FFXV: The Change over the past 8 years.

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KingdomHeartsFan said:

IamAwsome said:

Hopefully they break even on the game. Eight years of development means at least $40 Million spent in production if not more. 

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-01-10-where-does-my-money-go-article

If its only 40m then they only have to sell 2.22m to turn a profit since SE is the developer and the publisher.  Its gotta be more than 40m.

TBH 40m was a really conservative estimate. It's probably double that, and if the game gets a big marketing campaign, quadruple.