Worth noting that there was a story very recently about internal documents from Sony that quoted Ryan as stating he actually thought Sony would be fine without CoD. It all smacks of the very worst corporate machismo.
I think for sure Booty’s comments seem foolish in this current light, and perhaps even weirdly and disturbingly cultish. Something you tend to find in a lot of corporate culture in my experience. I wonder how much they’re at odds with the way Spencer wants to run the business.
I’ve never felt, for example, that Aaron Greenberg was particularly aligned with his let’s all get along vibe. Same with these comments. But it always seemed to me that it was that attitude from Spencer and Shu that did the most to grow the pot for all concerned.
All of this is really unedifying imo.