“Certain” AAA IP Needs 10 Million Copies to Break Even says

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WagnerPaiva said:

F0X said:
I had no clue that so much money was put into Ryse: Son of Rome.

We have a winner! Yes, it is Ryse, those quick-time-events cost a fortune. If they actually change when you press the wrong button, the game would cost 1 billion dollars.

Really? I thought it was mainly wasted on Kinect-based R&D.