The title itself is enough to know what to expect.
Videogames are too expensive to make? Yea, of course not. If that would be the case nobody would make them, duh!
This deliberate phrasing to ensure the outcome of this witty judgmental disclosure. Of course companies target for steady profit. They re not charity. Instead of adressing the real underlying issues it is just another pointing, demonizing finger.
I understand. You have to cater to your fanbase. Correctly phrased it would get a little difficult to suck up to the audience. "Has making games become increasingly costlier, consequently increasing the risks involved?" An easy to answer question for sure, a short google search, no extensive and exhausting two weeks research, but the results are closely similar: some loose sheets with some colory lines drawn them.
It also gives an answer to why big companies focus on a smaller number of projects. The difference of 5 10 20 million investment to 50 100 200 million should be obvious to even the greatest math doofus.
Hunting Season is done...
