The 'AAA blockbuster' business model not being sustainable...when will it finally crumble?

[Zappykins]

What AAA or AAAA(lol) games have totally flopped? I can think of THQ the company, but most of the big, expensive games have at least broken even. Which will keep them in business, but also slow them down.

They grow as big as their budget allows, then will start shrinking again. It's like Hollywood. Actor's salaries were sky-rocking in the 90's from jumping from 1 to outstanding 2 million with Danny DiVeto with then hit like 20 million with Jim Carry. Supposively Sofia Vergara, whoever she is, is currently the highest paid actress at 30 million. But the point is they haven't changed much in 20 years. They hit a plateau.

Bug budget games will do the same. Remember how much they said Microsoft spent on Halo 4? Either it is worth it for them to continue or it's not.

I think we will continue to have adjustments - like the gaming companies that unfortunately will cause the list of companies to shrink, but then there is a new Minecraft around the corner every decade or so. Hopefully Capcom can regrow as the new Monster Hunter and Lost Planet come out.

But if they go under, perhaps there will be that new long awaited Mega Man game.