Layoffs in the Industry Will Continue as Companies Get Profit-Focused; Monetization Won't Get Worse

MIDiA Research analyst Karol Severin talks about games industry layoffs and whether there's an increased risk of aggressive monetization for consumers.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Which makes games boring imo

[thorstein]

"Profit focused" What did George Carlin say about soft language? Shell shock is now PTSD.

Greed is now "profit focused."

Interesting.

[Abnor_Mal]

Double speak: 1984

[JackBNimble]

Without profits there are no employees, without employees there are no games.

Does it always have to be about greed with you guy's? Do you understand how companies actually need to make money to run and employ people?

[thorstein]

Without employees, there are no profits.

Does it always have to be greed with you guys? Do you understand that in 1949 the tax code and pro worker laws made the USA the biggest, richest middle class in the world? How did those companies pay people living wages? And those companies still exist today.

How do a company like Wegmans or Budweiser pay their employees so well? Oh that's right, those at the top don't earn exponentially more than their average employees.

I'm sorry, but you've been duped by corporations.

[rippermcrip]

Layoffs aren't a new thing. Businesses wanting to profit isn't a new thing.

What is the point of this article?

[phallusitator]

Agree. Companies in it to make money...

I doubt there's a person on here that isn't profit focused.

[mastershredder]

"Is there a risk of increased predatory monetization that consumers should be aware of as companies adjust to the new market conditions within the games industry?" - Went in loaded I see.

[SimpleSlave]

As long as they only fire the employees that have no choice and not those in power that make all the horrible decisions then they should be good to go.

Lets go!

😐

[CrimsonWing69]

That’s pretty gross and if Sony was focused on GaaS how will monetization not get worse? Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that kind of the thing that keeps GaaS games alive?

[Obscure_Observer]

"That’s pretty gross and if Sony was focused on GaaS how will monetization not get worse?"

Not every monetization has to be bad or predatory, even because, there´s not a single monetization policy enforced and followed by studios, even if those studios are owned by a single company/publisher.

[CrimsonWing69]

I agree, but regardless of the bad or good of monetization, for it to be the focus or future of gaming is gross.

I have yet to see a GaaS game that’s as fulfilling or feeling like a “complete” game in the sense that a traditional game does.

If the monetization has no bearing on the game or the game doesn’t feel like progress requires the purchasing of microtrabsactions, then yea, it’s not a problem. But do you really think these games will include microtransactions without any incentive or need to buy them? You need to wake up if you do.

[RhinoGamer88]

Layoffs need to affect leadership too. Bad management needs accountability.

[jznrpg]

Companies aren’t going to give away everything for free ? They want to make money and grow their business ? No shit?

[Furesis]

It's a morale issue u dumbass
All we can do is not support these practices but we need to be together which is almost impossible

united we stand divided we fall

[Furesis]

"There can only really be as much monetization as the consumers allow by agreeing to spend. Furthermore, we expect the key growth to take place on the cosmetic side"

....what? Cosmetics make the most money why do you think every game have them now lol
Costing 20 dollars for one item. The games that make the most money are free to play with mtx
Some of them are fun but they can never replace a good single player experience
Indies, indies that's where the future lies if u wanna play a "game" and not a online chore simulator
Since triple A games take so long to make indies will fill that void

[ChasterMies]

“Monetization Won't Get Worse”

Some tech “news” sites sure can shovel it.

[contra157]

Profit over people