Self destructive graphics arms race is wiping out game devs.

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SonytendoAmiibo said:

Ka-pi96 said:

An EA exec also recently called the PS4, Xbox One & Wii U 4th gen consoles. So just because they`re an EA exec definitely doesn`t mean they are either knowledgeable or know more than the average person

 

Well, EA is EA and I can't argue there. But the fact remains that many AAA studios are going down. It seems that every month we see news, such as Crytek shutting down five studios recently. No one can say it's not happening. As far as graphics causing the increase in development costs, even Nintendo said that they vastly underestimated the extra work involved in making HD games.

Crytek is shutting down studios that are NOT making AAA games or at most are helping the main studio which is the one in Frankfurt. And to be fair it's not like Crytek are a big name in AAA games.