During a conversation at Gamescom Asia (via GamesIndustry.biz) with Raw Fury co-founder and chief publishing officer Gordon Van Dyke, Layden talked about the disappearance of AA studios and the negative impact it's had on the industry.

THE gaming industry has struggled recently with waves of layoffs washing through the industry. In the last twelve months, Xbox has laid off over 2.5k employees, and this is far from the only

Former PlayStation America boss Shawn Layden has been dropping truth bombs again, as he decries the death of AA games development.

Ex-SIE charman Shawn Layden says an overemphasis on AAA games is "a threat to the ecosystem."

Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has said that the disappearance of lower budget, AA games in favor of AAA games is a “death sentence.” Speaking at Gamescom Asia, Layden opined that relying on “triple digit millions” costing AAA games is stifling creativity as companies take less risks.

There are more games coming out every day than ever before, but the total number of people playing them hasn’t seemed to grow by nearly the same amount. Former SIE Worldwide Studios Chairman Shawn Layden says that mismatch can’t be fixed just by churning out endless big-budget sequels and more powerful hardware.

At Gamescom Asia, former Sony executive Shawn Layden expressed how the lack of AA games is destroying the gaming industry.