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Video Game Veterans Are Abandoning Big Studios For Smaller Teams
Thursday October 31, 2024. 05:40 PM , from Slashdot
The trend, reported by Bloomberg, coincides with ballooning development costs in the industry. Sony's 'Uncharted 2' cost $20 million in 2009, while 2020's 'The Last of Us: Part 2' exceeded $200 million. 'Small studios are not burdened by stockholder expectations,' Renee Gittins, International Game Developers Association board chair, told the publication. They're 'more nimble, [and] able to take greater risks.' Recent indie successes like 'Balatro' and 'Animal Well,' created by solo developers, have also demonstrated the commercial viability of smaller productions. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://games.slashdot.org/story/24/10/31/1315241/video-game-veterans-are-abandoning-big-studios-for...
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