Heavenly Sword sold about 1.5m but devs didn't break even

[jarrod]

Mr Puggsly said:

jarrod said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Gojimaster said:
i bet these kind of stories are very common on hd systems, and we don't hear about half of them-- that is crazy a game can sell 1.5 mill and make a profit

I think these stories are common on the Wii as well. That would explain why developers often ignore the Wii for quality releases.

The significant proportional difference between HD focused versus Wii focused devs closing up shop would imply otherwise...

Many of those developers were struggling for years. Not being able to make quality games this gen was the final nail.

So "struggling for years" on PS2/Xbox equates to bankruptcy on PS3/360.  Good to know. ;)

I don't mind the HD shakeout personally though.  Haven't lost a dev I've really cared about yet...