The SAG-AFTRA post where they list what’s actually in the agreement.
Now that the new contract has been ratified, video game performers will see an immediate 15.17% increase in compensation with additional 3% increases in November of this year, and in November 2026 and November 2027.
Additionally, the overtime rate maximum for overscale performers will now be based on double scale. Health and retirement contribution rates have been increased as well, with an immediate 0.5% AFTRA Retirement Fund boost and another 0.5% boost starting in October 2026.
The new contract also establishes foundational guardrails around A.I., including informed consent requirements across various A.I. uses and the ability for performers to suspend informed consent for digital replica use during a strike.
Unless AI has another meteoric rise in performance and reliability, there zero chance it will be able to produce even the turdiest of games. I’d love to see a big studio try and fail though, like Microsoft.
The SAG-AFTRA post where they list what’s actually in the agreement.
I wonder what they had to give up.
Come 2027 they won’t need to hire anyone. The capitalists in charge will have enough to just use Ai.
Curious what it says about their likenesses rights and how much of their performance do they own vs what they can train Ai on.
Unless AI has another meteoric rise in performance and reliability, there zero chance it will be able to produce even the turdiest of games. I’d love to see a big studio try and fail though, like Microsoft.