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Every week it feels like everyone’s audio levels are drastically different, and Streamlabs is of no help. If circumstances weren’t what they were we’d be meeting quite early to test audio and get everything right, but with everyone being busy as full-time humans, we’re kind of doomed to produce episodes where I’m louder than everyone else.

Which is pretty close to what it’s like to be in the same room with me, anyway.

Industry analysis and speculation is not something I’m “good” at, though I’d argue very few are. Do you remember Michael Pachter? Some of the older among you might, and you may also remember that he was consistently wrong in his predictions despite frequently getting headlines. Of course, in an era where companies are leaking information like a boat made out of matchsticks, why would you even need an analyst? So while I may not be great at trying to predict where the industry is going, I still have a lot of fun doing so.

So I wanted to take up this ritual that was started on GamersWithJobs and continue it with my friends. It was a last-minute decision on my part this week as we had been scrambling to figure out a topic, but hopefully next year we can be a bit more refined with it (and, perhaps, do as Steve requested and have a two-parter instead of squeezing it all in). Hopefully the conversation proves interesting to you as well, even if it did take some time to get off the ground.

What kind of predictions do you have for 2023? Comment below or send us an e-mail and maybe we’ll read some of them on next year’s predictions show.

Opening theme music by Fallen Prophecy.