Game industry cuts nearly 60,000 jobs over five years; experts propose leaner studios
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ASGC layoff tracking data cited in an October 18 report puts game industry job cuts above 58,000 from 2022 to 2026, concentrated in traditional AAA studios in North America and Western Europe. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney calls it the worst industry collapse since the 1980s. Experts offer a Japan-style remedy: smaller teams, no blind chase of live-service games and 500-person productions, and executive pay of $2–3 million instead of $30 million. The report gives no sign any of this has been adopted.
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游戏行业五年间累计流失近6万个工作岗位，Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney 称这是自1980年代以来最严重的行业崩溃。ASGC 裁员追踪数据显示，2022至2026年裁员超5.8万人，且裁员高度集中于北美和西欧的传统3A工作室。专家提出的对策之一是效仿日本模式：团队更精简、不盲目追逐实时服务与500人级大制作、高管薪酬控制在两三百万美元而非3000万美元。
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