routsounmanman said:
Indeed. But what about the next game? (not a next MGS, another 50+ million $ game) What if this happens to FFXIII as well? Will Sony be able to fund all those projects? Will they want to? Will the 3rd parties think it's worth it or they'll switch to cheaper games / platforms? |
I think the better question would be: should that be necessary? Should the industry be in a situation where third parties can't even afford to make their own games anymore? I think it speaks volumes about the financial difficulties the industry is facing.
If the game doesn't live up to the gigantic sales that would be required at a 70 million dollar budget, somebody is losing money, whether that is Konami, or Sony. Whoever paid. That isn't a sustainable situation.
With all that said, I personally doubt this game actually costs this much. It sounds, to me, like a developer just taking a shot in the dark.
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