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Make it heard all you want. layoffs isnt exclusive to the gaming industry and you are ignorant to believe so. Its part of your beloved capitalism and its ever growing need and greed for corporate profits, nothing else. Those “facts” you mention are manufactured to fool people into thinking the layoffs are necessary, and not revolt against corporate greed on a meaningful scale. Just wait though, that revolt is growing and is coming. 

Yes, disinterest is the true enemy, but not in gaming. Mostly in US politics and policies that affect the whole world due to US being the only superpower at the moment, collaborating with China on a business-level, and being in their pocket financially. The disinterest as an enemy you speak of, is why US now fulfill the 10 steps to become a dictatorship, and that trickles down into every level and type of living. That disinterest is spawned with manufactured news, facts and such, designed to created that disinterest. People talk of a global economical recession, yet the banks have never made larger profits than today. You of all people should be able to look THOSE facts up. This has nothing to do with people being annoyed with updates or newer consoles being computers, it has to do with manipulation from the highest level.

Did you know that with a “new” law, if Obama simply says you are a terrorist, without anything to back that up, you ARE a terrorist, by law? The ignorance of, and disinterest to fight the taking away of liberties and democracy in the US is what affects everything, especially corporate greed, since that is what US and US politics thrives on, especially since Reagan.

If we keep on this path, we wont be around to BE retro gamers at all.

Check out this documentary, you may not see the connection to gaming, but this actually affects every way of life in the US (including gaming), and outside, considering the pull US has across the world. You will hopefully understand what im talking about, even if you disagree, which hopefully you wont. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1294790/

Union companies pioneer layoffs in Sweden, even before the risk capitalists etc demand it. Dont kid yourself that they dont do that in the US also. The Unions is toothless because people dont participate in that work themselves. they expect someone else to do it. The disinterest you mentioned earlier. They also have the tendency to become friends with the enemy, the union leaders, and seduced by their friend’s lifestyles. Many so called “red block” politicians and union heads go to work for the private sector as board members, private consultants etc once their political career is over.

Hell, even the new leader of the Socialdemocrats in Sweden, Stefan Löfvén was head of the metal and industrial union in sweden, and he invited lowered workhours, lowered pay and layoffs back in 2008, even before the “market” demanded it. There are a few unions who still fight back, but they are few and not powerful enough to affect the centralized union organisation in sweden, LO. (basically all workers unions are part of LO). Löfvén is so far right even the right wing parties in sweden are surprised.

So yeah, companies that are in unions lay off for profit just like any other. Volvo, Saab, Ericsson, some of the biggest companies active in sweden does this all the time. it is ALWAYS true, because thats the fundamental truth of capitalism, which both your and my country is sworn to. Profitability above anything else. Some even go so far as to say without the alure of profits, progress would never be made. Then i ask people do define progress, and they thing it means success, economical success.. Another documentary to watch would then be Surviving Progress: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1462014/. Because its killing us off, along with the planet as a whole.