Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Warns of Worst Hardware Shortage Since 1980s Industry Crash
03 September 2026
Originally published as: ‘Worst Crash We’ve Seen Since the 1980s,’ Warns Epic Games CEO
The video game industry has seen better days. Between a nonstop wave of layoffs over the last few years and a worsening hardware crisis that is flatlining console sales, things are a bit bleak at the moment.