We’re fine."
We’re fine," he said.
“You had this plan and it didn’t work out.
You feel you have people now who aren’t in line with the new course correction.
Layoffs don’t address today’s problem,” he said.
“They address decisions made in the past that may not have been the right decision.
Let’s understand it’s not taking the temperature of today.”
Other than a mad chase for profitability, I don’t understand it," he said.
It’s not all sunshine and rainbows, though.
Layden said the rising cost of game development is an “existential threat” to gaming.
I’m hoping for a return of AA gaming.
I’m all for that," he said.
As an example, Layden said gaming is now reaching its “cathedral moment.”
However, the cathedrals were made using indentured labor, and that didn’t last forever.
In a similar way, the AAA games business might not be sustainable over the long term.
“It became prohibitively time-consuming and expensive.
They were wonderful and beautiful.
you might look at any of them across Europe and think, ‘That’s a marvel.’
But we don’t make them anymore.
We don’t make them because the math doesn’t work.
You don’t need the cathedral anymore,” he said.
“Now, when every bet is triple-digit millions, risk tolerance is super low.
You end up with copycats and sequels and not much more,” he said.
“All these people come together.
You make the movie.
I think that’s the only way to work in the future.
Layden’s full chattouches on numerous other subjects regarding the latest developments in the video game industry.
Among other things, he speaks enthusiastically about the future for the blockchain in gaming.
Layden left PlayStation in 2019.
He is now a strategic advisor to Tencent Games.
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