It sucks to see, but what happens sometimes (not saying always) is the truly talented people who got laid off can band together to make another, smaller studio.
I for one think it wouldn’t be the worst thing if the gaming industry got a small correction from its current direction. And don’t get me wrong, I’m not a “all AAA gaming sucks now” kind of person (I’m on a FF7 Rebirth replay and cannot wait for Revelation). But I think overall, we need games with slightly smaller scope from people who are paid better.
And with more variety. With very few exceptions, it seems I’ve been playing the same few games over and over again for 30 years and besides graphics very few things evolved.
There are some AAA studios that still do good and the AA and indie space is still doing great. It’s not like there won’t be any good games, I think it’ll be an improvement where AAA shit will partly disappear with some bad left but the few good certainly still here and AA and indie just continue as it does.
Did it hurt to carve out the fevered flesh? Did it hurt to sever the gangrenous foot? The swines of the industry spent the last decade butchering their own carcass and selling it in pieces, now they’re horrified that they’re bleeding to death.
(I recently replayed Forgor: Hog Machine. Mandus kinda had a point.)
With all these studio closures and layoffs, its hard to imagine what will be left of the industry here in a few years.
With how strong AA and Indy game studios are, I’m not worried. Good riddance to the AAA studios sucking up oxygen.
It sucks to see, but what happens sometimes (not saying always) is the truly talented people who got laid off can band together to make another, smaller studio.
I for one think it wouldn’t be the worst thing if the gaming industry got a small correction from its current direction. And don’t get me wrong, I’m not a “all AAA gaming sucks now” kind of person (I’m on a FF7 Rebirth replay and cannot wait for Revelation). But I think overall, we need games with slightly smaller scope from people who are paid better.
And with more variety. With very few exceptions, it seems I’ve been playing the same few games over and over again for 30 years and besides graphics very few things evolved.
There are some AAA studios that still do good and the AA and indie space is still doing great. It’s not like there won’t be any good games, I think it’ll be an improvement where AAA shit will partly disappear with some bad left but the few good certainly still here and AA and indie just continue as it does.
Did it hurt to carve out the fevered flesh? Did it hurt to sever the gangrenous foot? The swines of the industry spent the last decade butchering their own carcass and selling it in pieces, now they’re horrified that they’re bleeding to death.
(I recently replayed Forgor: Hog Machine. Mandus kinda had a point.)
Hard to imagine what the economy looks like at all during the next big recession