happydolphin on 30 November 2012
Hi Microsoft fans, the exercise and question are in the title, but I'll copy it here jic:
How much revenue does a typical Halo game make and does it cover marketing costs?
For reference, the game sell on average 9 million, at a launch MSRP of 59.99USD, then selling at end-life at MSRP 19.99USD (I believe).
With that, how much does the game sell in its launch window (at MSRP of 59.99USD), in general, and given these charts, assuming the launch MSRP lasts for a year, what is your estimate? How much do you think the game costs to make on average?
Total revenue: 332.4m$
Total cost of development: 60m$
Total cost of advertisement: 50m$
Total profit: 222.4m$
