Comment on Krafton Issue Statement Regarding Subnautica 2
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 22 hours agoEarly release was supposed to be in 2024. We have halfway through 2025.
Lead devs have said the game is ready for early release, so they are taking a break from a game they feel is being delayed by the publisher. The publisher is whining about expectations, not obligations or anything along those lines.
I’m with the devs on this one, project burnout is real.
Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de 20 hours ago
The leads allegedly also were looking to gain $225 Million dollars (supposedly 90% of a $250 Million bonus), so of course they are saying the game is ready.
Charlie Cleveland did say they were going to split the bonus with the team, but imma be honest, why not put that into writing? Why take that huge cut in the first place, and then trust that the leads are going to do the right thing.
I don’t think at this point you can really be sure of anything. Since the former leads have said they’ve filed a lawsuit (but not for what they’re suing), it’ll most likely come out at one point.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
The publisher delaying the game would allow them to keep the $225 million.
See how this works?
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 20 hours ago
The devs rushing the game out half added results in them getting $225M. So they have incentive to be shitty too. I don’t know enough about any of them to say which is more likely but that logic goes both ways.
Poopfeast420@discuss.tchncs.de 20 hours ago
Yes. That’s why I said nobody really knows at this point, except the people involved.