If we use some figures that are widely used on VGChartz we can calculate whether a million is worthwile.
It is estimated multiple times that it costs about $20 million to develop a (good) HD title.
- It is estimated that developers recieve about $20 per sold game.
- Let's say Turok and RSV2 cost a little less, say $15 million base cost on (most of the time) 360 + 2 million for the PS3 port. = $17 million.
- This is without any additional costs like advertising, which can add millions of dollars.
So to sell 1 million = 20 million revenue = 3 million profit. This is a very marginal return on investment of 15% (again, this is without advertising etc).
If you bring your money to the bank you can have 5% return, invest it in shares 10% return, so 15% return is not very spectacular.
