77. AAA Game Development in 2020 | User Experience Researcher

Published: Dec. 2, 2020, 2 p.m.

Today I am joined by a UX Researcher from a AAA Studio. We discuss working on the PS5 & XBOX Series X, developing for PC, sustainable models, & the state of the industry as a whole.\n\n[SPONSOR: Get 10% off & support MLID w/ code \u201cBROKENSILICON\u201d: https://ridgewallet.com/BROKENSILICON ]\n\n[SPONSOR: https://www.cdkoffers.com/]\n25% software discount code: brokensilicon\n3% discount code for everything: dieshrink\nWin10 pro oem key 13$: https://bit.ly/2Wdfghh\nWin10 Home oem key 11$: https://bit.ly/3dsbSFi\nWin10 pro oem key FOR 2PC 20$: https://bit.ly/36DFHAB\nOffice 2019 key 29$: https://bit.ly/2WdfBAz\nWin10 pro oem+Office 2019 41$: https://bit.ly/3ea83Vo\n\n0:00 What is a Gaming UX Researcher?\n7:40 Examples of how much effort goes into game design\n14:00 How do consoles affect PC development? (and Vice Versa)\n26:18 AMD Ray Tracing Support\n31:30 Is creativity the biggest bottleneck for this new generation?\n36:00 What do developers define as a \u201cgood game\u201d?\n45:18 Are AAA games \u201cmade by committee\u201d?\n55:18 Do Difficulty Settings in games need to change\n1:04:48 Is Asymmetrical Gameplay Dying?\n1:13:00 Gaming Trends, In-Game Advertising\n1:28:40 Sustainable Business Models & The Future of AAA Games\n1:36:45 Microtransactions & $70 Games\n1:52:35 Is the Game Pass model destined to be dominant?\n2:04:21 What should gamers do to avoid \u201cgetting tired of gaming\u201d?\n2:12:00 What motivated Sony & MS to make their design decisions?\n2:22:00 Why is it so hard to get game devs to speak on the record?\n2:28:00 Are game devs lazy?\n\nhttps://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/videocard/\nhttps://youtu.be/ejMHHr_Km4Q\nhttps://wccftech.com/ps5-better-console-xsx-bottleneck-crytek/\nhttps://youtu.be/Yj0yqqu3t_E\nhttps://youtu.be/ibRsM1Nnpmk\nhttps://www.statista.com/statistics/297533/sony-sales-worldwide-by-business-segment/#:~:text=Revenue%20generated%20from%20Sony's%20game,it%20Sony's%20largest%20business%20segment\nhttps://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