1,000 Layoffs! Epic Games Store Operations Team Bids Farewell, Players Feel Disheartened

Recalling the days lingering at the Chinese Paladin Inn, solely waiting for some good news from domestic games.

Now, seeing the news from Epic, a similar sense of desolation unexpectedly surges within me.

In the list of nearly a thousand departures, the figure from the China region operations team stands out particularly starkly.

He often posted game philosophies on Zhihu, with a keen sense of the online community that made him feel like an old friend.

But ultimately, he could not escape the fate of layoffs, left only to bid farewell to players in the comment section.

This helplessness is reminiscent of a down-and-out knight in the Jianghu, helpless against their own fate.

Returning to the game itself, the platform is ultimately a cold business machine.

When capital wields its knife, it cares not how much player sentiment you have accumulated.

The sighs of netizens are the highest form of tribute and mourning for sincere dedication.

Some feel heartbroken because their sincerity was betrayed and their passion extinguished.

Beyond sentiment, we hope to see basic respect for talent.

But looking at it calmly, in this industry winter, no one can remain untouched.

When industry giants scale back operations, ordinary employees become the costly sacrifices.

May those who leave have a bright future, and may domestic games experience less of this helplessness.

If we cannot even retain sincere operations staff, how can we speak of guarding players' gaming dreams?

This layoff turmoil should sound a warning bell for all game companies.