While this may be true, if they manage to unionize they might lessen some of those negatives in the future, and I really hope for them that they'll pull through!
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Unlike large immovable factories, or big supply chain companies - game companies rise and fall in a market that is kill or be-killed.
Any game company that unionizes will, in my opinion, have those studios shut down, and new ones open up in non-union environments.
To be honest, even if Blizzard doesn't unionize, I imagine that the parent company is going to wind down the employees in the studio and move content elsewhere.
On the other hand, players are incredibly attatched to existing IP and franchises, and very very fickle on "new" studios taking on their beloved franchises. I.e. when Halo moved from Bungie to 343 Industries etc.
That’s exactly what I was thinking. This sounds more like an opportunity to finally make gamedev an appealing job.