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CDPR issues mandatory 6 day work week crunch for Cyberpunk
Posted on 9/29/20 at 10:52 pm
Posted on 9/29/20 at 10:52 pm
Not a good look.
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier 6h
Last year, the bosses of CD Projekt Red approached me for an interview. They wanted to announce that for Cyberpunk 2077, they would be avoiding mandatory crunch.
This week, they sent out an email to staff announcing studio-wide mandatory crunch.
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier 6h
Many developers on Cyberpunk 2077, one of the most hotly anticipated games of 2020, have been working overtime hours for months if not years now. But this call for six-day work weeks, "mandatory" crunch, directly reneges on what CDPR's bosses told me last year.
This post was edited on 9/29/20 at 10:53 pm
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Posted on 9/29/20 at 11:00 pm to UltimateHog
Jim Sterling creams his leotards
Posted on 9/29/20 at 11:18 pm to UltimateHog
One of the major complaints in the gaming industry is the crunch.
They better have some incentives for those developers or this isn’t gonna end well. Well it will for us because that game is gonna be awesome, but not for CDPR
They better have some incentives for those developers or this isn’t gonna end well. Well it will for us because that game is gonna be awesome, but not for CDPR
This post was edited on 9/29/20 at 11:21 pm
Posted on 9/30/20 at 1:33 am to UltimateHog
That's so unnecessary. Do none of these companies look at Nintendo or Blizzard (Free HK disclaimer)?
Take fricking forever to finish your game, but release a fricking masterpiece.
Take fricking forever to finish your game, but release a fricking masterpiece.
Posted on 9/30/20 at 5:55 am to Raz
Blizzard has been fricking up quite a bit since Activision bought them over a decade ago. They also just shitted out a remaster to one of their most beloved games, put about zero effort into it.
Posted on 9/30/20 at 7:44 am to UltimateHog
Can't wait for the game though.. 51 days away boys!
Posted on 9/30/20 at 8:20 am to SCgamecock2988
Their job is to develop a video game..it's not like they're out there saving lives. Why even give a frick?
This post was edited on 9/30/20 at 8:21 am
Posted on 9/30/20 at 8:29 am to UltimateHog
Depends on how bad the crunch is. If it's like a normal tax or audit season for a CPA, I have zero pity.
Posted on 9/30/20 at 8:31 am to UltimateHog
They better be careful or Keanu will pull out
Posted on 9/30/20 at 8:43 am to Jcorye1
Yea if it’s a stretch of 60-65 hour weeks no big deal
Posted on 9/30/20 at 8:49 am to UltimateHog
they're getting paid for the OT, so who cares. ive never understood the crunch hatred for devs that pay OT. you dont' like it? go work somewhere else. pretty simple
unpaid OT crunch is pretty shitty but I don't think thats the norm. in any industry with megaprojects, there will be a crunch. no matter how hard you try to frontload your time and effort, it always seems like there are a million things to do at the end. it'll never stop.
unpaid OT crunch is pretty shitty but I don't think thats the norm. in any industry with megaprojects, there will be a crunch. no matter how hard you try to frontload your time and effort, it always seems like there are a million things to do at the end. it'll never stop.
Posted on 9/30/20 at 9:11 am to Raz
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Take fricking forever to finish your game, but release a fricking masterpiece.
I'm just guessing, but maybe they're trying to get it out this year for financial reasons.
Posted on 9/30/20 at 9:19 am to UltimateHog
Breaking! Big business in crunch time in prep for project release!
^ the fact that this statement is in the news and presented as a problem.....is a problem.
Work ethic is dying. As long as they are paid then no problem.
^ the fact that this statement is in the news and presented as a problem.....is a problem.
Work ethic is dying. As long as they are paid then no problem.
Posted on 9/30/20 at 9:33 am to Blitzed
Eh, the game industry has been notoriously bad about this for a long, long time. It's to the point that the issue scares away a lot of potential new employees due to how ridiculous it can get depending on the company. Pulling some extra hours for a little while, yeah sure whatever. As long as they're being compensated accordingly. There have been cases where that is just the norm at companies however, and it results in burnt out employees and shitty results.
Imagine just pulling 60-80 hour weeks, and not for a month or so, but every year of your life. That is what CDPR was trying to avoid, but sounds like it caught up to them. Hopefully they return to a normal after this.
Imagine just pulling 60-80 hour weeks, and not for a month or so, but every year of your life. That is what CDPR was trying to avoid, but sounds like it caught up to them. Hopefully they return to a normal after this.
Posted on 9/30/20 at 9:40 am to Carson123987
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unpaid OT crunch is pretty shitty but I don't think thats the norm
I've had a few 80 hour work weeks this year in order to get a project launched and being salary on top of that is pretty shitty but my managers are usually willing to give some comp time.
Posted on 9/30/20 at 9:52 am to Carson123987
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they're getting paid for the OT, so who cares. ive never understood the crunch hatred for devs that pay OT. you dont' like it? go work somewhere else. pretty simple
unpaid OT crunch is pretty shitty but I don't think thats the norm. in any industry with megaprojects, there will be a crunch. no matter how hard you try to frontload your time and effort, it always seems like there are a million things to do at the end. it'll never stop.
It's not endemic to the video game's industry like the gaming media would have you believe, and I do agree that it's largely unavoidable.
When someone finds a better way, they'll make a lot of money.
Posted on 9/30/20 at 10:38 am to Kodar
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Eh, the game industry has been notoriously bad about this for a long, long time.
And some respond by "selling" the beta versions as "Early Access", which has worked to a degree for smaller indies.
The big boys have moved to loot boxes/pay to win and/or an endless stream of DLC - I'm all for extra content, but that seems to excuse/reward them for setting too ambitious a time table, failing to meet that, and just say, "frick it - we'll fix it with patches or DLC".
And the publishers would so badly like to get us all on a subscription plan like the video streaming services do, but they haven't quite cracked that code yet.
To the OP's point - video games have always been made like this, though, just to varying degrees of intensity.
Posted on 9/30/20 at 10:40 am to UltimateHog
These people could always go find a job elsewhere.
Posted on 9/30/20 at 10:56 am to McCaigBro69
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These people could always go find a job elsewhere.
Are the workers complaining?
I've only seen Jason "muh unionz" Schrier crying about it.
Posted on 9/30/20 at 11:30 am to SonicAndBareKnuckles
Good question. He cries about everything too.
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