That’s correct and it’s been proven historically over and over again. The people who argue against that just likely never worked in a team that had these really strong key players. What I’ve found is that it’s amazing to work with people like that, but often they’re also the

Jakob Wahlberg

@jakob_wahlberg · Twitter · 2026-08-30 22:25 UTC

I haven’t worked in AAA, but my intuition is that a 100 person studio could end up in serious decline after the departure of 1 and never know why. Some people are just key players. Tough pill to swallow. Some people just do that thing no one else does.