Joost van Dreunen knows the games industry. He literally wrote the book on the business of video games (One Up: Creativity, Competition, and the Global Business of Video Games), and with his next book on the horizon, he joins Kaitlyn and Sam to discuss how gaming has changed since One Up was published in 2020, why so many layoffs are happening, and why the industry is pivoting to “games as a platform.”
Timecodes:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:03:07 – Joost’s Favorite Games
00:09:26 – Joost Explains One Up: Creativity, Competition, And The Global Business Of Video Games
00:12:21 – Why Study The Business Of Video Games?
00:24:44 – How the Industry Has Changed Since 2020
00:31:17 – The Difference Between Games As A Service And Games As A Platform
00:50:45 – What’s the Future of the Apple Vision Pro?
01:02:22 – What Makes Joost Optimistic About the Future of Gaming?
01:07:27 – Outro
Stories discussed:
VentureBeat – How data can help you understand the game industry | Joost Van Dreunen interview
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