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Squilliam on 17 July 2009
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Torillian said:
Shadowblind said:
 

FUCK YEAH! I FOUND THEM! I feel so accomplished

http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=78322&page=1

TheSource said:

Normal PS3/360 titles are supposed to cost $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 to make with top titles costing $20,000,000 to $30,000,000.

Supposedly after all the costs are factored in to consideration, the game maker gets $31 for a PS3 title, while a game maker gets $38 for a 360 title.

Most Wii games are supposed to cost $2,000,000 to $5,000,000 to make by comparison. PSP is probably $1,500,000 to $3,500,000, DS is maybe $800,000 to $2,000,000.

Essentially you can be profitable at the following thresholds with an average game, but it varies alot:

DS - 100k

PSP - 125k

Wii - 165k

360 - 200k

PS3 - 242k

 

 

And yet I still can't get people to agree that Valkyria Chronicles made money for Sega.  Sigh.

Thank you for finding it for me <3

Its not proof for an individual case like Valkyria Chronicles. VGC has it at 500k but how many of those sales came after the price drop to $30? Retail margins and console royalties are higher relative to the sale price for games which come down in price which is why console games unlike PC games do not come down in price as quickly.

 



Tease.