except nobody outsources to the third world ;) China, Vietnam, Russia, Taiwan aren't Ethiopia, Bangladesh or Tajikistan. There's quite a difference. As single freelancer you compete on a quite different level than a 100+ person outsourcing studio. There's actually good savings when you have enough content to keep a single…
Work on your skills. I think this "omg learn Chinese" panic that we see in certain parts of the world is ridiculous. China won't be there forever. The cheap jobs will move to Vietnam, Cambodia and eventually they may just as well move back home again. There's good reasons for and against outsourcing. Outsourcing isn't as…
If art assets become more detailed and realistic with next gen, they take longer to make and that means more artists needed. The flip side is they might just outsource everything as it becomes to expensive to pay that many artists locally
outsourcing to the third world only goes so far though, i've had quite a few clients turn me down based on my prices, then come back to me to clean up stuff they've had done for ultra cheap in some far off land, and by the time it was usable the client would have been better off just coming to me in the first place (and…
Personally, I don't think the industry is as unstable as some people make it look like, but it really depends on skill and luck. I know people on both sides of the spectrum. Justin has a good point - as games are a software product they are a technical product. It helps to show an interest in technical constraint and tech…