r/gaming • u/Miserable_Phase_2519 PC • 10h ago

Dwarf Fortress' creator says the industry's in shambles over AI and layoff-happy CEOs: 'Everyone I know, their bosses are slowly getting psychosis'

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/dwarf-fortress-creator-says-the-industrys-in-shambles-over-ai-and-layoff-happy-ceos-everyone-i-know-their-bosses-are-slowly-getting-psychosis/
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u/Torontogamer 8h ago

what drive me nuts is OBVIOUSLY on massive games there are going to be some roles that a project specific... once you finish the game or that part of the game we don't need you any more... this is like 95% of the movie business...

Just in the movie business they hire people ON CONTRACT FOR THE SPECIFIC PROJECT and pay them extra to make up for the benefits/freelance/uncertain nature of it...

Instead, game devs seem to prefer to hire high skilled experts for full time positions and then lay them off in a year... it's absolutely insane... unions matter people

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u/bianary 4h ago

Instead, game devs seem to prefer to hire high skilled experts for full time positions and then lay them off in a year... it's absolutely insane... unions matter people

Game dev as a whole takes advantage of people passionate about making games for a living (Which is a somewhat romanticized concept in the first place, it's still just a job) and then abuses how that results in a large population of people willing to undercut each other for their "dream job".