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A former PlayStation figurehead thinks we're about to hear a lot more about game development budgets going forward in 2024. I reckon we're going to be hearing A LOT on this topic in 2024. 樂 ...
With the cost of games rising, Shawn Layden, former PlayStation Exec, believes shorter games are the key to a balanced budget.
PlayStation believes it would need to reduce the quality and budgets in order to release AAA exclusives on its tiered PlayStation Plus service. Xbox Game Pass has been a major game-changer for the ...
There are two ways PlayStation plans to keep game budgets from growing even bigger: outsourcing and utilizing co-development teams. Hermen Hulst, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment's studio ...
Ex-PlayStation executive Shawn Layden has put forward a case to reconsider the scale and scope of AAA video games, stating that the current large-scale offerings are unsustainable for the industry ...
Former PlayStation exec forecasts PS5 game budgets will exceed $200 million. Ever-ballooning budgets will lead to more sequels and less innovation, says one of the former bosses of the PlayStation ...
Former PlayStation boss says exploding AAA budgets squeeze out creativity as the "finance guys" hunt for their own GTA and find a ... But I'm afraid that the current cost of game development, ...
Former PlayStation Boss Says AAA Game Development Is Unsustainable. ... Layden recalled the days when the world's biggest video games were developed on budgets of around $1 million.
Sony Court Documents Reveal PlayStation Game Budgets That Exceed $200 Million Each. Sharpie scribbles in a court filing fail to hide the costs of “The Last of Us Part 2” and “Horizon ...
The PlayStation-owned studio Visual Arts was hit with fresh layoffs this week amid a further restructuring of Sony’s U.S. game development operations. While some of the cuts included staff who ...
A former PlayStation figurehead thinks we're about to hear a lot more about game development budgets going forward in 2024. Earlier today, former Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Shawn Layden ...