Xbox protects Bethesda from harsh accusations: “before we consider it something honorable”

A report published a few weeks ago mentioned serious problems during the development of Fallout 76.

Fortunately, there is more talk about crunch This term used in the video game industry to refer to periods of labor exploitation and unhealthy development for workers. Just a few weeks ago, we learned of a report accusing Bethesda of brutally cracking Fallout 76, and the response came from Xbox.

it happened matte bootyhead Xbox Game Studios, revealed the defense of the study before the accusations with the statements he made in his interview with the employees. According to Kotaku, the executive spoke about working conditions at Bethesda and ZeniMax (the parent company) last Thursday.

booty assured Bethesda is not subject to labor exploitation He tells his developers and adds that it is unfair to tie the crunch culture to a single studio. “Many articles of this kind look backwards, sometimes quite backwards,” he explains. “I’m not saying this to justify it, but crunch culture was part of the industry.”

I’m sure we don’t have such a situation.matte booty“Earlier in my career, I literally slept under my desk and we saw it as something honorable“Continues. “After speaking to Bethesda management, I know there hasn’t been a situation where people cracked up or we didn’t have an uncomfortable environment. I am convinced of that.”

Matt Booty insisted during the meeting that the internal processes Xbox should detect such substances. “There are several ways they can anonymously report to us through human resources. We have to trust these systems. independent checks and balances,” he says.

Although common at the time, too much emphasis is now given by the press and the workers themselves. report crisis cases Unfortunately, we may know more examples in the near future as the pandemic has had a negative impact on this and has exacerbated the situation.