How to stop increasing development costs?

[NJ5]

Slimebeast said:

NJ5 said:

Slimebeast said:
Ubisoft already declared that there will be many ~$100 million budget games in next gen.
(I cant remember the exact figure)

So it seems the publishers are prepared for increased costs.

Will they get the money to fund all those games from unicorns and tooth fairies?

 

Hehe, I'd like to know too. But probably they had mega selling games like Assassin's Creed in mind.

U can actually target 10 million copies and still make money from a $150 million budget game I would think.

10 mill x $15 = $150 mill  dev cost + $75 mill marketing = $225 mill. Kinda like a typical Hollywood blockbuster. That would mean $22.50 from each copy sold and the surplus $5 or so becomes profit.


$150 million game budgets = I can't wait.

I don't doubt there will be some games with that kind of budget. But I think the Ubisoft guy said something about "average budget".

Either he was misquoted or he should be put in a room with rubber walls.