Is the traditional games industry dead? – Tech Weekly podcast
by Presented by Keith Stuart and produced by Simon Ba from Technology | The Guardian on (#1C3FY)
Could this be the most chaotic, disruptive and confusing era in games industry history?
The history of the games industry has always been characterised by waves of panic and destruction. From the great crash of 1983, through to the rise of the smartphone, there have always been pundits on hand to tell us the end is nigh for consoles, PCs and for gaming itself.
In this edition we look the collapse of big studios, the shortening of console lifecycles, and the dawn of strange new ideas like virtual reality and punk rock game design.