i think it really does come down to the cohesion of the teams. A small team that has worked together for years is going to make a cohesive product with a strong vision. A huge team with extremely high turnover is going to make something disjointed and dependent on formula.
Firing half the team every three years to avoid having to give them raises probably isn’t doing much to help their long term capability.
Like, the gigantic teams with high turn over aren’t new, but we’re now seeing the long term results of the strategy.
Also seems like indie games are really filling that niche now, while AAA games are mostly just phoning it in.
Like, Silksong is probably GOTY while Black Ops 6 is such a far cry from the impact that Black Ops 1 had (2024 vs 2010).
i think it really does come down to the cohesion of the teams. A small team that has worked together for years is going to make a cohesive product with a strong vision. A huge team with extremely high turnover is going to make something disjointed and dependent on formula.
Firing half the team every three years to avoid having to give them raises probably isn’t doing much to help their long term capability.
Like, the gigantic teams with high turn over aren’t new, but we’re now seeing the long term results of the strategy.