Daniel Friedman(@DanFriedman81):The change in a game studio is often described as a "Ship of Theseus," but that's misleading. A Ship of Theseus is rebuilt one plank at a time, replacing a part with an identical part until all the parts have been replaced and nothing of the original remains, yet the ship is identical. Studios like BioWare, Blizzard and Bungie have been transformed into very different ships.

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Daniel Friedman@DanFriedman81

2026.10.25 18:59

The change in a game studio is often described as a "Ship of Theseus," but that's misleading. A Ship of Theseus is rebuilt one plank at a time, replacing a part with an identical part until all the parts have been replaced and nothing of the original remains, yet the ship is identical. Studios like BioWare, Blizzard and Bungie have been transformed into very different ships.