News: Daybreak Games Hit With Layoffs, Matt Higby resigns

Gimpylung · 2015-02-13, 10:01 AM

Seems like such a short time ago that Higby and TRay were zipping around PS1 in a skyguard getting the playerbase hyped for PS2's beta.

ringring · 2015-02-13, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by Gimpylung

Seems like such a short time ago that Higby and TRay were zipping around PS1 in a skyguard getting the playerbase hyped for PS2's beta.

I can recall TRay in the gunner seat in the Bangbus and saying what a piece of crap the gun was... yea, that's why no one ever tried it more than once.

Calista · 2015-02-13, 11:57 AM

I just seems they are going into full maintenance mode on the PC side so they reduced dev headcount to free up funds for ps4 and eventual xbox launch port/launch efforts. So if all that goes well they start developing from that side and porting to the PC.

Figment · 2015-02-14, 01:08 PM

So many lay-offs.

That's always sad to see...

Best of luck to all those who will be looking for new challenges.

Originally Posted by Gimpylung

Seems like such a short time ago that Higby and TRay were zipping around PS1 in a skyguard getting the playerbase hyped for PS2's beta.

Wasn't it an Aurora AND a Marauder while they were being chased by pretty much all the aircav in the region and not realising at first they should have brought a Skyguard? =p

p0intman · 2015-02-14, 01:27 PM

I've said all I have to say on this elsewhere, or in private to specific people.

I'll leave it with this:

"My God! It tastes so good! I hesitate to swallow and I certainly don't wanna spit it out. Oh, what the Hell?"

*pause*

"I told you so."

-Raymond "Red" Reddington

RykerStruvian · 2015-02-15, 12:05 AM

p0intman, I was thinking of you when I read about this. You were right. You were absolutely right. You talked about this all the way back during the beta on the official forums. I remember.

Planetside 2 being betatested for the PS4 is probably the lowest problem on the ladder in terms of SOEs screwups. I hope Smed is happy with his MLG pushing and public #chestbanging over twitter like some fool. Now we're supposed to believe they can maintain EQ/EQ2/Landmark/EQNext/PS1/PS2/DC: U without Sony?

Everyone's either been kicked off the ship or quit, except Smed's got his golden parachute lined up considering he picked the buyer who wouldn't kick him out of his comfy chair. Thanks, $med. I'll bet anyone $100 that he's going to abandon ship too within the next year or two, as soon as he gets his payout so he can retire.

Also, I like how Higby said his heartfelt goodbyes on Reddit. You know, instead of the official forums. Like he did with everything else.

One bit of good news though. We get to read in on all the juicy stuff via reviews by those just laid off:

http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Son...ews-E21279.htm

Gimpylung · 2015-02-16, 06:24 AM

Originally Posted by Figment

So many lay-offs.

That's always sad to see...

Best of luck to all those who will be looking for new challenges.

Wasn't it an Aurora AND a Marauder while they were being chased by pretty much all the aircav in the region and not realising at first they should have brought a Skyguard? =p

I'm sure they did a few, I remember a Skyguard at one point, here they are in a Prowler...