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[Hobbygaming]

Gears 5 was definitely better than Gears 4, but let's not forget how much better was Bleszinski Trilogy. It's like no contest.

When it comes to Halo, I don't know, I enjoyed ODST the most. Reach second, but even now I cannot finish it in MCC. I don't see much difference between 3 or 5. Aside from that Halo 5 has better gameplay.

Halo 5 has the worst campaign by far but I agree about the gameplay being the best

 

[Bernkastel]

Actually it is fodder on Gamepass in relation to GTA being on there well after it already eclipsed 100 million sold! Like wtf do y’all be thinking about and getting upset at? It’s money in the bank to rent you 100mil seller to a service that you don’t care if it does well or not as there were already 100 mil sold but you still got paid a premium for it to be put out on your service! Who wouldn’t of done that?

like it’s mad crazy how this Gamepass stuff drives people who Nemo from it mad as they sure as hell don’t want to see it go as they don’t have to pay for games anymore!

In reality MS is hurting from this move since console sales aren’t that good for them and there 5 different consoles in one gen strategy!

so regardless what the cost to develop this game is $50-500mil this game is basically “free” when it launches!

Stop acting like you have a MBA. If you want to post your console war template, post it and move on.

 

[darkinstinct]

Gears 5 was definitely better than Gears 4, but let's not forget how much better was Bleszinski Trilogy. It's like no contest.

When it comes to Halo, I don't know, I enjoyed ODST the most. Reach second, but even now I cannot finish it in MCC. I don't see much difference between 3 or 5. Aside from that Halo 5 has better gameplay.

Hmmm, no. Gears 1 was good, Gears 2 was incredible, Gears 3 was complete garbage. Talking about singleplayer only.

 

[Witcher&Coder]

450 employees * 60,000$ (avg dev annual salary) = 27 million $ per year.
They do outsource asset creation to cheaper locations like India. Then, you also have to consider they that they are developing a new graphics engine, which would be re-tooled for later games and shared with their sister-studios.

Considering everything, I would be very surprised if the development cost is over 100mn$. Anyways, I am excited for the game. This will be the first game on my new console.

 

[Bernkastel]

450 employees * 60,000$ (avg dev annual salary) = 27 million $ per year.
They do outsource asset creation to cheaper locations like India. Then, you also have to consider they that they are developing a new graphics engine, which would be re-tooled for later games and shared with their sister-studios.

Considering everything, I would be very surprised if the development cost is over 100mn$. Anyways, I am excited for the game. This will be the first game on my new console.

 

[oldergamer]

Whenever i see numbers like this in the media i always laugh. There is no way they are spending more then a half billion on a single game. That doesn't make sense. I've budgeted big teams before, and seen cost for an entire company of 500 plus developers, and it doesn't cost that much.

They are what 450 people? we've see ridiculous numbers like this before and it doesn't make sense.

 

[Bernkastel]

Well since everyone is revisiting this thread.
Frankie denied the 500 million USD budget. Its a lie. It has a normal AAA budget.

 

[German Hops]

HALF A BILLION??

 

[TBiddy]

HALF A BILLION??

Read the thread or at least the post literally just above yours.

 

[German Hops]

Read the thread or at least the post literally just above yours.

Nah, I'm just saying that's a lot of money..

 

[TheKid]

This Halo will be open world right?

 

[Bernkastel]

This Halo will be open world right?

Just sandboxed open world levels like Halo:CE

 

[D.Final]

Hype

 

[pesaddict]

Show me footage you bastards !!!!!

 

[Riven326]

Why are they spending so much money on an IP that has lost so much of its fan base and appeal? I mean, I still like Halo. But I used to love it until 343 took over. Seems like most of the Halo fan base feels the same way.

Maybe they'll be able to bring it back to life. But goddamn man. Halo 5 was the shits.

 

[Bernkastel]

Why are they spending so much money on an IP that has lost so much of its fan base and appeal? I mean, I still like Halo. But I used to love it until 343 took over. Seems like most of the Halo fan base feels the same way.

Maybe they'll be able to bring it back to life. But goddamn man. Halo 5 was the shits.

How many times do we have to explain. Read 8 posts above you. Seriously, do you just treat NeoGaf thread titles as news without checking.

 

[oldergamer]

Well since everyone is revisiting this thread.
Frankie denied the 500 million USD budget. Its a lie. It has a normal AAA budget.

... and there is the voice of reason.

 

[Riven326]

How many times do we have to explain. Read 8 posts above you. Seriously, do you just treat NeoGaf thread titles as news without checking.

Fair enough. My mistake.

 

[Sorne]

Just sandboxed open world levels like Halo:CE

What? How do you even know that? There has been zero info about gameplay, whatsoever. Except that there's split-screen and reach customization.

 

[Bernkastel]

What? How do you even know that? There has been zero info about gameplay, whatsoever. Except that there's split-screen and reach customization.

There were some leaks about level design.

 

[ResilientBanana]

The thread title should definitely be changed.

 

[Sorne]

There were some leaks about level design.

Alright, didn't know we are treating leaks as facts now.

 

[LNXD]

Maybe $500m is the budget for everything in 343 for at least the last 5 or 6+ years and not just the Halo infinity budget. 343 produced or co-produced other games (Halo Wars 2, MCC, Halo 5 dlc/update, etc.), novels, comics, toys, championships, events, "Outpost Discovery", etc.

 

[Bernkastel]

Alright, didn't know we are treating leaks as facts now.

Isnt the whole game being Open World a speculation anyway.

 

[Bernkastel]

Maybe $500m is the budget for everything in 343 for at least the last 5 or 6+ years and not just the Halo infinity budget. 343 produced or co-produced other games (Halo Wars 2, MCC, Halo 5 dlc/update, etc.), novels, comics, toys, championships, events, "Outpost Discovery", etc.

Read the thread or atleast 16 posts above you before posting your fantasies.

 

[Mod of War]

Read the thread or atleast 16 posts above you before posting your fantasies.

Dial back the 'tude and provide a link that way we can update accordingly.

 

[LNXD]

Read the thread or atleast 16 posts above you before posting your fantasies.

It's not crazy to think 343 spent over $ 500m in the last 10+ years, he also co-produced several live action and animated movies, now a tv series. What I meant to say is the rumor started because someone saw 343 spent $ 500m and thought it was just for halo infinity. Many rumors begin by misinterpreting the information.

 

[Sorne]

Isnt the whole game being Open World a speculation anyway.

I'm not saying anything about the game being open world. I'm saying that there's no facts about any form of gameplay.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Glad someone asked to tone down the sass, I was like, "Dang man, not that big of a deal, lmao."

I'm really just hoping for a solid Halo experience. I didn't touch 4 at all, and honestly I'm not a gigantic fan of the series. But I dug the coop and multiplayer aspects quite a bit. 3 and Reach were phenomenal IMO. Really hope we get something like that, but even better.

 

[Bernkastel]

Already posted somewhere in this thread but here it goes.

The rumour was originally made up by Xbox Dynasty

Halo Infinite: Gerücht: Höhere Entwicklungskosten als Red Dead Redemption 2

Halo Infinite: Gerücht: Höhere Entwicklungskosten als Red Dead Redemption 2 - XboxDynasty.de

www.xboxdynasty.de

It was debunked by Frankie in ResetEra

Spoiler

Xbox Game Studios |OT4| When everyone plays, we all win

The only thing new in that tweet is the Horde: Escape thing. The rest we already knew or means absolutely nothing at this point. Like what does 'varied multiplayer' or 'industry-leading mo-cap' even mean to us at this stage.

www.resetera.com

And subsequently the relevant ResetEra thread was closed

Spoiler

Rumor: Halo Infinite is the currently biggest project in the gaming industry with a budget of more than 500 million US $

This thread is being locked. This site is not reputable, and it has been debunked per below.

www.resetera.com

Rumor: Halo Infinite is the currently biggest project in the gaming industry with a budget of more than 500 million US $

Microsoft is pumping a lot of money into it obviously... but half a billy. Naw. https://www.foxsportsasia.com/esports/964683/red-dead-redemption-2-makes-record-breaking-750-million-in-three-days/ Sure you're not conflating with sales?

www.resetera.com

It's not crazy to think 343 spent over $ 500m in the last 10+ years, he also co-produced several live action and animated movies, now a tv series. What I meant to say is the rumor started because someone saw 343 spent $ 500m and thought it was just for halo infinity. Many rumors begin by misinterpreting the information.

It is crazy when people stick to a rumour from a site with no credibility even when denied by some executive from 343i.

 

[Mod of War]

Already posted somewhere in this thread but here it goes.
The rumour was originally made up by Xbox Dynasty

Halo Infinite: Gerücht: Höhere Entwicklungskosten als Red Dead Redemption 2

Halo Infinite: Gerücht: Höhere Entwicklungskosten als Red Dead Redemption 2 - XboxDynasty.de

www.xboxdynasty.de

It was debunked by Frankie in ResetEra

Spoiler

Xbox Game Studios |OT4| When everyone plays, we all win

The only thing new in that tweet is the Horde: Escape thing. The rest we already knew or means absolutely nothing at this point. Like what does 'varied multiplayer' or 'industry-leading mo-cap' even mean to us at this stage.

www.resetera.com

And subsequently the relevant ResetEra thread was closed

Spoiler

Rumor: Halo Infinite is the currently biggest project in the gaming industry with a budget of more than 500 million US $

This thread is being locked. This site is not reputable, and it has been debunked per below.

www.resetera.com

It is crazy when people stick to a rumour from a site with no credibility even when denied by the franchise director himself.

Thank you.

In the future, report the posts so corrections can be made instead of arguing about it. A little self defeating, no?

 

[stickkidsam]

It is crazy when people stick to a rumour from a site with no credibility even when denied by the franchise director himself.

Being a big dog in the studio doesn't mean you are going to tell the truth. Giving so much credence to an unproven site is a rad naive though for sure.

 

[THEAP99]

Well since everyone is revisiting this thread.
Frankie denied the 500 million USD budget. Its a lie. It has a normal AAA budget.

Source? Link?
update - nvm

 

[sendit]

Well since everyone is revisiting this thread.
Frankie denied the 500 million USD budget. Its a lie. It has a normal AAA budget.

That's a huge bummer. Was hoping for a Halo on the scale of a game like RDR2.

 

[D.Final]

Glad someone asked to tone down the sass, I was like, "Dang man, not that big of a deal, lmao."

I'm really just hoping for a solid Halo experience. I didn't touch 4 at all, and honestly I'm not a gigantic fan of the series. But I dug the coop and multiplayer aspects quite a bit. 3 and Reach were phenomenal IMO. Really hope we get something like that, but even better.

Can't wait