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AI, Layoffs, RAM Shortages, Studio Closures, Price Increases, Rising subscription costs, $80 Dollar Games and now - The Death of Physical Media. The Video Game industry is in a crisis right now and has become unaffordable for many. Let's talk about how we got here. Disclaimer: Video is an opinion only and has been provided for entertainment purposes only Games Shown: 00:15 Resident Evil Requiem 02:03 The Crew Motor Fest 02:30 Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth 02:37 Assassin's Creed Unity 03:03 V-Rally (Game Boy) 03:15 Batman: Return of the Joker (NES) 03:41 Super Metroid (SNES) 03:46 Donkey Kong Country (SNES) 03:55 Crash Bandicoot 04:05 Super Mario 64 04:07 Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast) 04:11 Silent Hill 3 04:15 Halo 2 04:23 Sonic 2 (Genesis) 04:49 Unreal Championship 05:15 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 05:40 Grand Theft Auto V 06:49 Call of Duty Warzone 08:06 Days Gone 08:09 The Last of Us Part I 08:15 Animal Crossing: New Horizons 08:55 Hi-Fi Rush 10:15 Demon's Souls Remake 11:57 Resident Evil 3 Remake 12:10 Mafia: The Old Country 12:19 Resident Evil 7 12:30 Fable 2 12:40 Sekiro 12:50 No Man's Sky 12:55 Ninja Gaiden Black 13:01 The Matrix UE5 Demo 13:40 Crimson Desert 14:18 Starfield 15:14 Mina the Hollower 15:55 Star Fox (Nintendo Switch 2) 16:50 Super Mario Land 16:54 Quake Rally 17:05 Mirror's Edge 17:25 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved Timestamps: 00:00 - Current state of the industry 03:02 - How did we get here? 08:04 - Overspending/Acquisitions 09:24 - When it came crashing down 11:04 - The Gamers perspective 13:54 - Is it really that bad? 16:05 - Games will live on 17:35 - Outro Sources: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-06-15/studios-in-microsofts-xbox-division-brace-for-closures https://gamingbolt.com/starfield-was-in-development-for-8-years-new-game-plus-confirmed https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4128260/view/533251118084390920 https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/ram-prices-rise-nearly-50-173317474.html https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/06/25/xbox-console-price-update/ https://www.gamedeveloper.com/pc/steam-machine-pricing-starts-at-1-049-for-512gb-model https://blog.playstation.com/2026/03/27/new-price-changes-for-ps5-ps5-pro-and-playstation-portal-remote-player/ https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/price-revision-for-nintendo-switch-2-system/ https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/ https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/metal-gear-solid-delta-snake-eater/ https://www.honestgamers.com/news/10530/sony-closes-wipeout-developer-sony-liverpool.html https://www.destructoid.com/wipeout-developer-sce-studio-liverpool-closed/ https://kotaku.com/concord-shutting-down-closing-servers-refunds-ps5-1851638566 https://sonyinteractive.com/en/press-releases/2021/sony-interactive-entertainment-to-acquire-bluepoint-games/ https://sonyinteractive.com/en/press-releases/2022/sony-interactive-entertainment-to-acquire-haven-entertainment-studios-inc/ https://news.microsoft.com/features/microsoft-to-acquire-zenimax-media-and-its-game-publisher-bethesda-softworks-for-7-5-billion/ https://news.microsoft.com/source/2022/01/18/microsoft-to-acquire-activision-blizzard-to-bring-the-joy-and-community-of-gaming-to-everyone-across-every-device/ https://www.blog.udonis.co/mobile-marketing/mobile-games/embracer-group-layoffs https://sonyinteractive.com/en/press-releases/2022/sony-interactive-entertainment-to-acquire-leading-independent-videogame-developer-bungie/ https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/microsoft-closes-arkane-austin-tango-gameworks-and-alpha-dog-studios https://www.theverge.com/games/881578/sony-close-bluepoint-games-studio-remaster-remake-demons-souls-shadow-colossus-god-of-war https://nichegamer.com/ready-at-dawn-studios-shut-down-by-meta/ https://www.reddit.com/r/xbox/comments/1lq85nb/breakdown_of_all_july_2nd_2025_xbox_layoffs/ https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/report-xbox-closes-the-initiative-and-cancels-its-perfect-dark-reboot https://www.vice.com/en/article/xbox-layoffs-could-be-the-largest-in-gaming-history-says-insider/ https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-game-pass-users-are-canceling-subscriptions-so-fast-that-microsofts-website-is-struggling-to-keep-up-and-i-dont-blame-them Social Media Links: ► X : https://x.com/ModernVintageG ► Threads : https://threads.net/ModernVintageGamer ► Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ModernVintageGamer ► IG : https://www.instagram.com/modernvintagegamer/ ► BandCamp : https://modernvintagegamer.bandcamp.com/ #VideoGames -
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