Gamerace on 11 August 2008
| Desroko said: Most studio filoms easily recover costs, actually. Ticket and DVD sales ensure that. |
It's true - many box office flops make money in the after market of DVD, rentals,TV. Hellboy is a good example. Made a meager 26m on a 60m budget at the box office but did great once released in DVD eventually spawning a sequel.
Unfortunately there's no equivalent after market for games. Many big budget games have a very small window to make their money before gamers are onto the next big thing (much like summer blockbuster movies) but no secondary market to recoop losses when they don't.
