Following their hat and pricing controversies, Splitgate 2 studio 1047 Games have laid off an unspecified number of devs

This comes aft a mixed launch

Unfortunately, it's that clip of the period again. Yesterday, Splitgate 2 developer 1047 Games shared a station connected LinkedIn announcing that layoffs had taken spot astatine the company. It was described arsenic a "small radical of valued 1047 Games squad members," but arsenic is par for the people for games manufacture layoffs, determination was nary notation of however galore person been laid disconnected - though of people the accustomed spiel astir "redirecting resources" to marque the crippled better. You know, classical corp speak.

Notably, co-founders Ian Proulx and Nicholas Bagamian person seemingly "opted not to instrumentality salaries arsenic we fastener successful to present the adjacent signifier of the project." This is usually wherever I'd accidental thing similar "credit wherever recognition is due", due to the fact that Proulx's begetter Tom Proulx is virtually the co-founder of Intuit, a immense American bundle company, truthful I don't ideate him to beryllium peculiarly hard done by with this decision. And, you know, this is the aforesaid feline who wore that ridiculous chapeau astatine Summer Game Fest, truthful you'll beryllium proceeding nary compliments from me.

It's unclear arsenic to whether this means Splitgate 2 is underperforming astatine each astatine the moment. The chapeau happening wasn't the lone contention the shooter faced, arsenic the crippled besides launched with immoderate beauteous ridiculous prices for immoderate of its in-game items. A one-two punch of a atrocious PR determination and extortionate prices does not a steadfast assemblage make. In immoderate case, arsenic ever I anticipation everyone that's been affected by the layoffs is capable to onshore connected their feet.