Elden Ring Director Vows To Shield FromSoftware From Gaming Industry Layoffs: 'I Would Not Let That Happen'
Elden Ring Director Vows To Shield FromSoftware From Gaming Industry Layoffs: 'I Would Not Let That Happen'
"Speaking to myself and this company, I want to say that this is not something I would wish on the staff at FromSoftware in a million years," he said. He added: "I'm pretty sure our parent company Kadokawa understands that and shares that view."FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki addressed the ongoing issue of layoffs in the video game industry, asserting his commitment to protecting his studio.
FromSoftware總裁宮崎英高談論遊戲行業裁員問題，承諾保護自己的工作室。
Amid mass layoffs at major companies like Embracer Group AB (OTC:THQQF), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), and Sony Group Corp. (NYSE:SONY), Miyazaki told PC Gamer: "As long as this company is my responsibility, that's something I would not let happen."
在像Embracer Group AB（OTC：THQQF）、Microsoft Corp.（NASDAQ：MSFT）和Sony Group Corp.（NYSE：SONY）這樣的大公司出現大規模裁員的情況下，宮崎在接受PC Gamer的採訪時說：“只要這家公司是我的責任，我絕不會讓這件事情發生”。
While acknowledging that FromSoftware's future isn't entirely within his control due to its ownership by Kadokawa Corporation, Miyazaki expressed confidence that the parent company shares his views on layoffs.
儘管承認FromSoftware的未來並非完全在他的控制下，因爲它的所有權歸屬於Kadokawa Corporation，但宮崎表達了對母公司對裁員問題分享他的看法的信心。
"Speaking to myself and this company, I want to say that this is not something I would wish on the staff at FromSoftware in a million years," he said. He added: "I'm pretty sure our parent company Kadokawa understands that and shares that view."
他說：“對於我本人和這家公司，我想說，這不是我在萬年之內希望FromSoftware的工作人員經歷的事情，”他補充道：“我相信我們的母公司Kadokawa理解並分享這個觀點。”
Miyazaki also referenced former Nintendo ADR (OTC:NTDOY) president Satoru Iwata, who took a pay cut to avoid layoffs during tough times.
宮崎還提到了前任任天堂ADR（OTC：NTDOY）總裁巖田聰，他減薪避免裁員。
Iwata had famously said: "I sincerely doubt employees who fear that they may be laid off will be able to develop software titles that could impress people around the world."
巖田曾經說過：“我真的很懷疑那些害怕被裁員的員工能否開發出能夠令全球人民印象深刻的軟件遊戲。”
Miyazaki echoed this sentiment: "People who are afraid of losing their jobs are afraid of making good things."
宮崎echo了這個觀點：“那些害怕失業的人是害怕做好事情的人。”
Despite the uncertainties and the recent closures of studios like Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks, Miyazaki's stance offers some reassurance to FromSoftware's employees.
儘管存在不確定性以及像Arkane Austin和Tango Gameworks這樣的工作室最近的關閉，宮崎的立場爲FromSoftware的員工提供了一些保障。
"While we can't say 100%... at least as long as this company is my responsibility, that's something I would not let happen," he concluded.
他總結道：“雖然我們無法說100%……但至少只要這家公司是我的責任，我絕不會讓這件事情發生。”
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