So I have a PS3...have Uncharted and MGS4...and the saw a HD video of GOW2

[mrstickball]

dbot said:

@Twestern - I agree with your last post.

I still do not agree with mrstrickball's statement that it cost less to develop both GeoW and GeoW2 than it did to develop either Killzone 2 or MGS4.  I don't feel as though you can just use common sense to come to that conclusion.  That being said, I think that mrstickball makes a good point that titles like Gears of War provide a much better return than MGS4 and presumably Killzone 2. 

Any chance we can move along?

dbot said:

mrstickball said:

Food for thought: Gears of War 1 + 2 were made for less money than Metal Gear Solid 4 or Killzone 2. Which games, do you think, earned a better return, and will have a higher probability of seeing sequels? (Of course, KZ2 hasn't come out, but the deck is stacked against it in some ways).

Link it please.

 

You should

Gears of War 1 - $10,000,000

Gears of War 2 - $18,000,000 (trying to find validation for this claim)

Metal Gear Solid 4 - $50,000,000 (cited via multiple sources, including VGC)

Killzone 2 - $40,000,000-$60,000,000.  Minimum Budget Stated at ~17m Eur

Will update once I get the quote's I've seen for GeoW2 pinned down.