

That the industry will be condensed down to a handful of larger studios with all the smaller ones having been acquired. “Over time, that is going to make the industry moribund, and it's going to create a world of sameness,” Layden goes on to say.


Bringing multiple studios under the same banner will homogenize ideas as they all work towards “the thing that you want to have done”. That number falls somewhere between 240 and 260 million people. "The revised forecast reflects the findings that projected second-half revenue will not be sufficient to cover lack of revenue during the first half of the fiscal year," the airline said in a statement.Layden highlights that despite the reports everyone is desperate to own the latest console, the number of console owners hasn't actually increased for about 25 years. Before the update, analysts had estimated full-year operating profit of 89.7 billion yen, based on the average of eight forecasts, Refinitiv data showed. ANA, which has reported losses for seven consecutive quarters, said it expected to return to a profit in the fourth quarter due to a forecast recovery in passenger numbers.īut for the 12 months ended March 2022, it expects to report an operating loss of 125 billion yen, down from its earlier guidance for an operating profit of 28 billion. The operating loss of 116 billion yen (USD 1.02 billion) for the six months ended September 30, however, was narrower than a 280.95 billion yen loss a year earlier due to cost-cutting.

The airline, on Friday, announced the plans for 9,000 job cuts as it steps up digital interaction with customers in an investor presentation after reporting a weaker-than-expected first half result due to travel curbs. Japan's biggest airline, ANA Holdings Inc, said it expected to report an operating loss in the current financial year, down from an earlier prediction of a profit, and that it would cut at least 20 per cent of its staff within five years. ANA, which has reported losses for seven consecutive quarters, said it expected to return to a profit in the fourth quarter due to a forecast recovery in passenger numbers.
