Just hardware wise? They can still support and create something like steambox. Why is it a jump?
Nothing in the news of "Valve lays off 25 people" suggests that Valve "finally" realized how hard the hardware business in to jump in to.
Just hardware wise? They can still support and create something like steambox. Why is it a jump?
Would not be surprised if PS4 is the new Steambox.
its better 2 burn out then 2 fade away.............
-kurt cobian
Valve layoffs were LONG overdue. They had a lot of groups they hired wholesale when they should have been more discriminating who was needed from that team.
Whatever happened with the company Valve acquired in December? Star Filled Studios in Silicon Valley?
Because if there's one thing Nintendo needs, it's some North American hardware designers and some Android app makers
Yeah, but Jobs actually said what I said he said.
Because if there's one thing Nintendo needs, it's some North American hardware designers and some Android app makers
I thought a few people let go were in the hardware division? There was a thread on someone let go from valve yesturday?Nothing in the news of "Valve lays off 25 people" suggests that Valve "finally" realized how hard the hardware business in to jump in to.
I don't buy that it was a matter of performance, the people working there are extremely talented. Efficiency reasons seem more plausible, it's likely that after a lot of experimentation they settled on the projects they want to move forward and cut everything else. Still, was there really no place for Jeri Ellsworth at another project or at the company in general? Something weird is going on.
I doubt this has anything to do with the Steambox. Newell talked about it at length just a few days ago, it seems like an important milestone for his company. I don't think he'd say "fuck it, let's call the whole thing off" that easily.
Yeah, but Jobs actually said what I said he said.
How big is Valve? What percentage of total employees were the 25?
Their linkedin profile list a 312 registered employee atm:
http://www.linkedin.com/company/valve-corporation
I wonder what Doug Church is working on.
ctrl+f doug church gives me no results
Linux team is still around...maybe.
Whatever happened with the company Valve acquired in December? Star Filled Studios in Silicon Valley?
waaaaaaaaaa I thought valve was ROLLING in it
Android is not linux.
I wonder if this points to Valve going the original Google --> Android route.
In other words, Valve makes the "software" for a Steambox and outsources all hardware development to other partners. Goes along with the hint at CES that "there is not one Steambox" comments.
Was he laid off too?
No, a moderator confirms Doug Church is still there: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=33991712&postcount=18
(And yes, smash should be trustworthy)
25 employees isn't the sort of thing to cause a massive drama over.
its better 2 burn out then 2 fade away.............
-kurt cobian
lots of tech giants could learn from this level of restraint.I'm as proud of what we don't do as I am of what we do.
- Steve Jobs
One hopes gabe will snap out of this entrepreneurial, change the world and saving the whales bullshit and get back to what's really important in life...Blowing the entirety of valves warchest on the most spectacular shooter ever made that renders everything else obsolete...again.