# GDC 2025 State of the Game Industry: Devs weigh in on layoffs, AI, and more

*Source* · `src-gdc-2025-state-of-industry` · status: **n/a**

| field | value |
|---|---|
| kind | Technical report / blog |
| authors | Game Developers Conference |
| venue | gdconf.com |
| date | 2025-01 |
| url | https://gdconf.com/article/gdc-2025-state-of-the-game-industry-devs-weigh-in-on-layoffs-ai-and-more/ |
| accessed | 2026-10-24 |

## Notes

Over 3,000 respondents (+/-2%). 52% work at companies that implemented generative AI; 36% personally use it; 30% think it is having a negative impact on the industry, up 12 points.

## Backlinks (computed)

**cited by:** [Realtime speech-to-speech and expressive TTS for characters](../technique/realtime-voice-models.md)

## Citation

Game Developers Conference (2025-01). *GDC 2025 State of the Game Industry: Devs weigh in on layoffs, AI, and more*. gdconf.com https://gdconf.com/article/gdc-2025-state-of-the-game-industry-devs-weigh-in-on-layoffs-ai-and-more/

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