Is the $200b Games Industry Collapsing? | Gamified Debate #160
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Is the $200b Games Industry Collapsing? | Gamified Debate #160

We score the health of the gaming industry 1 to 10. Gaming VC dropped 95% from its 2021 peak. 10,000+ jobs cut in 2024. Contraction or correction?


Sony paid $3.6 billion for Bungie in 2022. Both Marathon and Destiny 2 are at 10K players on Steam. The panel votes buy or sell.


Double Fine unionizes with 42 employees while studios shut down around them.


Sam rates Mortal Kombat 2 a 1.5 out of 10. Chris tries to defend it.


GTA 6 reportedly cost $1B to $1.5B. Take-Two's CEO said Rockstar gets "unlimited resources." Is there a number that's too much?


CHAPTERS (update timestamps before publishing):

0:00 - Intro

2:12 - Sony's $3.6B Bungie Bet | Buy or Sell

20:55 - Is the $200B Gaming Industry Contracting? | Sentiment Score

42:09 - Double Fine Unionizes While Studios Die | What Are the Odds

1:00:29 - Mortal Kombat 2 Review | Quickfire

1:10:37 - GTA 6 Unlimited Budget | Over/Under


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PANEL:

Jonah Blake (LiveFrame) - https://x.com/JonahBlake

Kohji Nagata (Parallel) - https://x.com/ParallelTCGpod

Gnoc (Digital Collectors Club) - https://x.com/itsGnoc

Chris Heatherly (Ex-Disney, Ex-NBC Universal) - https://x.com/chrisheatherly

Jerry Singer (ex- Upptic) - https://x.com/JerrySinger

dub (Battletrade) - https://x.com/uhhdub


Host: Sam Steffanina - https://x.com/SamSteffanina

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