Huh? Is your argument that it would be bad for Silksong to surprise release next to GTA? Or that indie developers should have planned around the surprise release of Silksong? I really don't understand what argument you're trying to make here.
My argument was that other releases can and do impact sales.
My original point that there is so many things at play, GTA 6 launch date, which may move, together with other things outside of your control, that "planning your release and development around GTA 6" doesn't make sense, unless you're a big company doing a AAA release.
A lot of devs delayed their launches:
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/silksong-release-date-has-...
Those that didn't or couldn't think it hurt them pretty badly:
https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/hell-is-us-boss-slams-silkson...
In general I think you are probably right. But there are definitely exceptions and this is one of them.
TLDR of the case: Rockstar fired some employees for a slew of different reasons (some leaked/confidential messages), (most) fired employees were members of the union and the court case is about if 1) they were fired for the right reasons and 2) they were fired in the correct way and right now 3) should they still get paid while the court case figures out the answers to #1 and #2
I'm saying "maybe?" unrelated as it does sound like something a disgruntled employee might do, but could also be something completely else. I feel like it might be related though, hence the linking.
> Fire services attended the offices of Grand Theft Auto 6 developer Rockstar North this morning and secured "structural damage" following a reported boiler explosion.
Why go through the hassle of trying to source a bomb when the victim provides you one on location already.
FYI, I'm not saying that's what happened, just that your dismissal shouldn't be immediate.
Also, the best way to sabotage something, is to make it look like an accident, that way they aren't looking for you.