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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says games industry must build more factories to survive 'Crash 2.0'

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues the games industry's current downturn, marked by mass layoffs at major publishers, can be countered by expanding development capacity rather than contracting. He frames the crisis as 'Crash 2.0', driven by post-pandemic market contraction, rising costs, and AI-driven hardware shortages.

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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues the games industry's current downturn, marked by mass layoffs at major publishers, can be countered by expanding development capacity rather than contracting. He frames the crisis as 'Crash 2.0', driven by post-pandemic market contraction, risin…

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