Well, we should automate everything that can be automated - for the benefit of everyone. Last part is something not seen on worldwide scale ever, just yet
6+ years dev cycles is something I am comfortable with, because I want something done well, and if it’s something big enough (like Cyberpunk 2077 or Baldur’s Gate), then of course it will take a long time, even with big command team
But I still haven’t figured out another end of such a deal: how to keep all the command team members alive, fed and comfortable for this long time? Buying a game once, even multiplied by whatever-count-of-copies-they-have-sold-for-now, doesn’t give a guarantee that all those people have enough money to just keep creating something exciting for as long as it takes
Which means whoever does the picking also doesn’t care about anything further away in time than “project declared done, money has been payed”. Time for me to take a break (been lamenting about these things for too long now)
Thank you. I still hate they don’t think about anything else at all, but this explains it
Take my upvote. I too fail to see how “make something work well, get more money” isn’t the obvious default choice for businesses
Thank you for the insight. I had no clue about the news on my own
Oh yeah. I can sign under every word you wrote