video game industry dying
Could The Video Game Industry Be Dead In The Next Few Years?
The video game industry is undoubtedly one of the most lucrative industry, yet it is not quite sustainable, as evident by various layoff, numerous AAA studios closures and crunch stories. In the recent days, we have witnessed the closure of several of our loved studios such Visceral and Lionhead. There were two major reasons behind the closure of not just these two studios, but numerous of them. Both of these studios, like almost all the others in the market, are owned by big publishers like EA, Microsoft and Ubisoft. These companies often stress their subsidiaries to generate more revenue and affected by this stress, video game developers quit their jobs to pursue comparatively peaceful lives in other careers. These two reasons bring down the moral spirit of the team and ultimately lead...