Japanese devs aren't facing the same layoff crisis because their executives are paid an order of magnitude less, 'they didn’t get swept up in the live-service trend,' and their teams are smaller, says industry expert
Industry expert Amir Satvat suggests Japanese game developers are less affected by the ongoing layoff crisis due to lower executive salaries, smaller team sizes, and a general avoidance of the live-service trend. While companies like Nintendo, Konami, and Capcom maintain high staff retention, Satvat notes that Japanese executives earn significantly less than their Western counterparts, contributing to greater stability.
- Entities
- Company: Konami
- Topic: Executive Compensation
- Topic: Layoffs
- Company: Tencent Games
- Topic: Game Development
- Person: Amir Satvat
- Company: Nintendo
- Topic: Live Service Games
- Company: Capcom
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