I can't think of any that are even close to that.
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Sony Playstation: First Party Studios & their Current Projects
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I can't think of any that are even close to that.
Nightengale
Member
GT5 was apparently $60 million.
And a sizeable chunk of that was no doubt covered by sales of Prologue.
I always thought games like GOW,Uncharted, TLOU had those kind of budgets
StrongBlackVine
Banned
This is the least likely scenario.
Nightengale
Member
Uncharted were around 20 million a piece. No clue about TLOU, but it couldn't had been too expensive since their expectations sales-wise weren't ambitiously high.
funkystudent
Member
I wouldn't be shocked if he stays clear of AAA budgets for good
I totally see him going the "start own studio but get backing from Publisher X" thing a lot of big names do. Dude just got crushed by one corporation. Of course he will want to own his next gig. Could see Sony backing him... I could also see just about any other publisher doing the exact same.
But I wouldn't be shocked if he also just does some small projects and collaborations like Mikami and Inafune did while that gets going. If I was a betting man I could totally see Kojima + Platinum Games + Nintendo happening in a one off scenario like Vanquish was with Mikami. Nintendo always pulls a few things out when they got hardware cooking.
But I totally see him getting the PT band back together and fleshing those ideas out again but on a smaller scale then what Silent Hills probably was. Something more in line with your typical horror indie game. That Kickstarter pitch practically writes itself.
SnowFlakeCake
Member
Sony have shown in the past that they have absolutely no issue at all giving their games very high budgets, they don't seem to give a shit with some franchises. GT5 was $60 million or so, Stig in an interview said GOW3 cost $60 million or something along those lines, Killzone 2 was expensive as fuck, Horizon ain't looking cheap, UC4 has such a big team working on it and by the time of release it will have been in development for 4 or so years including Hennigs scrapped work etc.
I could go on but the point is that Sony don't seem to have any issue at all spending big. But it's not like giving GT5 or GOW 3 a huge budget was much of a risk though, they have shown to sell big numbers in the past. UC4 could end up costing $90 million (just using this figure as an extreme example) but I doubt Sony would be worried, I can't see how the game would sell any less than a couple million WW first month at absolute worst.
To spend money on Kojima would be such a waste for Sony though, I hope they never do something so stupid then to give the most overrated developer in gaming a huge budget to piss away. Hell, would be better giving the money to Adam Sandler to make Pixels 2, would still be better than what Kojima produces.
Yeah I agree.
Run the salary for the staff and add some miscellaneous expenses on top. Even the wildest of estimations do not come off anywhere near that. The cancelled game for SSM didn't even have a marketing budget "spent" per say.
GIANKRATOS
Member
God of war 3 costed something like 44 milion dollars
"usually"
It's happened literally once before and even then it didn't technically "happen".
gundamkyoukai
Member
Sony spend big with certain type of games and big IP .
There is no doubt in my mind that UC4 going to cost around 100 million when including marketing .
So they would have no problem spending that type of money on Kojima .
There is no doubt in my mind that UC4 going to cost around 100 million when including marketing .
So they would have no problem spending that type of money on Kojima .
Not even 1.
I can see Kojima making a Platinum-like joint, ending up with Sony or ending up with Warne Bros, too.
Yeah, people like jumping to conclusions.
Yeah, people like jumping to conclusions.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Kojima has to learn to make games with a smaller Budget. Simple as that. Sony games doesn't look cheap although they don't have an 80 million budget. So it's possible.
Would be great!
Also working only on one Console he could have smaller budget and do even bigger things.
DriftingSpirit
Member
This is already the year of dreams. Why not end the year with a crazy cherry on top?
Either way, I am interested in whatever Kojima may make next. Especially if it isn't in the stealth genre.
Either way, I am interested in whatever Kojima may make next. Especially if it isn't in the stealth genre.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
Mgs4 wasnt anywhere near 80 million.
krimsoncharge
Member
doesn't the 80 mill fig including multi platform development, cost of a new engine and setting up a new koj pro western studio. remove that and the budget would be much lower.
Kojima + Agent on PSX BOOOOOOOOM
Corpsepyre
Banned
I wonder what Uncharted 4, Horizon and the next God of War cost. Surely more than 80m for each, or about there? Isn't 80m standard AAA cost these days, or am I wrong?
Just for curiosity's sake, what does GTA cost these days?
Just for curiosity's sake, what does GTA cost these days?
ArkhamFantasy
Member
Its not even confirmes, its a rumor.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
Publishers rarely release budgets. And the marketing budgets are usually larger than the games development
the-pi-guy
Member
The cost so much certainly wouldn't be an issue. Sony has a lot of studios that are pretty cheap as far as AAA development goes, but they are certainly willing to spend that kind of money.
Provided of course that the studio can make that money back.
Actually I think all of it was covered by Prologue.
Prologue sold some 5 million.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/uncharted-sequel-costing-usd-20-million
Uncharted
1-20 million
2 - 20 million
http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Heavy-Rain-Cost-40-Million-Make-Made-100-Million-Sales-54813.html
Heavy Rain was 40 million.
http://kotaku.com/5479974/kojima-productions-on-mgs4-budget-claims
MGS IV was claimed to have cost 60m, but it apparently didn't cost near that much.
GT5 is likely the most expensive game Sony has made thus far.
SolidSnakex
Member
I don't think we have an exact number, but SSM's games aren't cheap. We know for a fact that God of War 3 cost 44m to make. When you look at that budget and compare it to MGSV, I don't really think there's anything alarming or surprising about its budget. MGSV is an open-world game that released on five different platforms, including two current-gen platforms, while GoW3 was an exclusive title that's extremely linear.
IAmRandom31
Banned
Kojima goes to Sony
Shu mentions that hey, we don't have a cyberpunk franchise at the moment
Kojima + Sony Japan make a spiritual successor to Snatcher using the Killzone SF / Horizon engine
Shu mentions that hey, we don't have a cyberpunk franchise at the moment
Kojima + Sony Japan make a spiritual successor to Snatcher using the Killzone SF / Horizon engine
Didnt Destiny cost 500m?
It's a rumor. No one knows the development of MGSV but people keep parading the number like it's fact. I have no doubts it's their most expensive game to make though and with the development of a new engine I'm sure bumped up costs quite a bit.
If Kojima went on to work with Sony he'd have access to all their tech and he seems to have a great working relationship with them. I'm sure they'd get on fine.
Destiny WILL cost $500m over the course of the franchise, I believe was the figure. There is no way on God's green Earth that first game cost $500 million.
IAmRandom31
Banned
That was over a 10 year timespan
Is it happening ?
The Missing Link ? The Phantom Knack.
Oh shit, just saw this post. Quiet Mountains, a Kojima + Del Toro + Sony collaboration incoming.
SuperSonic1305
Member
Sony allows Polyphony to take their time while the competition cranks out game after game. They allowed Ueda to fuck around for years where any other company would have cancelled the game. I don't think Kojima would be an issue.
LiquidSolid
Member
Yeah, cause MGSV is the first game Kojima's ever developed. People are being ridiculous about that figure, it means nothing without context.
They're not going to use an engine with no Japanese documentation or support. And if they did, development would probably be a mess. UE4 is the logical choice if they want a relatively quick turn around.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
That would be amazing. Im afraid hes going to make mobile games or movies though.
And it isn't even true. It's just a rumor.
Is it happening ?
The Missing Link ? The Phantom Knack.
This is how Shenmue 3 happened.....P.T. redux coming to PSVR confirmed!! (wishful thinking)
IAmRandom31
Banned
There is no such thing as a Sony first party engine that doesn't have support. One of the main things Sony does with its internal WWS teams is share tools and code and ideas ad breakthroughs. If Sony Japan requested the SF engine code from GG it would no doubt have " Japanese documentation " within a week and fully supported
FranXico
Member
People are getting all hyped up over very little.
A meet up between Cerny and Kojima does not necessarily mean a hire.
He probably will start a new studio with the best people he could bring from Kojima Productions and work on something else entirely new. He would have the kind of creative freedom that neither Microsoft nor Sony would ever give him (and certainly not Konami).
A meet up between Cerny and Kojima does not necessarily mean a hire.
He probably will start a new studio with the best people he could bring from Kojima Productions and work on something else entirely new. He would have the kind of creative freedom that neither Microsoft nor Sony would ever give him (and certainly not Konami).
dragonbane
Member
Highly unlikely any of those 3 exceed 60 million in just dev cost.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
Sony let ueda mess around with the last guardian for a decade.
FranXico
Member
Provided said developer agrees, of course.
And more recently, had lay offs in SSM, Sucker Punch and Evolution. Ueda is no longer a Sony employee, he is now a third party partner. They just don't don't do that sort of thing any more.
Stratosphere
Member
I don't get why people are making the $80M argument. If he was snatched up by Sony, he would be developing for 1 platform, not 5 like in MGSV.