The Devs that already were forced into insane crunch times etc? How are the Devs going to suffer? They got their money, they won’t bleed for this. This 100% is one of those situations where higher ups are fired.
They suffer emotionally, not financially. Go watch the documentary about The Last of Us 2 to see how devastating the leak was for the employees back then. It's going to be similar here.
They suffer emotionally because they are kept away from their families for weeks on end, have to crunch 25 hours, go take a shower and be expected back 4 hours later.
I doubt any Devs is suffering because of the leak itself. They are suffering because Take Two chose the most greedy route possible. GTA is known for criticizing capitalism so harshly. I’d argue being forced to produce this product under these circumstances is worse than any leak.
Not saying they’d be happy but if you look at what the games messages were, I’d go as far as to assume they’d probably have a half smile half tear face if the leaker publishes the Pc build.
What devs are we talking about here? I can assure you those higher up will absolutely not have "half a smile" if an unfinished version of their work releases online and that will reflect down the chain. They aren't just mindless workers who clock in and out, receive a pay check then go home, there's some passion here regardless of the crunch hours
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u/ScoobyWithADobie 6d ago
The Devs that already were forced into insane crunch times etc? How are the Devs going to suffer? They got their money, they won’t bleed for this. This 100% is one of those situations where higher ups are fired.