Rumour : Insomniac going multiplateform

[heruamon]

Squilliam said:

heruamon said:

$100K per year sounds about right...just going based on some contract writing in the past.  The number can swing wildly of ofcourse with Senior guys getting up past $150K...and none of these figures included bonuses.  Yeah, people don't realize how expense personnel cost are, until you have to deal with it.  Take for example the new film Avatar...it had 800 people working on that thing at one period in the development process...WOW! 

At one time most of them were New Zealanders too! That makes it the 2nd best movie ever behind Lord of the Rings! Its unfortunate that sheep didn't make the cut for the film.

Btw it also includes the office, the chair, the building, the heating, the lighting etc and all those add up quickly. I think 100k might actually be a little too low and 125k might be closer to the truth given the losses this generation.

The $100K is a good swag...as I'm sure they got quite a few 2/3-year employees at these firms at this point, and for them, $50-60K a year is sweet pay...ofcourse, as I said before, that $100K doesn't cover bonuses, so yeah...tacking it up to $125 might be more accurate.  As far as higher cost this generation, I think most of it is probably associated with longer development time and higher body counts, rather than pay rising faster than inflation.  These are the dynamics that people don't get...personnel cost are high, and if you get a couple of misses...you're going to be in deep shit.  If you high folks, and then have to let them go, it's going to play havoc on your morale, and sense of job security for your folks...sometimes, it's better to play it safe, and that's why I can't see Insomniac dropping $$ to boost their team by another 20-30 folks to be able to develop for the 360...unless they have some risk security.