Last week, Bloomberg reported that 25 people comprising the entire staff of Annapurna Interactive walked out the door in a group resignation. But while some of the circumstances around their departure emerged in the reporting, one pressing question was left unanswered: why?Having spoken to multiple individuals close to the situation who requested anonymity due to fear of reprisal, as well as an Annapurna spokesperson, IGN has pieced together a somewhat complex answer. Disagreements over the direction of the Interactive division, chaotic departures, communication breakdowns, and a perceived lack of leadership transparency at Annapurna Interactive led to a staff walk-out that has left 25 individuals jobless, Annapurna leaders scrambling, and numerous developers concerned about their contract…
The PS5 Pro's touted upgrades don't appear to be enough to sway fans to purchase Sony's new console, with most saying that the upgrade is too expensive. In various polls of IGNs readers across several platforms, only around 10 to 15 percent of respondents said they were planning to purchase the newly-announced console.IGN poll results on X/Twitter.Revealed early on Tuesday, Sony said that the PS5 Pro offers a 45 percent increase in rendering speed among other improvements. However, most fans focused on the premium's console price, which represents a 40 to 50 percent premium on the PS5 Slim.The polls corroborate the sentiment on social media. In a separate poll asking if PS5 was reasonably priced, some 74 percent of readers out of a sample of 34,000 respondents said that…