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The UK industry stares down a Brexit disaster
2018 in Review: There are no silver linings to Brexit for the UK industry, as uncertainty and the threat of No Deal create a difficult business climate
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-12-13-the-uk-industry-stares-down-a-brexit-disaster
2018 in Review: There are no silver linings to Brexit for the UK industry, as uncertainty and the threat of No Deal create a difficult business climate
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-12-13-the-uk-industry-stares-down-a-brexit-disaster
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For the UK's games industry, the consequences of No Deal would be pretty serious; materially impacting the ability of studios to attract and retain skilled developers, introducing problematic tariffs and trade barriers that could impact not just the selling of games overseas but also work-for-hire arrangements and outsourcing, and creating administrative problems in everything from the handling of customer data to the ability to access products and services upon which the industry relies. There are potential solutions to some of these issues, but they all incur significant resource costs and would combine to make the UK a more expensive, uncompetitive and unattractive place for the games industry to do business.
Of course, No Deal isn't the only option on the table. The Government still hopes to somehow scrape up the votes to pass its negotiated deal, which would in itself create a less favourable environment for developers than they already have (hiring, in particular, would be significantly impacted, though perhaps less so than under a No Deal scenario), but would largely see the UK buying enough time to try to negotiate a trade agreement.
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