this post was submitted on 08 May 2024
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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?

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[โ€“] Gigan@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

AAA devs are spending too much money making games people don't like.

[โ€“] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

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