VRChat is Laying Off 30% of Team

Re:VRChat is Laying Off 30% of Team by Min0taur on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @10:52PM (#40665442)

The severance package looks decent, but damn, I wouldn't want to be a developer in such a niche market space looking for new work. I wish the best to everyone getting the short end of the stick here.

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Re:VRChat is Laying Off 30% of Team by gleenn on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @11:15PM (#40665577)

I would hardly say the platform is dead. Apple just launched the Vision Pro. That's not a silver bullet but I'm sure they are looking for more apps and games. I hardly think VR is going away.

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Re:VRChat is Laying Off 30% of Team by Min0taur on Wednesday June 12, 2024 @11:17PM (#40665589)

Not at all saying it's dead! Just a vastly smaller market space than say, doing crud stuff or ML in the year of our Lord 2024. I'm a huge VR enjoyer and I hope the medium flourishes.

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Re:VRChat is Laying Off 30% of Team by Uehreka on Thursday June 13, 2024 @01:41AM (#40666301)

I’m pretty sure they’ll be fine. I can’t imagine a CRUD agency being like “VR? No transferable skills! To the breadline with you!” Realtime state management is a highly sought after skill.

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Re:VRChat is Laying Off 30% of Team by ramesh31 on Thursday June 13, 2024 @12:08AM (#40665842)

>I wouldn't want to be a developer in such a niche market space looking for new work.

VRChat is literally just a Unity game. They'll be fine

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