Take-Two CEO: the "over-expansion" of some companies in the past three years has led to a wave of layoffs in the game industry this year.

CTOnews.com November 10 news, the game industry is in the doldrums this year, several game companies before layoffs, CTOnews.com previously reported, including Sony, Ubisoft, EA, Activision Blizzard and other companies, there are varying degrees of layoffs.

A few days ago, foreign media gamesindustry.biz conducted an interview with CEO Strauss Zelnick of Take-Two, the parent company of R Star. In the interview, Strauss Zelnick claimed that this year's "game layoff wave" was due to the "over-expansion" of many companies in the previous three years.

Foreign media believe that Take-Two seems to be "unscathed" in the wave of layoffs. Strauss Zelnick claims that this is because competitors are "overbuilding" and they are gradually returning to "rationalization".

▲ Touyuan gamesindustry.bizStrauss Zelnick also said that Take-Two has a three-part strategy, namely "innovation, creativity and efficiency", and Take-Two will not over-expand, but focus on adjusting the size of the team based on efficiency.

Strauss Zelnick is optimistic about fiscal year 2024, hinting that the "GTA 6" trailer to be shown in December will include the exact release date of the game, claiming that "the time is getting closer and closer to launching the breakthrough game that our audience has been waiting for."

Strauss Zelnick also claims that Take-Two 's "GTA+ membership program" is growing, which mainly provides GTA online players with a monthly virtual currency, vehicles and other rewards in the game, as well as access to classic Rockstar Games games.