Pachter's explanation on where your 60 dollars goes

[Rhonin the wizard]

scottie said:

pizzahut451 said:

Squilliam said:
It goes something like this:

$12 Console maker
$12 Retailer
$30 Publisher
$6 shipping, packaging and handling as well as returns.

why should console maker get the money if they didnt make the game?

That's just how the games industry works, and explains both why PC games are cheaper, and why MS and Sony are willing to sell their hardware at a loss. If you want to make a game on a console, you have to pay to do so

PC games are starting to cost the same as their console counterparts.