Det har varit lite svajigt runt svenska utvecklaren/utgivaren Paradox Interactive på sistone. Dels det kritiserade släppet av Cities Skylines 2 och dess sedermera tillbakadragna DLC Beach Properties, dels nedläggningen av The Sims-utmanaren Life By You och dess utvecklare Tentonic härom månaden, vilket kritiserades av en medarbetare med orden "[a] real shit show".
I den senaste kvartalsrapporten går chefen Fredrik Wester ut och medger att de har tagit en hel del felaktiga beslut på sistone - framförallt utanför kärnverksamheten - och att detta måste ändras på:
We end the second quarter of the year with mixed feelings. On the one hand, our core business has performed very well, but on the other hand, we made the difficult decision to cancel the release of Life by You, as the game would not be able to meet our expectations.
Looking at the quarter's results, we've released several strong expansions with good quality to our core games, which has a positive impact on the top line and provides a good cash flow from operating activities. The bottom line is sadly weighed down by the write-down of Life by You. It is painful but gives us a strong motivation to further improve our operations.
It is clear that we have made the wrong calls in several projects, especially outside of our core, and this must change.
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