"He doesn't represent us," devs and players deliver harsh criticism of Geoff Keighley on social networks

Geoff Keighley, organizer of The Game Awards and other important events, is on everyone's lips. Several developers and gamers used social networks to launch harsh criticism against him for one reason: his silence about all the recent waves of layoffs in the industry.

Usually, Keighley gives his opinion or shares important news on his X account. However, the community has noticed that he has avoided talking about all the recent layoffs, including those at PlayStation. For such reason, creatives and gamers claimed that he does not represent them and that the industry deserves better.

Geoff Keighley is criticized for his silence on layoffs

The video game industry is going through a complicated time, which has been reflected in many layoffs in both large and small companies. The community is concerned and believes that important figures in the sector should speak out on the subject.

In this sense, many think that the silence of Geoff Keighley on the subject is somewhat worrying and even offensive. Gamers believe that, being a spokesman and organizer of important events, he should at least give a message of support to developers.

As you know, The Game Awards has received harsh criticism for focusing on announcements and not making the creatives the stars of the show. For that reason, several developers are also disenchanted with Keighley's role on the issue of layoffs.

"Love Geoff Keighley's enthusiasm for games, but not a fan of his complete radio silence in regards to an already devastating year of layoffs in the games industry (not even a signal boost or a whisper of solidarity)," said one gamer.

"It´s obviously not Geoff Keighley's fault the video game industry is going to shit. But it´s stiil annoying to see how he only seems focused on trying to impress his Hollywood friends with how cool video games are, while completely ignoring the fact that we have a serious problem," stated another gamer.

Many social media users called him out for not talking about the recent layoffs Sony confirmed at PlayStation. Some people said they were disappointed that many consider him a spokesperson for the industry, when he does not represent the majority opinion or take a position on the layoffs.