007 First Light took 7 years and $200 million to make; sold 4m in first 3 months

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Otter said:

You don't make a AAA licensed blockbuster with huge set pieces and expect it to sell poorly. There are not  modern examples of these games being made for much cheaper, especially not licensed ones.

Marvel Spiderman 2 was $300m to produce.

This was a calculated risk as is all games development and it's paid off brilliantly. I just think the framing of this being sold kind of blunder on IO interactive side is misjudgement on market realities 

I actually wasn't framing this as a blunder.

While AAA budgets and dev cycles as a whole have become bloated and unsustainable, this is one case where I think the gamble will pay off due to the power of the brand and the game's glowing reception.

Last edited by curl-6 - on 07 June 2026