{"id":1507466,"date":"2026-02-23T12:36:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T12:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/january-2026-us-consumer-spending-on-video-games-was-up"},"modified":"2026-02-23T12:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T12:36:20","slug":"even-though-many-developers-are-being-laid-off-consumer-spending-in-gaming-was-actually-up-in-january-2026-new-report-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/even-though-many-developers-are-being-laid-off-consumer-spending-in-gaming-was-actually-up-in-january-2026-new-report-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"Even though many developers are being laid off, consumer spending in gaming was actually up in January 2026, new report reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/even-though-many-developers-are-being-laid-off-consumer-spending-in-gaming-was-actually-up-in-january-2026-new-report-reveals.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>The vibes are rotten out there if you work anywhere near video games. 2026 is yet another year off to a terrible start when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ubisoft-is-laying-off-40-devs-at-studio-working-on-splinter-cell-remake-but-confirms-the-game-is-still-in-production\">layoffs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/ubisofts-troubled-prince-of-persia-sands-of-time-remake-is-dead-as-publisher-kills-multiple-projects-closes-studios-and-orders-staff-back-to-the-office\">project cancellations<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-closes-acclaimed-demons-souls-and-shadow-of-the-colossus-remake-studio-bluepoint-despite-acknowledging-it-had-delivered-exceptional-experiences-for-the-playstation-community\">studio closures that often don&#8217;t make a lick of sense<\/a>. Despite all this, though, US consumer spending on video games has gone up year-on-year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/january-2026-us-consumer-spending-on-video-games-was-up\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/january-2026-us-consumer-spending-on-video-games-was-up\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The vibes are rotten out there if you work anywhere near video games. 2026 is yet another year off to a terrible start when it comes to layoffs, project cancellations, and studio closures that often don&#8217;t make a lick of sense. Despite all this, though, US consumer spending on video games has gone up year-on-year. 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