The Depressing State of The AAA Game Industry | Critical Thought #gamewisdom #gamedev

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It has not been a happy time for the game industry in 2024, with studios, even award-winning ones, being closed. For today's critical thought, I talked about how we got here, and why no matter what shareholders want, the AAA space is just not sustainable in this way.

0:00 Intro
00:51 How We Got Here
02:24 Unsustainable Growth
7:05 What Is Sustainable
11:21 Keeping Studios Alive
15:06 Conclusion
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