Crackdown broke even

[dbot]

Kasz216 said:

dbot said:

Dark Chaos said:

kowenicki said:
makes you wonder how much some big exclusives of this gen have lost...

*cough*Killzone 2*cough*

I guess this is where a PS3 fan should post something about Too Human and its 10 year development/80 million dollar budget?  Then we will have the inevitable long winded 360 posts about sony defense force, etc...  Why don't you guys stop deflecting criticism by bringing up Lair, Heavenly Sword, or even Killzone 2 and remain on topic.  

Why would a company invest millions of dollars in game development if they can only break even at 1.5 million units?  This is why publishers are going to push digital distribution upon us despite the limitations of that model.  

Because they don't want to make only Wii games.

1.5 million for crackdown isn't that far off the line of your average.

I don't think I properly expressed myself.  First, 1.5 million for Crackdown is a tremendous accomplishment.  Aside from the Halo beta code, there was no hype for the game.    

My point is if a game like Crackdown can only break even at 1.5 million then I don't see many developers in the future taking the risk.  If the problem is truly game rentals and used game sales, publishers are going to change the way they distribute games.  I don't know if they will go to a full digital distribution model, but they will institute mechanisms to make used games and rentals far less desirable.  I think you will see a lot of games shipping with vouchers for their multiplayer or other gimics that will prevent resale/rentals.