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Azzanation on 15 March 2018
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GOWTLOZ said:
Azzanation said:

Yeah I know the difference, Profit = Revenue - expense. $400m revenue is massive for a video game and that would equal to a good net profit unless you think Halo 5 cost more than $400m. That would be a laugh. 

That $400m isn't for Halo 5 but both Halo 5 and Xbox One bundles that were sold with Halo 5 presumably at no added cost over an Xbox One console so that isn't part of what the game itself made. The expenses you speak of are a lot more than you think they are, I'm pretty sure they are several times the $1.1b profit PlayStation made during the quarter. There are network expenses, production costs, retail distribution and marketing that eat up a lot of that revenue and because hardware costs a lot more than a game Halo 5 sales itself would be no where near that $400m mark.

I agree however that's an assumption you are making. Do we have proof? And why haven't we heard of the revenue gains UC4/Horizon made at launch? If its that high I am sure we would have heard about it. Halo is a massive franchise worth over $5b. Its a lot bigger than what we are comparing it to.

JRPGfan said:
Azzanation said:

Link me a PS game that made $400m+ revenue?

Half of that $400m number is probably from the included hardware of the bundle costs.
That means total revenue from the game itself, at the time it was reported is probably like ~$200m.

Also Horizon Zero dawn is currently 50$ on amazon, and its total sales are over 7.6m units.
7,600,000 x 50-60$ = 304m - 456m

Without a doubt in my mind, Horizon Zero dawn has generated more revenue than Halo 5 did.

So you know how many discounts and free copies were giving away? I am sure most games on Amazon sells for $60, that's not saying much.