The UK is the 5th largest video game market in the world in terms of consumer revenue

[darmstadt]

Another report:

Games4EU | Brexit Guide for Interactive Entertainment | United Kingdom

The highlights in case you can't be bothered to read it:

1) Interactive entertainment businesses will face considerable uncertainty and bureaucracy, driving up costs and impeding day-to-day business. There are particular concerns around access to personal data; changes to the UK/EU customs, VAT and intellectual property law systems; and falling out of the EU’s regulation and dispute resolution systems.

2) Products and services will be more expensive, harder to access, delayed or even partly or wholly unavailable in the UK - this includes physical products like games consoles and merchandise, online subscription services from Netflix and Spotify to video game pass services, online games and entertainment channels and ‘just in time’ delivery systems like Amazon Prime over time.

3) UK-based businesses will be compelled to relocate to EU in whole/part over time in order to comply with rules for EU trade access and to keep rights and benefits unavailable to UK-based businesses post-Brexit.

4) Loss of access to EU talent and friction on UK/EU travel will discourage high-skilled creative/technical staff from working here, causing overtime talent scarcity and a brain drain.

5) Loss of consumer rights such as refund/return rights, fair labelling and EU mobile data roaming.

6) Cultural diminishment: interactive entertainment is an important part of the UK’s soft cultural power and many people have told us about Brexit having a negative impact on the industry’s values of community.

[Paddy]

A small price to pay for independence. Furthermore, POST Brexit we will have the Empire; we can drive around the world in a Land Rover and knock programmers of the trees and pay them next to nothing. We will be the envy of Europe.

[Eirikur]

Yes bring back the British ZX Spectrum, that will show those foreigners that we don't need them to build our own products.
For a quick refresher on Sinclair Basic read this page: Sinclair BASIC - Wikipedia

[original PM]

This is just fooking bollox

Games have long since passed films as the worlds most favourite media and gamers could really not care about the borders and boundaries drawn up by some middle aged men with dreams of power.

And so the sheer weight of consumer influence will ensure that none of what you have said will come to pass.

[darmstadt]

This is just fooking bollox

Games have long since passed films as the worlds most favourite media and gamers could really not care about the borders and boundaries drawn up by some middle aged men with dreams of power.

And so the sheer weight of consumer influence will ensure that none of what you have said will come to pass.

Not as much bollocks as the above though. I didn't say it, the people who did say it have slightly more knowledge and experience than a PFY:

A group of accomplished professionals with diverse backgrounds who represent developers, publishers, investors, service providers, broadcasters, and gamers...

Games4EU | Advisory Board | United Kingdom

[AtW]

gamers could really not care about the borders and boundaries drawn up by some middle aged men with dreams of power.

Great candidate for Cretin of the Year 2018 Award, presented by sasguru in December - wear a toxido!

[original PM]

Not as much bollocks as the above though. I didn't say it, the people who did say it have slightly more knowledge and experience than a PFY:



Games4EU | Advisory Board | United Kingdom

And a vested interest in making out Brexit is bad and the EU is good.

[darmstadt]

And a vested interest in making out Brexit is bad and the EU is good.

You are Michael Gove and I claim my 5 sovereigns

[Mordac]

Another report:

Games4EU | Brexit Guide for Interactive Entertainment | United Kingdom

The highlights in case you can't be bothered to read it:

1) Interactive entertainment businesses will face considerable uncertainty and bureaucracy, driving up costs and impeding day-to-day business. There are particular concerns around access to personal data; changes to the UK/EU customs, VAT and intellectual property law systems; and falling out of the EU’s regulation and dispute resolution systems.

2) Products and services will be more expensive, harder to access, delayed or even partly or wholly unavailable in the UK - this includes physical products like games consoles and merchandise, online subscription services from Netflix and Spotify to video game pass services, online games and entertainment channels and ‘just in time’ delivery systems like Amazon Prime over time.

3) UK-based businesses will be compelled to relocate to EU in whole/part over time in order to comply with rules for EU trade access and to keep rights and benefits unavailable to UK-based businesses post-Brexit.

4) Loss of access to EU talent and friction on UK/EU travel will discourage high-skilled creative/technical staff from working here, causing overtime talent scarcity and a brain drain.

5) Loss of consumer rights such as refund/return rights, fair labelling and EU mobile data roaming.

6) Cultural diminishment: interactive entertainment is an important part of the UK’s soft cultural power and many people have told us about Brexit having a negative impact on the industry’s values of community.

Misc scaremongering. Next...

[LondonManc]

However will a non-EU company trade with another non-EU company or an EU company trade with a non-EU company? It's like it just doesn't happen already. Can't beat all this end of the world crap.