It seems like 2024 is off to an interesting start in relation to the gaming world. While 2023 has been full of several high profile video game releases it has also been filled with countless layoffs. There were many people within the video game industry who lost their job due to company budget cuts. It should also be noted that the American economy has been rough in 2023 to say the very least. It seems like the trend involving layoffs within the video game industry is most likely going to continue throughout 2024. The reason why 2024 is going to be a rough year for the video game insist is because the need for voice actors is most likely going to decline going forward. We have recently learned that SAG-AFTRA has recently approved of AI voice acting in video games.

The SAG-AFTRA Union struck a deal with AI company Replica Studios about the ethical use of the voices of video game actors. Despite, the SAG-AFTRA video game strike coming to an end there are various voice actors who are unhappy about the agreement. In fact, several voice actors reportedly voiced their frustrations concerning the deal between SAG-AFTRA and Replica Studios on social media.