PlayStation executive Shawn Layden has suggested that big tech companies that are non-endemic to the games industry pose one of the biggest threats to the business in its current form. The other biggest threats to the status quo in Layden’s eyes are industry consolidation, which he said “can be an enemy of creativity”, and the rising cost of game development, which he labelled “an existential threat”. The other biggest threats to the status quo in Layden’s eyes are industry consolidation, which he said “can be an enemy of creativity”, and the rising cost of game development, which he labelled “an existential threat”