I'm still not getting where all of MW2 cost went. Was it just all cause of graphics? I know it wasn't spend on coding or game design.johnman said:
Top 10 Most Expensive Games Ever
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It really makes you wonder how much of that $60 million went into the actual game as released. Still, kind of depressing to see that the fourth-most expensive game to develop was also probably the lowest seller of the year. :/Stabby Joe said:
How official are these stats? I remember the MGS producer refuting them and overall I can't help but feel most of these are blunt estimates.
GTA4 had over 1000 people working on it? That's insane.....
GTA4 had over 1000 people working on it? That's insane.....
And of those on the list, GT5, APB and LA Noir don't even have release dates yet.
How the hell did they burn through 60+ mil for Too Human? With stuff like Killzone 2 at least you can see where the money went.
How the hell did they burn through 60+ mil for Too Human? With stuff like Killzone 2 at least you can see where the money went.
I'm wondering how many of the negative posters would have preferred if none of these games had existed however, along with stuff like Heavy Rain, God of War 3, other big budget stuff.
I'm not saying you need to spend tens of millions to make a good game, and it's proved that it's no guarantee, but I think big budget games help to push the medium forward.
As great as games like Peggle,Plants vs Zombies, and Geometry Wars are, I think there'd be a lot of complaints if the shiny new console they had bought was performing at SNES levels.
Also, didn't Braid cost the maker around $150,000? As wonderful as Braid is, I don't see any huge costs involved, so I'm guessing it's almost impossible to be a 'bedroom coder' any more, at least if you want to make it onto a multiplatform release.
TLDR version: I think gaming would be worse off for not having big budget games, although there's a lot of fun to be had at the indie end too.
I am curious however to know how much something like Peggle cost to make, and how much it's earned Popcap since release, but then there's hundreds of these games knocked out every year and maybe a dozen or so actually do well, and maybe 3 actually get to be a big name.
I'm not saying you need to spend tens of millions to make a good game, and it's proved that it's no guarantee, but I think big budget games help to push the medium forward.
As great as games like Peggle,Plants vs Zombies, and Geometry Wars are, I think there'd be a lot of complaints if the shiny new console they had bought was performing at SNES levels.
Also, didn't Braid cost the maker around $150,000? As wonderful as Braid is, I don't see any huge costs involved, so I'm guessing it's almost impossible to be a 'bedroom coder' any more, at least if you want to make it onto a multiplatform release.
TLDR version: I think gaming would be worse off for not having big budget games, although there's a lot of fun to be had at the indie end too.
I am curious however to know how much something like Peggle cost to make, and how much it's earned Popcap since release, but then there's hundreds of these games knocked out every year and maybe a dozen or so actually do well, and maybe 3 actually get to be a big name.
These forums are the most expensive game ever!
Sarcasm aside - wow, Shenmue cost that much to make? I knew it was an innovative game, but...
Also, I'm surprised World of Warcraft didn't make that list.
Sarcasm aside - wow, Shenmue cost that much to make? I knew it was an innovative game, but...
Also, I'm surprised World of Warcraft didn't make that list.
