Here's the truth about the bubble: 'playerunknown productions halting game development' is our 2024 'Tulip Mania' collapse.
Remember when the Dutch went mad for tulips in the 1630s, trading bulbs for the price of mansions before the market vanished overnight? We're witnessing the same speculative frenzy crash in real time. Studio closures aren't just bad luck—they're the inevitable popping of a decade-long hype cycle where investors treated early-access promises like golden bulbs. First it was NFTs, now it's veteran studios tossing in the towel. The pattern is clear: yesterday's market darlings become today's forgotten roots.