Game News Elden Ring: A Japanese development studio makes a surprising decision
In the age of social networks and real-time information, it is not uncommon to see certain works brought to the rank of myths. Some games are imbued with such promise (visual, fun, etc.) that they give rise to incredible expectations. And since its announcement, if there’s one that’s turned heads, it’s Elden Ring. Officially available since yesterday, the title of FromSoftware crystallizes the attention and the boss of a Japanese studio has understood it well…
It was through a tweet that the boss of the Pocketpair development studio announced some surprising information. Indeed, well aware of the enthusiasm aroused by Elden Ringhe introduced an “Elden Holiday”, in other words a paid day off so that all his employees might enjoy the game as soon as it was launched!
Pocket Pair will provide Elden vacation to all employees!
The King of Elde does not have to go to work on Friday and Monday! pic.twitter.com/HforPa0TkN— Official Pocket Pair –Craftopia / Craftpia (@PocketpairJapan) February 22, 2022
This may seem far-fetched seen from the West, but it is to forget that Japan has often faced major absenteeism (whether in business or at school) when certain games are released. For a long time, the saga Dragon Quest was the subject of an urban legend, according to which the Japanese government had passed a law requiring the release of each episode on Saturdays and no longer on weekdays. In truth, it was Enix that made the decision – following pressure from the authorities – to release these games on Saturdays. It’s rooted in Japanese culture.
A COMMON SENSE DECISION
In acting on the exit, the CEO of Pocketpair made a decision full of common sense. He indeed estimated that his employees would not have been concentrated at all and that the productivity of this day would have had no impact on the current year. Thanks to this ” Elden Holiday », its employees can fully devote themselves to the release of Elden Ring, enjoy it while being paid and return to work the next day without having their minds (totally) clouded by the FromSoftware game. He may not be the only one to have proposed this solution, but he is in any case the only one who saw fit to talk regarding it on social networks.
Source : Gamerant
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