Venturebeat - Preorder analysis suggests Destiny to be biggest selling game of the year with between 10 and 15 million sold

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Augen said:

MoHasanie said:
$500 million is too much.

Wasn't much of that due to the servers and nature of the game so 500 million is a projection of the total cost over 5-10 years or something, right?

It's worth noting this number doesn't solely cover development, but all the other expenses associated with manufacturing a title, including "marketing, packaging, infrastructure support, royalties and other costs".

Yeah, you're correct, it's total investment over a 10 year lifecycle, including the above.