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[Famipan]

Why didn't you mention Spider-Man's budget or Last of Us 2?????

Most multiplayer games cost less to develop before launch….

Yeah, thought exactly that afterwards and asked it and got answer:

"The budget for The Last of Us Part II was approximately $220 million. This made it one of the most expensive PlayStation exclusives ever developed.

As for Marvel's Spider-Man (PS4), its exact budget isn't widely documented, but estimates suggest it was around $100 million based on similar AAA productions.

Both games were massive investments for Sony, but they paid off with strong sales and critical acclaim."

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Smart, I didn't think about online games budget keeps building up after launch!

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Today will be 2 weeks, since the chat. I thought the moustache guy said there will be updates "next week" including showing the new visuals after they scrubbed it.

But so far 2 weeks of silence.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Today will be 2 weeks, since the chat. I thought the moustache guy said there will be updates "next week" including showing the new visuals after they scrubbed it.

But so far 2 weeks of silence.

Unfortunately, they are fucked and probably scrambling with what to do.

Sony is probably kicking ass as well. I think Bungie are fucked tbh,

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Most multiplayer games cost less to develop before launch….

This is not true anymore and MP games budgets are alocated with the idea of lasting a few years. If it fails to meet expectations the studio is shut down or many people fired, which is money burned, too.

I'm pretty sure Factions cost almost as much as TLOU 2 and then you need to add the cost of opportunity of having a certain number of people working on a failed project instead of a mildly sucessful (at the very least) SP game.

 

[ArtHands]

Yup, you are probably right... But let me dream... Also an old rumor said that some people at bungie wanted to make a single player game... So if true, there is someone to give the project... Come on Bungie... I miss the old Bungie, give me a single player game!

The old Bungie probably aint the current Bungie anymore. The old guards are probably gone