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"Oof" is what it sounds like wrt the whole Unity x Wētā thing. https://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/unity-software-with-a-company-reset-walks-away-from-film-vfx-and-the-weta-deal/
So basically, the end result is that 265 people are abruptly laid off right before holidays (I hope Wētā FX can take most of them back?), and Unity essentially pissed away $1.6B. Cool, cool. (not cool at all)
fxguide · Unity Software with a ‘company reset’ walks away from film VFX and the Wētā dealOur best wishes to all the team members of the Unity Wētā Tools' division following its closure. UPDATE: Statement from WētāFX
@aras I can only assume they still see value in the IP/assets they bought, but not the people who went with it. Dicks.
@tim …and the codebase of two dozen in-house tools without any people who understand any of it is useful about as much as… <checks notes> a bupkis?
@aras Corporations are seldom the smartest concept in the room.
