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.
