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Old 2011-03-31, 11:43 AM   [Ignore Me] #8
Nephilimuk
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Re: SOE Layoffs and Studio Closures


nothing new to report. Lots of work going on. A lot of new team members going onto it helping out. I mean a lot.
I read this as more people being reassigned to the project. BUT that is my interpretation of the above statement which to be honest is ambiguous.

I have had to perform a similar exercise regarding the rationalising of a software company.

Generally the decisions are not made lightly and if the organisation is a going concern the cuts have to be done in such a way to ensure that they do not impede earning potential.

It makes sense to look at your pipeline and determine what you consider as a going concern moving forward and what is expendable. If the return is not going to meet the initial outlay or you have another project that has greater earning potential then it makes sense to drop the first and assign more resources to the second to reduce the time to market. Planetside is an established brand which may or may not count for something.

We don't know what is happening, but no point going all gloomy yet.

Don't forget closure does not mean right now it can mean any time in the future after the delivery of a project. I could also mean that the work may be moving to another geographical location.

I do hope the employees found out though before the tweets as that would just suck if not...

If anyone at SOE is reading this, all the best and I am sure what ever happens will work out best for you in the long run.
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