The video game industry has been affected by a large number of layoffs in recent months, for a quick example we can name Bungie, Naughty Dog, Ubisoft, Embracer Group, among others who had no choice but to move people. And now, another company that can be considered big joins the party, which has acted more as a publisher, publishing games on platforms such as pc.
Digital Bros GroupKnown as the owner 505 gameswhich is behind Control: Ultimate Edition and Death Stranding on PC, Who are laying off a large portion of their global workforce and doubling down on sequels because that’s what the industry seems to want. Specifically, we’re talking about 30% of people, which is no small thing for someone at that business level.
Reasons for dismissal include, Digital Brothers Believing that the video game market has evolved from the pandemic to become more selective about new games, consumers are increasingly returning to well-established intellectual properties and playing these same games for longer periods of time. That is, they no longer want to release less popular games, and decided to stick with AAA Air, something that always boils down to money that comes back.
Here is the statement:
DriDigital Bros.’s strategy has been to adapt to this new and evolving competitive landscape and focus its efforts on releasing sequels and remakes of previously successful and established games with a limited number of new larger budget productions.
It’s certainly surprising that such announcements are made, but layoffs are the order of the day at various companies right now, so it’s possible that things will continue this way for a long time. At least they already assume that version pc of Death Stranding 2 You will spend, since it can represent significant sales even if the story is niche.
Through: Gameradar
Editor’s note: Wow, layoffs don’t stop in the games industry, and it’s a bit sad, but eventually you have to secure the necessary resources, or else bankruptcy in some cases. It will be interesting to know who the next company is.
