Tim Cain, co-creator of Fallout, has a simple warning for people starting a career in games: don’t expect a stable job. Cain has talked about how the industry has changed over the decades like the 1983 video game crash until the huge growth during COVID followed by the massive layoffs For Cain, this is nothing new and believes making games has always been unstable because art and technology constantly change. Generative AI is making things even more uncertain. It is affecting how studios think about development costs, jobs and investment while the industry is already in a difficult period. His advice to developers is to have a backup plan, learn skills that could also be useful outside gaming, or become very good at a specific area that makes you valuable to a studio. Cain also believes future developers will look back at today’s industry and say we had it easy. It is not an optimistic message, but his main point is that developers should understand the industry they are entering and be prepared for change.