Self destructive graphics arms race is wiping out game devs.

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aLkaLiNE said:
It may be true that there's less AAA studios around, but as each one crashes and burns, the employees from these studios often reform into new smaller studios that often times create the innovation that pushes this industry forward. Kind of like a rising Phoenix. Also I bet there are overall more studios when you count the smaller guys on digital networks, just less AAA studios... Is that really a bad thing though? It's easier than ever before to create and develop your own game and now it's even possible to acquire funding through the public via Kickstarter. What have we really lost from AAA studios that we haven't gotten back from the A or AA studios?

 

This is a very good point. The industry is getting more streamlined. Less AAA devs and more independent ones. Games are going to get smaller and cheaper in the future. Thats not a bad thing, just different from how it is now.