Gaming Industry Crunch by Ethan Mathias

Is having "good" crunch good for the gaming industry?

enm58_ — 2023-11-16 05:56:32 UTC

Yes

enm58_ — 2023-11-16 05:58:38 UTC

No

enm58_ — 2023-11-16 05:58:45 UTC

(No) Will lead to "Bad" Crunch

enm58_ — 2023-11-16 06:01:03 UTC

Managers will start to give these workers more work since they know that they can handle it. Which leads to them being forced to work overtime to complete the tasks.

(Yes) It pleases the fans

enm58_ — 2023-11-16 07:41:37 UTC

The fans will only buy more into the franchise if they have games coming out quicker. The franchise will have more interaction and be more present in media which will lead to more fans.

(Yes) It makes more money for the companies and the developers

enm58_ — 2023-11-16 07:42:06 UTC

The workers will get compensated well for working so many long hours. Companies will have a consistent stream of income so that they could make more and better games, if they make games quicker.

(Yes) They are making the choice to work overtime

enm58_ — 2023-11-16 07:42:35 UTC

Although it is becoming rare in the industry, workers could be inspired by the work that they are doing and want to work overtime.

(No) Crunch has so many bad effects

enm58_ — 2023-11-16 07:43:08 UTC

Has negative effects on peoples mental and physical health.

(No) You could be expected to crunch, or else get replaced.

enm58_ — 2023-11-16 07:44:04 UTC

It is ineviteable because if some people refuse to crunch then they could just be replaced with people who do want to because the industry is so large and there is a large group of people who want to be apart of it.

(No)"Good" crunch is not passion, most of the time it is an achieveable task.

enm58_ — 2023-11-16 07:44:46 UTC

People in the industry mistake not being told to do something with them being intrinsically motivated.

(No) The workers can unionize and get better working conditions

enm58_ — 2023-11-16 07:45:47 UTC