In a referendum voted on 24 June 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union.<\/p>\n
While the result of the referendum is already being felt by the world’s economies, the gaming and tech worlds are also in for a shake-up.<\/p>\n
For the British people themselves, the loss of the EU’s support could change what kind of\u00a0 standards <\/strong><\/a>they should expect going forward.<\/p>\n The EU prioritised <\/a><\/strong>Broadband in every home, prohibited cellular roaming fees, and pushed towards a single digital market that would streamline e-commerce.<\/p>\n Big businesses will also suffer from the inconvenience of this separation, with Microsoft writing an open letter<\/strong><\/a> in May\u00a0stating its desire for the UK to remain in the EU.<\/p>\n The games industry is ill-prepared to deal with the consequences of this shift too, reports MCVUK<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n 41.1% of UK games companies have not even had discussions to plan for the eventuality of a Brexit. A further 35.6%companies have had internal discussions, but no decisions for action have been taken as of yet.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, 13.6% of UK games firms have internal discussions about the implications of leaving the EU. Only 1.7%t have undertaken a serious degree of planning for this eventuality<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n In addition, recent surveys reveal <\/a><\/strong>that leaving the EU could also severely hamper the UK’s ability to attract gaming talent.<\/p>\n The Steam Summer Sale is here \u2014 massive discounts on PC games<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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