Im not incredibly upset... the talent who made the games they listed are already gone. But its just the sign of the times. American/western gaming is on life support
And its getting lots of upvotes --- a month before Rockstar is about to release the biggest, and highest grossing, game in history.
And Bioware failed because they fell behind in Classic and Western RPG - which are arguably at peak now -- with CDPR and Lorian knocking it out of the park.
My thought exactly, just wanted to make sure I understood OPs point properly. GTA6 is expected to cost the US $1B in lost revenue due to people calling out sick. source
But Western gaming has not had the dip Movies had -- they got a massive boost by Covid (everyone being home, alone and bored made for a great gaming market) -- and now have come back to earth with more normal trends. Not dying. Just changing. Some old studios are dying as new ones take the mantle. (like CDPR, Larian, and Remedy).
Also -- Box Office is actually having a pretty strong bounce back in 2026. Strongest year since pre-Covid.
Not spider-man alone-- there where 5 massive "AAA" blockbuster successes this year. And a ton of wildly successful low budget smaller films from studios like A24 like Backrooms.
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u/Informalwizards 7h ago
Anyone paying attention saw this coming for a long time now. Still sad to see it happen and I hope the best for those that lost their jobs.