"They're gonna work very hard. We need to put some guardrails [in] so they don't injure themselves, but I don't think we could prevent them from working hard and still make the kind of games we make."
"a minimum of eight extra hours a week"
"This overtime period was an attempt to get the production back on track after several missed deadlines,"
"mandated overtime"
Beginning in late October, Naughty Dog asked staff to return to the office five days per week, up from three, and required a minimum of eight extra hours a week documented in a spreadsheet. The overtime push aimed to complete a demo of Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet and wrapped up with the demo’s completion. Workers were told not to exceed 60 hours per week, but the return-to-office mandate disrupted childcare and pet care arrangements. A producer team created in 2021 to curb crunch has largely dissolved, and the studio targets a mid-2027 release while workers fear increasing overtime as the deadline approaches.
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