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The Games Industry Is Done With Employees
Games are getting more expensive, but the industry's answer looks grim: fewer permanent devs, more contractors, more outsourcing. That might save money on paper, but players are going to feel what gets lost.
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00:00 The Quiet Part Out Loud
01:03 Budgets Got Insane
04:32 Someone Pays For This
05:39 The Job Security Line
07:50 The Contractor Future
11:18 Great Games Need Stable Teams
15:30 What The Industry Forgot
Sources:
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-we-ve-been-a-little-bit-too-romantic-ustwo-ceo-says-lowering-development-costs-is-now-paramount
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-01-10/why-so-many-video-games-cost-so-much-to-make
https://bellular.games/game-dev-outsourcing-has-a-dark-side/
https://newsletter.hushcrasher.com/p/why-video-games-cost-so-much-to-make
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-deprofessionalization-is-bad-for-video-games
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-i-monument-valley-i-developer-ustwo-threatened-with-legal-action-over-union-busting
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