bdbdbd on 07 July 2007
| ckmlb said: What's the difference in profits per game sold between 3rd party games and 1st party games for Sony? You said 10$/game, this isn't the same for both types right? |
It depends on how the game sells. If we think that 600 000 copies sold is the point to break even for both, 1st party games won't make any profit for Sony before that, unlike 3rd party games, which make profit for Sony from the first game sold. From 1st party games Sony gets a bigger share per unit sold, but they are a little cheaper at retail. So, if a game costs 20M to develope, that means, at 600 000 breakeven point, that developer gets a bit more than 33$ per copy. If Sony 1st party games are 5$ cheaper at retail, and Sony gets 38$ per copy, they break even (at 20M costs) at 526 000, when it needs about 715 000 copies to be sold to make 10$ profit per copy on average.
Ei Kiinasti.
Eikä Japanisti.
Vaan pannaan jalalla koreasti.
Nintendo games sell only on Nintendo system.
