The Video Game Industry is in Turmoil...
AI, Layoffs, RAM Shortages, Studio Closures, Price Increases, Rising subscription costs, $80 Dollar Games and now - The Death of Physical Media. The Video Game industry is in a crisis right now and has become unaffordable for many. Let's talk about how we got here. Disclaimer: Video is an opinion only and has been provided for entertainment purposes only Games Shown: 00:15 Resident Evil Requiem 02:03 The Crew Motor Fest 02:30 Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth 02:37 Assassin's Creed Unity 03:03 V-Rally (Game Boy) 03:15 Batman: Return of the Joker (NES) 03:41 Super Metroid (SNES) 03:46 Donkey Kong Country (SNES) 03:55 Crash Bandicoot 04:05 Super Mario 64 04:07 Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast) 04:11 Silent Hill 3 04:15 Halo 2 04:23 Sonic 2 (Genesis) 04:49 Unreal Championship 05:15 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 05:40 Grand Theft Auto V 06:49 Call of Duty Warzone 08:06 Days Gone 08:09 The Last of Us Part I 08:15 Animal Crossing: New Horizons 08:55 Hi-Fi Rush 10:15 Demon's Souls Remake 11:57 Resident Evil 3 Remake 12:10 Mafia: The Old Country 12:19 Resident Evil 7 12:30 Fable 2 12:40 Sekiro 12:50 No Man's Sky 12:55 Ninja Gaiden Black 13:01 The Matrix UE5 Demo 13:40 Crimson Desert 14:18 Starfield 15:14 Mina the Hollower 15:55 Star Fox (Nintendo Switch 2) 16:50 Super Mario Land 16:54 Quake Rally 17:05 Mirror's Edge 17:25 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved Timestamps: 00:00 - Current state of the industry 03:02 - How did we get here? 08:04 - Overspending/Acquisitions 09:24 - When it came crashing down 11:04 - The Gamers perspective 13:54 - Is it really that bad? 16:05 - Games will live on 17:35 - Outro Sources: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment... https://gamingbolt.com/starfield-was-... https://store.steampowered.com/news/a... https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/... https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/06/2... https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/stea... https://blog.playstation.com/2026/03/... https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/... https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/... https://www.playstation.com/en-us/gam... https://www.honestgamers.com/news/105... https://www.destructoid.com/wipeout-d... https://kotaku.com/concord-shutting-d... https://sonyinteractive.com/en/press-... https://sonyinteractive.com/en/press-... https://news.microsoft.com/features/m... https://news.microsoft.com/source/202... https://www.blog.udonis.co/mobile-mar... https://sonyinteractive.com/en/press-... https://www.gamedeveloper.com/busines... https://www.theverge.com/games/881578... https://nichegamer.com/ready-at-dawn-... / breakdown_of_all_july_2nd_2025_xbox_layoffs https://www.gamedeveloper.com/busines... https://www.vice.com/en/article/xbox-... https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming... Social Media Links: ► X : https://x.com/ModernVintageG ► Threads : https://threads.net/ModernVintageGamer ► Facebook : / modernvintagegamer ► IG : / modernvintagegamer ► BandCamp : https://modernvintagegamer.bandcamp.com/ #VideoGames
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