Layoffs in Gaming (Current State of the Gaming Industry)

[trunkswd]

I spent over an hour discussing the current state of the gaming industry and all the massive layoffs. There have been around 7,800 laid off in just the first 2 months of 2024. This compares 10,500 laid off in all of 2023 and 8,500 laid off in 2022.

I do appreciate everyone who checked out the video. It does help out my small channel, which focuses on gaming news and lets plays. 

What is everyone's thoughts on all the layoffs happening across the industry?

The biggest layoffs in 2024 so far include 1,900 at the Microsoft Gaming Division (mainly at Activision Blizzard with some at Xbox and Bethesda), 1,800 at Unity, 900 at PlayStation, ~670 at EA, 530 at Riot Games, and 500 at Twitch.

I hope everyone who has been laid off is able to find new and good work quickly.

Here is a site that keeps track of all the layoffs happening: https://publish.obsidian.md/vg-layoffs/Archive/2024

Last edited by trunkswd - on 29 February 2024