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حسب الصحفي Jason Schreier:
المزيد: https://kotaku.com/as-naughty-dog-crunches-on-the-last-of-us-ii-developer-1842289962
It's no surprise that The Last of Us II has led to months of crunch at Naughty Dog. But with 70% of the designers who worked on Uncharted 4 now gone, many are asking: How much longer can this culture last? And is the sacrifice really worth it?
As one Naughty Dog developer recently told me: “This game is really good, but at a huge cost to the people.”
Many who have worked at Naughty Dog over the years describe it as a duality—as a place that can be simultaneously the best and the worst workplace in the world. Working at Naughty Dog means designing beloved, critically acclaimed games alongside artists and engineers who are considered some of the greatest in their fields. But for many of those same people, it also means working upwards of 12-hour days and even weekends when the studio is in crunch mode, sacrificing their health, relationships, and personal lives at the altar of the game.
“They do try to take care of you, providing food, encouragement to go take breaks,” said one former developer. “But for the most part, the implication is: ‘Get the job done at all costs.’”
المزيد: https://kotaku.com/as-naughty-dog-crunches-on-the-last-of-us-ii-developer-1842289962