Former Sony Exec. Shawn Layden: "AAA games are too long and expensive to make."

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The Last of Us Part II
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The Last of Us Part II (2020)
Duration: 8:25
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With The Last of Us Part II taking around 25 hours to complete, there have been some criticism both from a player's perspective and from inside the industry that games are too long and unsustainable to continue to make due to the development costs.

Shawn Layden gives us some insight on what long games mean for developers, how much it costs to make and also what may happen if development costs continue to increase over time.

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https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-06-23-shawn-layden-gamelab



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