As a video game lover, I have to say that I am deeply saddened by the way the industry is headed in many ways. I have been playing for over 35 yearslegendary consoles like the Atari 2600, SEGA Mega Drive, PlayStation and Xbox and many more passed through my hands and I was also lucky enough to enjoy the golden age of the PC in the gaming world, so I know the sector quite well.

The situation in the world of video games is not good, that much is clear. I’m not just saying this because of the layoffs or the downward trend it’s in, but because technical and creative stagnation that it has been going on for years. The fact that consoles became the consolidated personal computers and that these defined the pace of development and the technologies to be used did a lot of damage to the sector.

To understand why this is a problem, just look at the number of years we’ve been with the same sandbox games with replayabilitythe lack of innovation that we find in even the most ambitious triple A games, the poor ability of studios and production companies to surprise and the lack of technical progress that really allows us to enjoy more realistic games capable of truly exploiting the potential of the most powerful current hardware.

59% of video game developers say the industry is bad

And they are right Successful completion of study and dismissal They are commonplace and a definite sign that something is very wrong. We find ourselves in a moment of crisis, which colleague Eduardo has analyzed quite precisely in this article, which I strongly invite you to read.

industry who sees the point in completing successful studies cannot be healthy, I think I can say it more clearly. According to a survey published by Game Developer of around 600 developer studios, 59% believe the industry is in a bad spot, and only 13% believe it’s actually in a good time.

Complications faced by the market, especially at the commercial level, layoffs, studio closures, and financial difficulties are some of the most important issues affecting the industry. 49% of surveyed developers believe this The situation will not change even in the next six months, so this crisis may continue until 2025.

And what caused this crisis? 61% of respondents state that the main problem is in unrealistic expectations of investorswhile 58% believe that everything is caused mismanagement, without further ado. Personally, I believe both of these things have led us to this crisis, as many games are developed with ridiculously high budgets, which generates inflated expectations that in most cases cannot be met before release.