Atlus boosts pay and trims fixed overtime to ease industry crunch
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Atlus is boosting salaries and reducing fixed overtime to help its workers amid a crunch in the games industry, raising starting salaries from 300,000 to 330,000 yen, lifting average annual pay by about 15%, and cutting fixed overtime hours from 30 to 20 per month, with changes taking effect in April 2026.
- In an industry beset by layoffs and crunch, Japanese publisher Atlus is raising salaries and working to reduce fixed overtime Eurogamer
- Persona developer Atlus to raise starting salaries for new hires and increase existing employees’ base pay by 15%. Fixed overtime to be reduced AUTOMATON
- The Japanese video game industry is thriving, and Atlus is set to raise its employees' salaries Instant Gaming News
- The creators of Persona decided to increase salaries and reduce overtime work WN Hub
- Persona Developers to Get a 15% Salary Increase IXBT.games
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