"The more excited people get, the more you get worried. I feel like Rockstar must be quaking. Like...you need to see realistic bin men coming around on Tuesdays at 9am and they need to grab the bin. And it's like, 'Oh no, is there too much that people are expecting? Have we achieved exactly what everyone is expecting?' And I mean, that's the worry, more than anything else."
"My parents were below the line workers in Hollywood...so I always had an awareness that there were always crew behind the art that I consumed. For video games-I always knew that there were developers, but it wasn't until I started Twitch streaming and joined the business and looked into it that I found out that it was kind of the Wild West for tech and art."
"I wouldn't ever claim to be an expert on the business end of it, but what I do know is that workers need more protections."
Grand Theft Auto 6 risks becoming a victim of its own hype, with developers concerned that fans' expectations accumulated over a decade since GTA 5 may be impossible to fully satisfy. Hell Let Loose developer Craig Clark expressed worry that players expect unrealistic levels of detail and specific features that may not exist in the final product. Separately, Ghost of Yotei actor Erika Ishii highlighted the need for stronger worker protections in the video game industry, noting that gaming development operates like the Wild West compared to traditional Hollywood standards. Ishii, whose parents worked below-the-line in film, emphasized that video game workers deserve better protections and working conditions.
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