t fund a corp that breaks what it touches. It's impossible to fully escape Microsoft, but most of their software you actively use everyday have counterparts. Use them when you can.
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2\/N","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-20:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/furry.engineer\/users\/soatok\/statuses\/116761688738552460\/activity","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.gamedev.place\/users\/on_code\/statuses\/116760140171912883","objectType":"note","content":"
I have a lot to say about this but I don't really know how to express it. It might end up being a long thread. \ud83e\uddf5<\/p>
TLDR:
- The future of video games is indie.
- Buying games is a political act.<\/p>
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- The future of video games is indie.
- Buying games is a political act.<\/p>
- The future of video games is indie.
- Buying games is a political act.<\/p>