The 'CD' Stands For 'Crunching Developers' (The Jimquisition)
Added 2020-10-05 12:53:04 +0000 UTCWe've talked a lot about crunch and other forms of industry abuse this year. We've raked multiple companies over the coals for their unethical and often exploitative behavior. We will keep doing that.
What do we do, however, when this nasty behavior is perpetuated by one of the "good" ones? What if, say, CD Projekt RED was accused of overworking staff in hostile conditions?
Well, according to those excited for Cyberpunk 2077, we should just look the other way.
Comments
Give the people bread and entertainment (CD Projekt, always a very "consumer-friendly" brand) and they'll look the other way on so many things. But not Jim. Never Jim.
Dr. Judge, Private Eye
2020-10-08 21:47:04 +0000 UTCJim seems like he's maybe getting a bit cabin fever-y. Maybe.
Naterkix
2020-10-08 17:19:08 +0000 UTC"Starkiller" by Bear Ghost
2020-10-08 11:41:10 +0000 UTCHow was this allowed to happen? They pushed deadlines twice by 11 months. If they needed 14, demand 14 and say it is coming out q1 2021.
Benedict Holland
2020-10-07 12:07:38 +0000 UTCI guess I won't be buying this game for quite a while... Bastards...
Twit In A Hat
2020-10-06 20:30:58 +0000 UTCThat mask is looking good, Jim! I, uh, I mean Mister Sterdust, Sir.
Twit In A Hat
2020-10-06 20:30:26 +0000 UTCEhh, delays cost money and plugs have been pulled before. The execs rarely want to see their paychecks go down.
Crissa Kentavr
2020-10-06 05:03:12 +0000 UTCIts called delays, they can be costly, but its not like cyberpunk isnt going to earn millions upon millions even if they delayed it π
Ronnie
2020-10-05 21:34:31 +0000 UTCwell it's not like its impossible, Spider-Man on PS4 was apparently done without any crunching.
RedBedroomRecords
2020-10-05 19:17:31 +0000 UTCAh, here comes the apologist. Only a matter of time before you turned up.
2020-10-05 17:41:47 +0000 UTCproblem is many actual employees are opposed to unionizing for a variety of reasons, so I don't realistically see it ever happening in this lifetime.
RedBedroomRecords
2020-10-05 17:37:08 +0000 UTCPeople expected a game as hyped as Cyberpunk to NOT be built on suffering? Wow..... people really have no pattern recognition skills.
Trevor Bond
2020-10-05 17:27:08 +0000 UTCI would really like to see an analysis of how the industry could unionize, as imo that seems to be the only way for things to change.
PsycheDiver
2020-10-05 14:16:53 +0000 UTCYo, what's the name of the track at the end? Cheers!
Michael Towns (gamebuoygames)
2020-10-05 13:58:47 +0000 UTC
