Lige nu befinder branchen sig i lidt af en krise, hvor de store investeringer er svundet ind, og grundet lange udviklingsperioder, større budgetter og behovet for større mandskab har resulteret i en mildest talt overvældende bølge af fyringer, hvis legitimitet dog diskuteres åbent online.
Så hvad er der egentlig sket her? I et interview med Game Developer siger tidligere Sony-chef Shuhei Yosida, at det på sin vis netop er "stupid money" der har forkrøblet branchen:
"What we've been seeing for the last two years is just the adjustment to the misjudged [spending] by so many companies during the COVID days. Many companies and even the analysts believed the crazy growth [during the pandemic] would continue. So they over-invested and over-hired and they started too many projects, but after COVID there were a lot more ways for people to entertain themselves so the growth slowed down."
Han peger specifik Embracer Group som havende et centralt ansvar i forhold til at branchen nu kigger ind i en større krise.
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