As an ex-game dev this is pretty on the mark. They've honed using your "passion" to extract as much work as they can from you for ~2-3 years. After which there

As an ex-game dev this is pretty on the mark. They've honed using your "passion" to extract as much work as they can from you for ~2-3 years. After which there's a 50/50 shot that the studio folds/etc. In the AAA space there's also a vicious 90/10 rule where 10% of the games make 90% of the money. With rising costs it becomes increasingly difficult to keep hitting that 10% you need to keep your studio running.