Atlus, the developer behind the Persona and Shin Megami Tensei franchises, has introduced that it’s elevating the common annual wage for its workers by 15%.
In a stark distinction to the seemingly limitless lay-offs hitting the business of late, new graduates at Atlus will see their beginning wage rise by 300,000 yen (about $1,977) and all workers will see an annual wage rise of 15%. In a translated press launch (thanks, Game Developer), Atlus states that the transfer is to make sure the corporate can entice and retain expertise because it “promotes international enlargement”.
In addition, because of sturdy abroad efficiency, Atlus has additionally launched efficiency bonuses funded by worldwide income, a transfer it initially kickstarted in fiscal 12 months 2021. The press launch itself states:
“The beginning wage of recent graduates will enhance from 257,000 yen to 300,000 yen, and the common annual earnings of present workers will enhance by 15%. In addition, as a result of sturdy abroad enterprise growth, we’ve been offering efficiency bonuses based mostly on income around the globe since fiscal 2021.”
It’s definitely excellent news within the wake of quite a few situations of redundancies and studio closures over the previous 12 months or so, with corporations like Embracer Group and Epic Games downsizing significantly. It appears Atlus is placing a great deal of give attention to worker retention with this transfer, so hopefully we’ll see extra corporations observe go well with within the months and years to come back.
As for the Persona franchise, Atlus is nearly able to launch Persona 5 Tactica, a tactical RPG based mostly on the immensely profitable Persona 5 Royal, on November sixteenth, 2023. We not too long ago reviewed it and awarded the sport a rating of 9/10, calling it “massively pleasurable sendoff for the [Phantom Thieves]”.
