{"id":100016,"date":"2026-01-14T03:12:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T03:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/2026\/01\/14\/rebasaron-las-expectativas-la-industria-global-del-videojuego-termina-el-ano-2025-con-9-000-despidos\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T03:18:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T03:18:42","slug":"rebasaron-las-expectativas-la-industria-global-del-videojuego-termina-el-ano-2025-con-9-000-despidos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/es\/2026\/01\/14\/rebasaron-las-expectativas-la-industria-global-del-videojuego-termina-el-ano-2025-con-9-000-despidos\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebasaron las expectativas: la industria global del videojuego termina el a\u00f1o 2025 con 9.000 despidos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"key-takeaways\"><h3>Puntos clave<\/h3><p>Creado con IA - todav\u00eda estamos experimentando, as\u00ed que disculpa si no cumple con tus expectativas.<\/p><ul><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">La industria mundial de los videojuegos registr\u00f3 una cantidad inesperada de despidos en 2025, con alrededor de 9,000 recortes de empleo, superando las estimaciones previas y siendo menor que el n\u00famero de p\u00e9rdidas de empleos en 2024.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Ubisoft anunci\u00f3 nuevos recortes en sus estudios suecos, uni\u00e9ndose a otras empresas que realizaron ajustes en 2025, con la inteligencia artificial y la automatizaci\u00f3n citadas como los principales impulsores de estos despidos.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Amir Satvat, una figura destacada en la industria de los videojuegos, predijo que aproximadamente 8.000 despidos tendr\u00e1n lugar en 2026, lo que llevar\u00e1 el total de p\u00e9rdidas de empleo desde 2022 hasta 2026 a alrededor de 51.709.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">La automatizaci\u00f3n y la incertidumbre econ\u00f3mica se espera que sigan contribuyendo a despidos dentro de la industria mundial del videojuego al menos hasta el a\u00f1o 2026.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n<h3>Recommended products<\/h3><p class=\"aws-affiliate-disclaimer\">This page contains affiliate links. 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industria global del videojuego experiment\u00f3 aproximadamente 9,000 despidos en 2025. Aunque esta cifra es menor que los 15,600 despidos registrados en 2024, supera las previsiones anteriores de 7,500. Estos recortes de empleo se extendieron a lo largo de m\u00faltiples compa\u00f1\u00edas. Ubisoft anunci\u00f3 nuevos recortes en sus estudios suecos, uni\u00e9ndose a otras empresas que realizaron recortes en 2025. En a\u00f1os anteriores, varias empresas importantes anunciaron despidos, citando la IA y la automatizaci\u00f3n como los principales impulsores. Por ejemplo, BT anunci\u00f3 planes en 2023 para reducir 55,000 empleos para el a\u00f1o 2030, y Accenture liber\u00f3 a 11,000 trabajadores en tres meses como parte de un programa de reciclaje de IA. En noviembre, HP anunci\u00f3 la eliminaci\u00f3n de 6,000 puestos de trabajo debido a la integraci\u00f3n de la IA, y Salesforce redujo su equipo de soporte al cliente en 4,000 debido al impacto de la IA. En particular, Ubisoft planea recortar 55 empleos en sus estudios suecos, Massive Entertainment y Ubisoft Stockholm.<\/p>\n<h2>Despidos en la industria de los videojuegos alcanzar\u00e1n los 51.709 en 2026 &#8211; predicciones de Satvat<\/h2>\n<p>Amir Satvat, fundador y l\u00edder de Always Supporting The Games Community (Asgc), actualmente es ejecutivo de Desarrollo de Negocios en Tencent en Am\u00e9rica del Norte y trabaj\u00f3 previamente en Amazon Games y AWS. Es conocido por su iniciativa sin fines de lucro, Asgc, que ayuda a desarrolladores despedidos a encontrar empleo a trav\u00e9s de redes sociales. Por su trabajo con Asgc, Satvat recibi\u00f3 un trofeo durante The Game Awards 2024 y afirma haber ayudado a m\u00e1s de 4.000 personas a conseguir trabajo. Recently, Satvat shared insights and predictions regarding industry layoffs in a recent LinkedIn post. Satvat noted that 2025 was worse than expected for industry workers, although not as severe as the record-breaking 2024. According to Satvat&#8217;s analysis, 2026 will likely conclude with approximately 8,000 layoffs. By the time of his post in January, 115 dismissals had already occurred. \u00abShould these numbers hold,\u00bb Satvat writes, \u00abthe total industry layoffs from 2022 to 2026, taking real data and projections into account, will reach 51,709.\u00bb He added, \u00abI sincerely hope to be mistaken, with the final figure approaching zero as much as possible.\u00bb Satvat&#8217;s predictions include a platform to help industry professionals find work, viewable on the Asgc website.<\/p>\n<p>Estimaciones de Despidos en la Industria Global de Videojuegos Contin\u00faan hasta 2026 a causa de la Automatizaci\u00f3n y la Incertidumbre Econ\u00f3mica Estas tendencias indican que la automatizaci\u00f3n y la incertidumbre econ\u00f3mica probablemente contribuir\u00e1n a continuos despidos hasta el a\u00f1o 2026. (Este texto no necesariamente refleja la opini\u00f3n de Portal Uai.)<\/p>\n<h2>Por si te lo perdiste<\/h2>\n<p>En nuestra \u00faltima l\u00ednea de lecturas interesantes, Jonathan Dubinski comienza con su art\u00edculo reflexivo de 2026 \u00abEl l\u00edder de Elder Scrolls Online abandona a ZeniMax debido a Microsoft\u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/fr\/2026\/01\/02\/directeur-de-the-elder-scrolls-online-quitte-a-cause-de-microsoft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Directeur de The Elder Scrolls Online quitte \u00e0 cause de Microsoft<\/a>. Publicado el 2 de enero, este art\u00edculo cautivador explora los motivos detr\u00e1s de la partida de Matt Firor despu\u00e9s de casi dos d\u00e9cadas en ZeniMax Online Studios. Dubinski revela c\u00f3mo las desacuerdos con Microsoft durante su restructuring veraniega llevaron a la salida de Firor, ofreciendo una visi\u00f3n fascinante del mundo del videojuego y el impacto que tienen las decisiones corporativas sobre el talento creativo.<\/p>\n<p>Marca en tu calendario el pr\u00f3ximo post de Bruno Pferd \u00abEstas son las pel\u00edculas m\u00e1s esperadas de 2026\u00bb del 12 de enero. Bruno explora el panorama cinematogr\u00e1fico del a\u00f1o 2026, lleno de adaptaciones muy esperadas como la pel\u00edcula de Nintendo Super Mario Galaxy y la conclusi\u00f3n de Denis Villeneuve de la serie Dune. No te pierdas este repaso imprescindible de las pel\u00edculas m\u00e1s esperadas del ma\u00f1ana &#8211; \u00e9chale un vistazo aqu\u00ed <a href=\"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/fr\/2026\/01\/12\/les-films-de-2026-que-tout-le-monde-veut-vooir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Les Films de 2026 Que Tout le Monde Veut Vooir<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Por \u00faltimo, nuestra exploraci\u00f3n continua del cambiante panorama de la industria de videojuegos con el an\u00e1lisis revelador de Marcus Thompson \u00abXbox sufre un Historic Collapse en el Reino Unido con las peores ventas anuales hasta la fecha\u00bb. Publicado el 4 de enero de 2026, Thompson examina el pobre desempe\u00f1o de Xbox en el mercado del Reino Unido el a\u00f1o pasado, revelando una impresionante ca\u00edda del 39% y marcando un m\u00ednimo hist\u00f3rico para la marca. Aunque PlayStation 5 tambi\u00e9n experiment\u00f3 una ca\u00edda, Xbox fue golpeada con mayor fuerza, lo que llev\u00f3 a Thompson a explorar las posibles razones detr\u00e1s<\/p>\n<div class=\"external-references\"><h2>Tambi\u00e9n se habla de esto en la prensa extranjera<\/h2><p class=\"external-references__disclaimer\">Si entiendes ingl\u00e9s, aqu\u00ed hay enlaces a fuentes externas<\/p><ul class=\"external-references__list\"><li class=\"external-references__item\" data-index=\"1\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Economic uncertainty, elevated interest rates, and AI adoption have driven workforce reductions across tech companies worldwide, according to a RationalFX report.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.networkworld.com\/article\/4114572\/global-tech-sector-layoffs-surpass-244000-in-2025.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"external-references__link\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Economic uncertainty, elevated interest rates, and AI adoption have driven workforce reductions across tech companies worldwide, according to a RationalFX report.<\/span><span class=\"external-references__domain\">networkworld.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"external-references__item\" data-index=\"2\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Ubisoft laying off 55 roles at Massive and Ubisoft Stockholm as cost-cutting continues<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/ubisoft-laying-off-55-roles-at-massive-and-ubisoft-stockholm-as-cost-cutting-continues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"external-references__link\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Ubisoft laying off 55 roles at Massive and Ubisoft Stockholm as cost-cutting continues<\/span><span class=\"external-references__domain\">gamesindustry.biz<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"external-references__item\" data-index=\"3\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Pledges work on The Division franchise will continue.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/ubisoft-layoffs-continue-with-55-staff-at-the-division-studio-massive-and-ubisoft-stockholm-now-impacted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"external-references__link\"><span class=\"external-references__title\">Pledges work on The Division franchise will continue.<\/span><span class=\"external-references__domain\">ign.com<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tras la \u00faltima oleada de despedidas dentro de la industria global de los videojuegos, Amir Satvat, fundador de Always Supporting The Games Community (ASGC), mantiene un tono optimista sobre un futuro en el que los desarrolladores m\u00e1s peque\u00f1os no se enfrenten a la paro y planea crear una plataforma para ayudar a colegas de la industria en su b\u00fasqueda de 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