Rose@lemmy.zipM to Epic Games@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agoEpic CEO Tim Sweeney says tech leaders are 'pretending to be Republicans' to gain favor with Trump, skirt antitrust laws, and ultimately 'rip off consumers and crush competitors'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1528arrow-down17cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1521arrow-down1external-linkEpic CEO Tim Sweeney says tech leaders are 'pretending to be Republicans' to gain favor with Trump, skirt antitrust laws, and ultimately 'rip off consumers and crush competitors'www.pcgamer.comRose@lemmy.zipM to Epic Games@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square80fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareathairmor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up84·2 months agoYeah, I don’t recall ever reading a Tim Sweeney quote and thinking, “that sounds about right.”
minus-squareStupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoLikewise, I now feel like I need to scrub clean my soul.
minus-squareCypher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoEh he once gave me an all you can drink pass at the after party for a gaming convention in Melbourne. So the quote is ‘get whatever you want, drinks are on me tonight’. Its still a complete mystery how I made it back to my hotel with no map, no local knowledge and on foot.
minus-squarechingadera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down8·2 months agoI don’t think he’s able to afford to kiss the ring, otherwise he would.
minus-squarePonyOfWar@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoWhy wouldn’t he be? Sweeney is a billionaire, richer than Tim Cook even.
minus-squarechingadera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIsn’t that company at risk of bankruptcy?
minus-squarePonyOfWar@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 months agoNot at all, as far as I know. They’re making massive bank with Fortnite and they’re developing the engine used by >50% of modern AAA games.
minus-squarechingadera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoI think I’m thinking of Ubisoft actually. My b
Yeah, I don’t recall ever reading a Tim Sweeney quote and thinking, “that sounds about right.”
Likewise, I now feel like I need to scrub clean my soul.
Eh he once gave me an all you can drink pass at the after party for a gaming convention in Melbourne.
So the quote is ‘get whatever you want, drinks are on me tonight’.
Its still a complete mystery how I made it back to my hotel with no map, no local knowledge and on foot.
I don’t think he’s able to afford to kiss the ring, otherwise he would.
Why wouldn’t he be? Sweeney is a billionaire, richer than Tim Cook even.
Isn’t that company at risk of bankruptcy?
Not at all, as far as I know. They’re making massive bank with Fortnite and they’re developing the engine used by >50% of modern AAA games.
I think I’m thinking of Ubisoft actually. My b