Comment on Why Video Games Cost So Much To Make - Jason Schreier
Airfried@piefed.social 2 days agoThere’s also a lot of people in game development that have no idea what they’re doing. They’re in it for the money and because gaming is bigger than cinema, TV (streaming) and music combined they’re willing to throw a lot of cash at it.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I’ve never heard of anyone taking a game job because it pays extraordinarily well compared to another job they might be able to get with the same skill set. Definitely not recently. I’ve turned down a programming job in games because my non-game job paid way better, and that job I turned down didn’t even exist a year and change later, because the industry is so volatile and competitive.
Airfried@piefed.social 2 days ago
It pays extraordinary well if you own shares and are a board member and want a CEO that maximizes your profits. As a shareholder you also have no idea about the medium but you know there is a lot of money in it so you throw money at it. Most of the biggest game companies are run by c-suites who couldn’t care less about games.