FPS legend John Romero is optimistic about the future of the games industry, though not because of the various stables of AAA powerhouses. Rather, he's looking at the teams behind the likes of Baldur's Gate 3, Balatro, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as "these people are the ones that make triple-A studios go, 'Wait a minute, we need to start doing this.'''
Making an appearance on Nightdive Studios' Deep Dive podcast, the Doom and Quake veteran is eventually asked for his take on the current state of the games industry. A fair question, given the constant stream of lay-offs, with Microsoft being the latest to chop headcount – it's worth noting, though, that Romero took this question before news of his own studio losing funding broke.
