| twesterm said: I don't remember the exact numbers, but I know for a decent quality polished console game for last gen, they were at least 800,000. I posted how much it takes to make a game at that quality and it ranges from $6 (no marketing) to $11 million (uber marketing). In order for those to make money at somewhere between $5-10 made per game (I'm thinking 8 or 9, but I'm pretty sure it's at least in that range), they're going to have to sell somewhere in the range of 800k-1000k games in order to make money. A last gen console game that sold 250,000 copies total failed. A PC game might be able to squeek by with those numbers, but console games cost more. |
That's an out right lie. You don't know what you're talking about at all. I won't bother goin into specifics with you cause I feel you have a tone of ignorance and I have no more patience for that but I will tell you that you are totally wrong on every thing you just stated.
Uhm I´m not sure what you mean Chubear, but a game that sells less than 250k copies worldwide is not pretty successful. Infact, a game with 5 million $ developement cost would break even at best at this point.
He may be a bit off but it wasn´t an "out right lie".
If you're bumping a month-old topic, you'd better bother going into specifics.
The first part that was bolded is true. A good, solid game sold (and should have sold) over 800k copies.
The second part is only true for games that are initially intended to be big sellers. Small-sellers can make due with 250k.
PS3: 5.51m/51w, avg 108,039/w (up 239)
360: 12.93m/102w, avg 126,764/w (up 625), leads PS3 by 7.42m (up 70k), avg lead 18,725/w (up 386)
Wii: 13.52m/51w, avg 265,098/w (dn 1,102), leads PS3 by 8.01m (up 90k), avg lead 157,059/w (dn 1,341)
If 360 sales stabilize, PS3 sales increases needed to pass 360 by...
01/08: (008w) +875.8%, 04/08: (021w) +344.4%, 07/08: (034w) +219.3%, 10/08: (047w) +163.5%
01/09: (060w) +131.8%, 04/09: (073w) +111.4%, 07/09: (085w) +098.1%, 10/09: (099w) +086.7%
If Wii sales stabilize, PS3 sales increases needed to pass Wii by...
01/08: (008w) +1072.%, 04/08: (021w) +498.4%, 07/08: (034w) +363.4%, 10/08: (047w) +303.1%
01/09: (060w) +269.0%, 04/09: (073w) +246.9%, 07/09: (085w) +232.6%, 10/09: (099w) +220.3%
If PS2 sales freeze, Wii sales increases needed to pass PS2 (as of Mar07, 108.4m) by...
2008: (008w) +4373.8%, 2009: (060w) +0496.5%, 2010: (112w) +0219.6%, 2011: (165w) +0116.9%
2012: (217w) +0064.9%, 2013: (269w) +0033.1%, 2014: (321w) +0011.5%, 2015: (376w) -0004.8%
At +0% it will pass it in 358w, the week ending September 19th, 2014, at an age of 409w (7y44w).
Current age of PS2: 7y37w.
Last update: Week ending November 3, 2007
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