‘Worst Crash We’ve Seen Since the 1980s,’ Warns Epic Games CEO
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Repent, sinners, the end is coming! It's hard not to get apocalyptic between so many news of layoffs, cancellations, price hikes and other negative information.Many of them have their roots in the component crisis, in turn conquered by the AI and its demands of RAM and other elements.But are we on the way to a catastrophic crisis?That's what Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games thinks.He loves to sit down on all topics, but now he's clear that we're g…
Epic Games CEO expects hardware to be affected "for the next three years" in midst of game industry "crash"
Last Updated on September 4, 2026 The gaming industry is facing a difficult period, and Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney believes the problems affecting gaming hardware could continue for years. In a recent interview with Edge magazine, Sweeney warned that the current component shortage could keep putting pressure on the industry for the next three ...
Tim Sweeney: Epic Games CEO Warns Gaming Industry Is Facing Its Worst Crash Since The 1980s Amid Mounting Layoffs, Cancellations And Rising Development Costs
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has warned that the video games industry is enduring its worst economic downturn since the 1980s, dubbed "Crash 2.0".
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney calls the current gaming industry crisis the worst since the 1980s
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said the gaming industry is facing its biggest crisis since the 1983 crash. This announcement is important to both developers and players because it shines a light on systemic issues in the market, including hardware shortages and astronomical budgets. In the latest issue of Edge magazine, experts discuss the causes […]
In an interview with EDGE magazine, the CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, said that the industry has been experiencing its worst time since the Crash of video games in the 1980s. The executive argues that the sector is going through internal "disfunctions", such as the increasing costs of AAA game production, and external challenges that, in this case, are summed up to the memory crisis. "It is a serious and unexpected disruption," Sweeney told in…
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