Developers have spoken about the „morally and physically exhausting“ culture at Ubisoft Paris.
Developers have spoken about the „morally and physically exhausting“ crunch culture at Ubisoft Paris.
In a report by NME focused primarily on the development of Just Dance 2023, members of the Solidaires Informatique union group for Ubisoft Paris said pre-production for the game was a „mess“.
Reportedly, the Just Dance 2023 team was „tasked with changing the Just Dance 2023 engine just 11 months before launch“, while bosses continued to push ideas „that had to be considered at all costs“. This was despite developers saying they were „already underwater“ at this point.
„Once the creative vision is clear it is presented to technical experts and often ‚impossible‘ to achieve,“ an anonymous source told NME. „Either they have no choice but to achieve the impossible, or we are forced to change everything. This is morally and physically exhausting for the employees.“
Several employees allegedly had to deal with „late“ strategic decisions from those higher up in the company.
