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Ex-PlayStation executive Shawn Layden has shared his perspective on the current state of the games industry.

“Of course back then you didn’t make a game for millions [of] dollars.

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So your risk tolerance was fairly high.

“Today, the entry costs for making a AAA game is in triple digit millions now.

I think naturally, risk tolerance drops.

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“But AA is gone.

I think that’s a threat to the ecosystem if you will.

I’d like to see more of that,” he said.

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