Broken Silicon 77: AAA Game Development in 2020 | User Experience Researcher (Patreon)

I am joined by a User Experience Researcher from a AAA Games Studio. We discuss behind the scenes working on the PlayStation 5 & XBOX Series X, challenges in developing for PC, what business models are sustainable, & the state of the industry as a whole.

0:00 What is a Gaming UX Researcher?

6:55 Examples of how much effort goes into game design

13:14 How do consoles affect PC development? (and Vice Versa)

25:30 AMD Ray Tracing Support

30:47 Is creativity the biggest bottleneck for this new generation?

35:21 What do developers define as a “good game”?

44:30 Are AAA games “made by committee”?

54:30 Do Difficulty Settings in games need to change

1:04:00 Is Asymmetrical Gameplay Dying?

1:11:00 Gaming Trends, In-Game Advertising

1:26:40 Sustainable Business Models & The Future of AAA Games

1:34:45 Microtransactions & $70 Games

1:50:35 Is the Game Pass model destined to be the dominant business model?

2:02:21 What should gamers do to avoid “getting tired of gaming”?

2:10:00 What motivated Sony & Microsoft to make the design decisions they made?

2:20:05 Why is it so hard to get game devs to speak on the record?

2:26:00 Are game devs lazy?

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https://youtu.be/Yj0yqqu3t_E

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https://www.statista.com/statistics/297533/sony-sales-worldwide-by-business-segment/#:~:text=Revenue%20generated%20from%20Sony's%20game,it%20Sony's%20largest%20business%20segment

https://www.geekwire.com/2020/xbox-revenue-falls-21-microsoft-gears-xbox-series-x-debut/#:~:text=cloud%3A%20What%20Microsoft's%20new%20Xbox,for%20the%20December%20holiday%20quarter