I keep hearing about layoffs, studios being closed and how the industry is troubled. Are companies losing money and sales are poor, or is it the same as Google and other companies laying off people just to pump their stock price and make money despite profitability?
It isn’t
highest gaming figure we’ve seen in the past 3 years
https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-april-global-statshot
The video game industry is not in crisis, big game publishers are because their goals of infinite growth and profit are in jeopardy, therefore they make more and more unsustainable moves, cuts and cuts and…more cuts. Indie devs are more and more often breaking into the spotlight because AAA game publishers are failing the industry
Just finished “Stray” and it was an amazing game. It was made by two French dudes.
Which honestly is awesome. I’ve played very few AAA games in the last 5 years
Capitalism. This is the answer.
late stage capitalism
The videogame industry has been lurching from crisis to crisis for as long as I’ve been paying attention. I’m starting to think that’s their business model.
Workers that can’t relax are workers that struggle to organize