Why The Video Game Industry Is Struggling

Triple Click

Maximum Fun

Jason Schreier, Technology, Society & Culture, Maddy Myers, Video Games, Kirk Hamilton

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🗓️ 27 February 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

What's with the video game industry? Over the last three years, tens of thousands of jobs have been cut, dozens of studios were shut down and countless projects got canceled. Kirk, Jason, and Maddy break down why and how this is all happening, from flattened console growth to the rise of Fortnite and other Black Hole games like it.

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0:00.0	Dr. Mario, we've got a code black.
0:07.0	The rest of the game industry is about to blow up.
0:09.0	You're probably fine, though.
0:12.0	Welcome to TripleClick, where we bring the games to you.
0:16.0	This week we talked about what is going on with the video game industry's financials.
0:20.0	Why are so many studios closing?
0:21.9	Is it cool down after the pandemic boom or something else? And why does Nintendo seem to be uniquely
0:27.4	immune? I'm Maddie Myers. I'm Jason Schreier. And I'm Kirk Hamilton. And hello,
0:35.1	friends. Hello. Hello.
0:39.0	How are you guys?
0:39.9	Doing well.
0:41.2	Good, you know?
0:43.5	I'm in a different place right now.
0:44.4	You are.
0:45.1	Where are you, man? Can you tell everybody that you're recording from a closet?
0:47.6	Yeah, if I sound different, if I sound way better, don't get used to it because this isn't
0:53.3	where I'm going to be recording ever again. And you have closets at home, don't get used to it, because this isn't where I'm going to be recording ever again.
0:55.8	You have closets at home, though?
0:57.5	I do have closets at home. Maddie, I thought you've been out of the closet for a while.
1:01.1	You know what? I decided to go back in. I can't believe I didn't think of that.
1:07.3	Yeah, I went back into the closet just for this episode and also for another episode
1:12.6	we're going to record after this, which is a bonus episode.
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