An explanation for why video game budgets have swelled to $300 million and more.READ:Why So Many Video Games Cost So Much to Make https://www.bloomberg.com/n...
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.
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.
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.
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.