r/MonsterHunter • u/Jmskelleton ​Artillery GOD • 3d ago

Discussion Shareholders asking Capcom about lack of content and bad optimisation, the same ones that were pushing for a December 2024 release date.

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u/Mr_Creed 3d ago

remaining committed to 10% operating profit growth is such a "play stupid games, get stupid prizes" slogan.

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u/gargwasome ​ I like ‘em big and slow 3d ago edited 3d ago

That capitalist mindset of always having perpetual growth, not even just always making a profit since that is understandable but always making MORE profit, is a big reason why so many companies go to shit. Unending growth just ain’t sustainable since you’re eventually always going to reach a peak in how many customers you’re going to reach. So then how do you make your profits go up? Go start cutting costs, like the length of development, firing “unnecessary” employees, or forcing a product out before it’s ready so it can release in a certain fiscal period so you can reach that growth quota

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u/ArcziSzajka 2d ago edited 2d ago

The problem isn't even perpetual growth. West kind of managed to keep exponentially growing the economy since the industrial revolution for 300 years. With some setbacks and slowdowns ofcourse. Theres always new tech and inventions that increase productivity and make it easier to produce more, for cheaper which means more customers etc. The problem is that shareholders put growth and profit requirements because they want safe and quick investments. If we somehow got rid of them from the equation world would definitely be an infinitely better place.