vizunary on 16 October 2007
| superchunk said: I would bet that MGS4 will cost Konami around 30m to produce and another million to advertise and distribute. If they make about $20 per sale, then they would only need to sell about 1.55m units to break even. I bet they are aiming for a 4-5m sell through. So even if they spend 40m at a max, they should still be really profitable here. Based on the numbers below, this is a huge game for them, it is their biggest franchise. Let's see, MGS games sold historically, 1 = 5.59m 2 = 5.56m 3 = 3.96m @http://vgchartz.com/worldtotals.php?name=metal+gear&console=&publisher=&sort=Total |
holy shite!!! i agree with you superchunk!!! 200 devs just means this'll be the most fantastic game i've ever laid my hands on! =) you guys should also consider sony is taking on some of the burden, most likely advertising costs at the least... this is one of their norms for exclusivity.
