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BioShock Infinite among most expensive games of all time?
- Thread starter Sn4ke_911
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How many years is Versus now?
Btw...bought the season pass as well.
I'm gladly support single player player DLC.
I'll be honest, I didn't do any basic calculation to validate the 1.6 mil claim, not even in my head. For some reason I just thought it was an educated guess.
Yes, I do realize how dumb this sounds now.
Maybe they will port it to next gen consoles as well. That's the only way to make sense of this movement.
Ein Bear
Member
This. It's like publishers want another industry crash. The way costs have ballooned over these past few years are absolutely mind boggling.
Dictator93
Member
Remember when people gave crysis 3 so much shit for $66 Million?
Yeah... this makes that look like fucking pennies.
Yeah... this makes that look like fucking pennies.
Messofanego
Banned
Cor blimey!
It's going to look bad enough for this gen...maybe though, hopefully they can work some magic but I doubt it going on previous Bioshocks.
frankie_baby
Member
5 or 6 million sales just to break even? this industry is fucked
Things are different in Eastern Europe development houses. Not to mention they have less people, don't have to pay them as much, use their own engine ect ect.
Lovely Salsa
Banned
Bioshock isn't that big of a name
They should be happy if they break even. I just can't see this selling 5 million+ copies at full price
They should be happy if they break even. I just can't see this selling 5 million+ copies at full price
This is wrong. Publishers get around $36 per each game(at full value). So they need to ship over 5 million units of this thing to break even, if the $200 million number is accurate.
It's a shame that I have to worry about the future of the Max Payne franchise after 3 sold decently, just not traditional Rockstar numbers.
Lovely Salsa
Banned
How come Gears 1 just cost 10 million to make?
Poimandres
Member
This game will easily do a few million. I really hope it's enough, because I want to see more ambitious games like this.
Install base of PS3+X360 is above 150 million. Publishers always aim high at the end of the console cycle.
Angelus Errare
Banned
People tend to forget that CD Projekt aren't based in the US and as such their costs are going to be lower because salaries are lower.
gundamkyoukai
Member
Saying CD Projekt make games cheaper don't really matter since they are in another country .
I sure this game would be cheaper if it was made in Poland still $100 million on marketing seem like to much.
Not that i trust this source since it some unnamed analysts .
Lovely Salsa
Banned
What are you trying to say?
Relaxed Muscle
Member
You're wrong unless 5 year development becomes a norm, and that means that Irrational inefficiency spreads like a virus.
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
3.3 million to break even at $60. No DLC included, of course.
That this was poorly managed?
That this was poorly managed?
theangrypirate
Member
I think everyone needs to just calm down about the games industry crashing and becoming too expensive to produce games. You don't have to spend $100M on marketing. Like frontovik said, Witcher 2 is graphically speaking one of the best looking games to date and it was made for a fraction of the budget. Things like xbla and psn are great for developers on a tighter budget. There are plenty of ways to release a game without a $10M budget much lessa $200M budget.
Avinexus
Member
frankie_baby
Member
the 10mil didnt include engine dev costs, even then though it wasnt ridiculous money
This kind of thinking is exactly what made Mcdonald's go in to the hotel business and fail miserably.
In other words, pushing higher numbers because the install base is larger can be absolutely fatal at times. There has to be different factors than just that.
By 2010, Bioshock 1 had sold four million. Wouldn't be surprised if it had long enough legs to hit 5 by now.
EDIT: Beaten.
Of course it won't.. but they could target a certain niche of people and still make their money back. They are unable to do that this time around, hence the box. AAA development is an inefficient mess a lot of the time.
SneakyStephan
Banned
This and season passes
Fuck them, no sale. Glad I didn't make an impulse buy when that gmg deal was posted earlier with the 3 games.
I'm not helping pay for 100 million dollar in ads and viral marketing, bought reviews and shilling.
FullMetalx117
Member
Not a very sound business decision. No doubt bioshock will be good but it will definitely not sell more than 10 million units across 3 platforms. May not sell past 6 million since its single player only that people can just rent. There is a reason why many studios are dying. Boneheaded budgets like this.
Yeah, who the fuck do they think they are, spending money to market their game?
frankie_baby
Member
that would make them little over half what they've spent, the publisher gets nowhere near the full 60
Uh, is this your first time stepping outside of a game news site?
bistromathics
facing a bright new dawn
Easily? You think?
frankie_baby
Member
yeah the number is probably inflated, its not like take 2 have ever blown that much on a game before and it was a fairly quickly made game right?
That's week 1 easy.
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
6.6 million
Heart of Black
Member
Unnamed ANALYSTS?
Who cares what any analyst has to say?
Who cares what any analyst has to say?