Growth, public companies, shareholders, profits.

I think the writing is on the wall. Indie devs are more capable than ever, it just doesn't require a big studio to make a high quality game anymore.

I think making movies and making videogames are art forms that have historically been dominated by large conglomeration a of owners of the means of production. It used to be hard to do a green screen. Now 12 year olds do it to stream.

It's like music. Producing music used to be a whole thing. Like going to a brick and mortar studio, with like... A parking lot. Employees. The whole 9. Nows it's a dude on Craigslist or Fiverr. That's where movie making and videogame production are headed.

So big studios have big investments in a market with an ever lower barrier to entry. Their investments don't significantly position them beyond the likes of a passionate kid in the middle of a manic episode.

So they're closing up shop.