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Why is the video game industry in crisis? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 6 months ago by Zeppo@sh.itjust.works to c/outoftheloop@lemmy.world
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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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[–] Vinny_93@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Simple. Large game studios have become more about releasing IP content and less about actually creating art. If you look at all those yearly carbon copies EA releases, 2K has to follow suit. Any title that is not aggressively marketed will die a silent death because every genre is oversaturated.

The game industry now consists of just a couple of very big names and thousands of small games that aren't profitable. It's becoming more and more like the music industry.