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Real Time Strategy is a weekly gaming podcast from PR pros. Hosted by Kaitlyn Red Wing and Sam Mosher, the show analyzes the latest news and trends, interviews industry experts, and highlights PR in your everyday gaming. Real Time Strategy is produced by TriplePoint, the premier PR and influencer marketing agency in video games.
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Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
PlayStation and EA laid off hundreds of people last week, adding to the thousands of people affected by layoffs in the games industry in 2024. Sam and Kaitlyn discuss why layoffs are sweeping the industry, what they mean for the state of AAA game development, and how PlayStation and EA’s cuts signal major changes for their content strategies.
Timecodes:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:02:27 – The Games Industry’s Layoff Epidemic
00:04:24 – PlayStation Layoffs
00:23:31 – EA Layoffs
00:45:10 – State of PSVR 2
00:52:28 – Dune: Part Two and Dune: Awakening
01:02:05 – Outro
Stories discussed:
Kotaku – Every Video Game Industry Layoff In 2024
The Verge – Sony is laying off 900 PlayStation employees
IGN – EA to Lay Off Around 670 Workers, Sunsetting Games, 'Moving Away From Future Licensed IP'
Entertainment Weekly – 'Dune: Part 2' tops the box office with $81.5 million
Polygon – Surviving the new Dune MMO sounds like hell, but at least you can drink the blood of your enemies
Follow the podcast on Twitter and YouTube @RealTimeStrats, and email us questions at podcast@triplepointpr.com. Follow Kaitlyn and Sam on social media @KaitlynRedWing and @SamScotMosher respectively.
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