Niantic Lays Off Hundreds and Cancels Even More Projects To Focus On Pokemon Go
Yesterday, it was announced that Niantic laid off hundreds of workers and also canceled many different projects solely so they could focus even more on Pokemon Go. This honestly doesn’t come as much of a surprise as the developers have seemed very focused on the future of Pokemon Go versus the other games they have been developing.
Niantic posted today on their website the email that was sent to many of the employees, which also provides some further insight on what the developers have in store for the future and what their plans are going forward. This message discusses how Niantic laid off around 230 workers yesterday.
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Pokemon Go Developers Discuss What The Future HoldsTo anyone who wants to read the full statement straight from the Niantic website, it can be found here. After sharing this long message with everyone, Niantic then shared what things would look like for their company moving forward.
We remain long-term believers in augmented reality as the future form factor for computing. We believe that we can build key content and platform services that will help realize the promise of this technological shift. The rise of MR (video pass-through devices such as the Meta Quest Pro and Apple Vision Pro) validates the long-term importance of AR, but this class of devices is only an intermediate stepping stone to true outdoor AR devices.Niantic went on to give a longer statement of how their strategic plan will be adjusting, which players might find interesting but also exciting for the future of Pokemon Go.
The top priority is to keep Pokémon GO healthy and growing as a forever game. While we made some adjustments to the Read more on gamepur.com
