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Former PlayStation exec says there's a "collapse of creativity" in the industry


Former PlayStation exec Shawn Layden has discussed the state of the games industry, stating there's a "collapse of crea…

Layden took to the stage at Gamescom Asia alongside Raw Fury co-founder and chief publishing officer Gordon Van Dyke (thanks GI.Biz), where the pair discussed the disappearance of AA studios. In the past, said Layden, studios focused simply on whether a game was fun rather than monetisation schemes, though admitted "risk tolerance was fairly high". Watch on YouTube"Today, the entry costs for making a AAA game is in triple digit millions now," he continued.

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