The $188 Billion Gaming Problem Nobody’s Talking About | DLC Podcast Ep. 24

Описание: Gaming is now a $188 BILLION industry — bigger than movies and music combined.
So… why does it feel like gamers, developers, and creators are more frustrated than ever?

In this episode of DLC: Dollars, Lifestyle & Charity, Romans and Scruffy break down the real problems hiding behind gaming’s massive growth. From rising prices and microtransactions to studio layoffs, failed AAA games, and the explosive rise of indie developers — this is the state of gaming nobody wants to talk about.

We dive into:

Why gaming growth has slowed

How mobile, console, and PC markets actually compare

Why AAA studios are struggling despite record profits

How indie devs are quietly winning

What this means for gamers, creators, and the future of gaming

If you care about where gaming is headed — or where your money is going — this episode is for you.

⏱️ Chapters / Timestamps (44:46 total runtime)

0:00 Intro: The $188 Billion Gaming Problem
1:45 Why a “big number” can still be a problem
4:20 Where the $188B actually comes from
7:10 Mobile vs Console vs PC (surprising growth)
10:05 Gaming growth vs inflation
13:00 Why Gen Z is spending less on games
16:05 Live service burnout & gamer fatigue
19:10 The death of pre-orders
22:40 $700M failures & AAA risk collapse
26:30 Why indie studios are winning
30:15 AAA games vs indie innovation
33:25 Live service vs single-player future
36:10 What this means for content creators
39:40 Voting with your dollars
42:10 Final thoughts on the future of gaming
44:00 Outro



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