Why is the game development industry laying off so many people?

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It feels like every day I see a post about some big game development studio laying off a large chunk of their workforce. What are the causes of this?

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A number of reasons.

1) During lockdown everyone was staying inside and playing video games. That pumped a lot of extra money into the games market so studios expanded.

2) There is a thing called the hype cycle. Studios use there growth to show that they are real companies worth investing in. Then by cutting back show that they are “responcible”. This is both bullshit.

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