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6/26/2025, 3:57:42 AM
>>713665293
The only people working for major publishers (mostly in the west) are either ignorant or hopelessly naive; or they're just deranged lunatics as this guy said >>713665505
Homogeneity is encouraged at a fundamental level at this point. The reason why so many devs get uppity when a game breaks the mold and finds success is because every lecture and GDC talk pushes conformity. Going against that is taken as a statement against the industry, and thus the egos/intelligence of the people working there. You cannot present any idea to upper management or even fucking professors without the edges being sanded down to a nub.
There is no reason for competent developers to work in games. Good programmers, artists, producers, musicians, etc. can all make vastly more money for fewer hours outside the industry. The brain drain problem is legitimate and the only major publisher not suffering from it is Nintendo (I am not joking).
The industry collapse isn't a coming inevitability, it's already happening and will only continue to get worse. Companies are hemorrhaging money and talent in biblical proportions. It's not going to be a complete reset like the 80s, but it is going to keep getting worse.
Gaming is a tiny fucking industry, and HR is its all-seeing eye. For some reason the white chicks that decide to work in games are on a level of crazy 10x that of anywhere else. God help you if you piss one of them off.
Most gamedevs have absolute dogshit taste in vidya.
>>713665328
It's comparatively better, but in all honesty I changed directions mostly for the better salary. I can at least ignore the smaller systemic problems in exchange for a fat paycheck, paid vacations, and an office devoid of funko pops.
The only people working for major publishers (mostly in the west) are either ignorant or hopelessly naive; or they're just deranged lunatics as this guy said >>713665505
Homogeneity is encouraged at a fundamental level at this point. The reason why so many devs get uppity when a game breaks the mold and finds success is because every lecture and GDC talk pushes conformity. Going against that is taken as a statement against the industry, and thus the egos/intelligence of the people working there. You cannot present any idea to upper management or even fucking professors without the edges being sanded down to a nub.
There is no reason for competent developers to work in games. Good programmers, artists, producers, musicians, etc. can all make vastly more money for fewer hours outside the industry. The brain drain problem is legitimate and the only major publisher not suffering from it is Nintendo (I am not joking).
The industry collapse isn't a coming inevitability, it's already happening and will only continue to get worse. Companies are hemorrhaging money and talent in biblical proportions. It's not going to be a complete reset like the 80s, but it is going to keep getting worse.
Gaming is a tiny fucking industry, and HR is its all-seeing eye. For some reason the white chicks that decide to work in games are on a level of crazy 10x that of anywhere else. God help you if you piss one of them off.
Most gamedevs have absolute dogshit taste in vidya.
>>713665328
It's comparatively better, but in all honesty I changed directions mostly for the better salary. I can at least ignore the smaller systemic problems in exchange for a fat paycheck, paid vacations, and an office devoid of funko pops.
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