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Meta closes down first-party Quest studio Ready at Dawn Studios

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  1. raze2012
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    Not much for me to add. I feel like Ready At Dawn was a peak example of "You can do everything right and still lose". Very few duds in my opinion, with great titles shipped across portables,...

    Not much for me to add. I feel like Ready At Dawn was a peak example of "You can do everything right and still lose". Very few duds in my opinion, with great titles shipped across portables, console, and even VR (Lone Echo is an absolute must play for anyone with a VR kit). Wish the best for those affected.

    EDIT: actually I will complain about this:

    Meta also explains that while this move shutters the entire studio, it isn't enough to trigger the California WARN Act. The WARN Act requires companies to give employees notice ahead of time if more than 50 employees are laid off in a 30-day period.

    Sure, you can get around WARN if you layoff in multiple waves instead of at once. I sure hope that loophole is closed one day. If nothing else, employees should get a chance to prepare instead of being alerted a few hours before news is informed (I do have a former co-worker affected here who more or less said so).

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