"There are precious few really old gaming studios, at least that I'm aware of" That applies to most companies, actually. The companies that remain at the top d

"There are precious few really old gaming studios, at least that I'm aware of" That applies to most companies, actually. The companies that remain at the top decade after decade are generally exceptional. As to organizational durability - you might want to read on two organizations in computing - Apple and Pixar. And no, Steve Jobs is not the link here. Pixar is Ed Catmull & co:s doing. Ed Catmull wrote a book on his view of organizational durability from the point of view of Pixar - "Creativity Inc." Nintendo is one of the oldest and still around. Etc.