Firing Squad: Xbox Mass Layoffs & Sony Deletes 551 Movies

So Taylor Swift got married, Adam Sandler officiated (yes, really, no one knows why either), and you could buy ‘wedding memorabilia’ off a New York street artist - including a used ovulation test - for $25. We live in a society.

Then there’s the Xbox stuff, which is a lot. Like, a LOT. Thousands of jobs gone, Double Fine just… set free, id Software’s programmers shown the door (great for the legendary game engine people, obviously), and Obsidian pulled off Avowed 2 to go make Fallout instead. The good news: this is what everyone wanted since New Vegas. The bad news: it’s happening because Microsoft bought literally everything and then panicked.

Sony’s having a bad fortnight too. No disc drive on PS6, and they’re nuking 551 movies from people’s PlayStation libraries because the licenses ran out. You know, movies people paid for. Bought. Owned. Allegedly.

Armie Hammer took a role in Uwe Boll’s new film without reading the full script, then rang his publicist crying after he saw it. He did say he’d do the sequel for ’life-changing money,’ which is a very reasonable position. Mindhunter is dead forever and Fincher hates that you keep asking. Ludwig got renewed for season 3 before season 2 is even out, which - watch Ludwig. And Supergirl bombed harder than Blue Beetle, which is impressive given that nobody remembered Blue Beetle existed.

Topics discussed

Taylor Swift wedding & garbage saleXbox mass layoffs & studio resetsid Software layoffsObsidian moves to new Fallout gameValve comments on Steam Machine pricingRAM and storage price surgeAI bubble & rising AI costsSony ditches PS6 disc driveSony deletes 551 licensed moviesPS Plus cancellations in protestUwe Boll's Citizen Vigilante distributionArmie Hammer's comeback backlashThe Odyssey reviews & IMAX debateMindhunter officially cancelledLudwig renewed for season 3Last One Laughing (Australian) reactionSupergirl box office bombFull show notes and links: https://multiplenerdgasm.com/656-firing-squad/