The executive said the console power chase has hit a “ceiling” and called for companies to compete on content rather than specs. “It’s time for a real hard reset on the business model, a hard reset on what it is to be a video game,” he told VGC.

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.

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.

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

Shawn Layden, the ex-PlayStation executive who held a number of high-profile roles across Sony Interactive Entertainment, believes there’s been a “collapse” in creativity across the industry due to “studio consolidation and the high cost of production”.

With more and more studios opting to make spin-offs, sequels and reboots of existing I.P. rather than explore new concepts and stories, former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden has declared there is a "collapse of creativity" in the games industry.

Former PlayStation exec Shawn Layden has discussed the state of the games industry, stating there's a "collapse of creativity" and that relying on blockbusters is "a death sentence". Layden took to the stage at Gamescom Asia alongside Raw Fury co-founder and chief publishing officer Gordon Van Dyke (thanks GI.