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If I was in college or something, looking at this industry as a possible route I want to go into, I'd change my mind after 2023/2024. With all the layoffs, everyone is cutting back on hiring, so it's hard to get a job and if you already do have a job in the industry, good luck because you're going to need to cling onto that one for dear life and hope you're not next in line to be cut, basically have to gamble leaving one job for another.
I've seen multiple developers in the span of the last year get laid off, join another company, only to be laid off from that one too. There's little appreciation for the work you do, the pay can be shit depending on the role, contractors are treated poorly, other roles aren't seen as "essential", go to social media and you're being blasted by fanboys, go to work and you're being worked to the bone for years.
Feels like the gaming industry is heading for a collapse Tbh...Games are selling better than ever but profits still "aren't good enough", meanwhile companies are making billions of dollars in profits still but got to keep them shareholders happy with eternal growth. Yeah, the dumb managers over hiring during the pandemic too.
The Tremendous Yet Troubled State of Gaming in 2024 — MatthewBall.co
Games Industry Leaders Braced 'For Up To Two Years of Pain' | GamesIndustry.biz
I feel like most the cuts will be to marketing, community management, business operations, etc. Because laying off development teams for say, Call of Duty, would be insane considering how much difficulty they're having in yearly releases. It feels like they're merging ABK way faster than they merged Zenimax (which didn't have cuts until years later and only minor ones at that). This fucking sucks.
Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 25 January 2024
