![]() ![]() I really don't care if I should be saying this or not anymore Another former Halo developer took to Twitter to voice his disappointment with Microsoft’s management of its game studios, and specifically called out the tech giant for “setting Halo up for failure.” Wren isn’t alone in placing blame at the top. The reason for both of those things is incompetent leadership up top during Halo Infinite development causing massive stress on those working hard to make Halo the best it can be. The layoffs at 343 shouldn't have happened and Halo Infinite should be in a better state. The most recent installment, Halo Infinite, was intended to be a new beginning for the sci-fi FPS but has the subject of much criticism since its launch a little over a year ago.įormer developer on Halo Infinite Patrick Wren, who is now working on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor at Respawn, had this to say about the layoffs and the state of Halo Infinite. This latter will see at least 60 members of its staff let go, and this move has led many to question the studio’s future involvement with the Halo franchise, which has traditionally been the flagship series for the Xbox brand. Among those to see a staff reduction are The Coalition, Bethesda Game Studios and, perhaps most notably, Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries. Small sample, but we didn't get the warm and fuzzies when the topic was mentioned to people that took pride in what they were providing (and built) during chit chat.Yesterday we reported that the mass layoffs announced by Microsoft earlier this week would affect internal Xbox game development studios. Was on an E class ship when the announcement was made. Meanwhile there were other retirements or layoffs / attrition proximate to LLP departure that probably also were partially due to their work about to be undone. The halo of an empowered crew first leads to happy passengers, elevated ship for everyone, influencer videos, impressions of what the Retreat should be, crew to passenger ratios, culture, design choices, whimsy, pricing that didn't become annoying while onboard, and so on, plus past positive experiences, that is what was selling the full ships of today. Meanwhile, all of the bookings and reputation is based on the LLP era. She was fortunate that they had arranged to fly in Captain Kate to the President's Cruise.Īs for the marketing, it's just one BS promo after the same, sliced a different way, while the overall price is inching up, insults and cutbacks are growing, and foot in mouth surveys will become the norm. She's not a hospitality person or marketer and it shows in the video from the President's Cruise and handling of all the changes. She was also based in Shanghai as vice president of market development. *Begun with Royal Caribbean Group in 2000 leading the fleet accessibility program for Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises, and she has since held several leadership roles within various areas of the business including hotel and marine operations, sales, marketing, product innovation and investor relations. She also spearheaded the modernization of 10 ships in four years as part of the Royal Amplified program – an investment of more than $1 billion and the design and construction of six new ships, including Spectrum of the Seas and Odyssey of the Seas. *Senior vice president of product development for Royal Caribbean International where she led the teams conceptualizing the largest global cruise line’s groundbreaking ships, private island destinations, and new experiences introduced throughout the award-winning fleet, including the first island in Royal Caribbean’s Perfect Day Island Collection – Perfect Day at CocoCay. Her portfolio also included the leadership of supply chain, travel services, port services, workplace solutions and real estate. *Executive vice president of shared services operations, responsible for Royal Caribbean Group’s safety, security and environment, risk management and crew movement teams. ![]() What you're seeing is a CFO becoming CEO after a disaster of a few years due to COVID. Sometimes the knee-jerk alterations work, more often they fail. Reminds me of many corporate environments when a new leader takes the helm and makes immediate changes (read: cost-cutting) without fully understanding the impact on daily operations and customer satisfaction. ![]()
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