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According to Kotaku, we're well over last years head count in layoffs.

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It really is a bloodbath in the tech sector. I don't understand where these thousands of people are even going to go considering major companies are on hiring freeze

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

My pipe dream is a bunch of new indie studios forming out of all these layoffs and kicking publisher‘s asses on sales with new competent and passionate games.

…But I guess they‘d then probably sell to those publishers again and repeat…

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The largest factor is lack of capital, which is something everyone is enduring due to the SVB collapse. This is a giant recession of the entire sector and I don't see how it corrects any time soon.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some are saying it'll correct this year, but I'm not holding my breath...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

While breathing is cool, I have some hope that it will start correcting this year or next.

The big thing is that the raised interest rates have helped to prevent a real recession. So the real question is when can they come back down. I hope it starts this year even though it'll likely take years to go back to what they were pre-pandemic, if the go that low again.