If this is true is probably because of multiple delays, that always increase the total cost of games by A LOT.

Definitely getting this but with a budget like that, makes you wonder what budget bioshock 1 and 2 were.

I doubt this is true.

Bioshock 1 was actually very cheap, only costing (according to Ken Levine) $15 million. Can't find the numbers for Bioshock 2.

If this game somehow has more content then Bioshock 1 and 2 it would be awesome. I found the story to short for the first 2.

100 million for development?

Based on this graph they would have to sell 3.7 million copies just to break even.

I don't know the complete break down of how much money they make off one copy but I think pachter (I know) said most publishers make about $35 on a $60 game. So if they really are spending $200 million they would have to sell 6 million just to be a few million over break even. Meaning this has to sell 10 million if they really want this to be a hit for them. That might be possible but if not this will be one big plunder.hopefully that will not be the case. I am not preordering it but I will probably get it in the net few months.

That marketing number sounds like bullshit. I can believe the dev costs being that high, though, between it being published by 2K and all the delays.

The $100 Milllion marketing budget makes me doubt this "Unnamed analyst"

No way Bioshock can make $200M.

Lol a prediction that an analyst didn't even want to attach his name to sounds legit