| pokoko said: If you're thinking about boycotting a game because a voice actor was offered $4000 for a few hours of work then why the bloody FUCK haven't you already boycotted home consoles that are manufactured by workers who are being exploited with low pay, poor working conditions, and crippling overtime schedules? |
If the intention is to hurt the company, boycotting home consoles doesn't make sense (at least in the case of Sony and Microsoft, maybe less so for Nintendo.) They sell their home consoles at a loss. Somebody who buys the console, and buys games used or pirates really doesn't add much to Sony or Microsoft's pockets and can actually cost them.
There is also the matter that Foxconn (for example) can't supply enough chips, so a minor reduction in demand probably won't hurt them.
Comparitively, video games are quite profitable. Lose 100 sales and you've lost about $2,000 (assuming profit of $20 per copy.) If a company is dragging its feet to offer $4,000 to the voice actor of the main character of their game, they are definitely sensitive to sales numbers.
Last edited by sc94597 - on 16 October 2022
