Microsoft has closed down multiple Bethesda studios, including: Tango, Arkane Austin, etc

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EpicRandy said:

trunkswd said:

Sadly I expect the layoffs to continue in the gaming industry through the rest of the year and likely into 2025. The industry needs the switch 2 ASAP. Its power should be around the PS4 or a little above it, which makes it easier to port AAA games to it. That gives another platform for those games to sell on.

Agree, i hope the industry will find it's feet quick but it won't happen tomorrow for sure.

Nintendo and their switch / switch 2 are an interesting case, Nintendo is more resilient to the current context and 1 reason is because they don't use a subsidised model to begin while their title's budget are better kept under control.

My guess for the future is, the ps5 pro / next Xbox hardware will not use a subsidised model.

Yeah the only Nintendo games I see costing $100 million or more to develop are the latest mainline Zelda games and 3D Mario. I wish I could say Pokémon, but given all the issues with Scarlet/Violet that is very unlikely. 

As for the subsidized model, the big issue this gen is that the cost to develop them has not really gone down like in previous generations. I could maybe see them subsidizing a bit next-generation, but nowhere near to the level of this generation. Ie. Instead of losing $100 or more per console sold, it is $50 or less. So the sale of 1 or 2 games or a year subscription to PS Plus or Game Pass would be enough to turn that into a profit.

At this point I've personally moved to gaming on my PC, other than with Nintendo. I'll likely get the Switch 2 once the next 3D Mario launches.