Space Marine 2 Head: 'AAA Games Are Dead'
Matthew Karch, head of Saber Interactive, recently shared his perspective on the future of the gaming industry, predicting the decline of the high-budget AAA model. Karch, whose company developed Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2, stated: “I think the era of $200, $300, $400 million AAA games is coming to an end. I don't think it's necessary. And I don't think it's appropriate…I think if anything has contributed to job losses [mass layoffs in the game industry] more than anything else, it's a budget of a few hundred million dollars [for games].”
The AAA label, once signifying high-budget, high-quality, low-risk projects, is now viewed by many developers as obsolete. It's increasingly associated with profit-driven competition that compromises quality and innovation.
Revolution Studios co-founder, Charles Cecil, echoed this sentiment, calling the term "silly and meaningless." He attributed the negative shift in the industry to the massive investments made by major publishers. He explained that the term is a relic of a period of change that ultimately proved detrimental. Ubisoft's Skull and Bones, marketed as a "AAAA" title, serves as a prime example of this trend.
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