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After post-pandemic overexpansion, rising costs and consolidation, studios worldwide cut jobs on a scale that independent trackers put well above ten thousand positions during 2024, alongside studio closures at several large publishers.
A sector that had grown almost continuously for two decades experienced a sharp correction, exposing how much of its expansion had rested on unusual pandemic-era conditions and cheap capital. The event reshaped career expectations and accelerated organizing efforts among developers.
