alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 1 month agoRumour: Concord Cost $400 Million, Sony Believed It Was the 'Future of PlayStation'www.pushsquare.comexternal-linkmessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
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minus-squareschizo@forum.uncomfortable.businesslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month ago…how does ANY game cost $400,000,000? No, seriously: does that include an unlimited drugs and hookers for the c-levels budget or something?
minus-squaresus@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 month agothe credits for concord list 2000 employees. It was also in development for 6 years (I would guess it probably suffered “development hell”) https://www.mobygames.com/game/229488/concord/credits/playstation-5/
minus-squarejoelfromaus@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·29 days agoImagine getting 2000-ish people to work on a project for 6 years just to fart out a hero shooter who’s main claim to fame is being dead on arrival.
minus-squareJustEnoughDucks@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-230 days agoStar citizen. I think it has passed that? Still only in early alpha
minus-squareRagnarok314159@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·29 days agoAnd none of it is at a loss. People gladly fork over money and are happy getting fleeced. Not even mad at them, anymore.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoWasn’t GTA 5 like 100 millions? I mean it’s insane but in the ballpark.
minus-squareomarfw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month ago265 million in 2013 money which is 358 million in 2024 money.
…how does ANY game cost $400,000,000?
No, seriously: does that include an unlimited drugs and hookers for the c-levels budget or something?
the credits for concord list 2000 employees. It was also in development for 6 years (I would guess it probably suffered “development hell”)
https://www.mobygames.com/game/229488/concord/credits/playstation-5/
Imagine getting 2000-ish people to work on a project for 6 years just to fart out a hero shooter who’s main claim to fame is being dead on arrival.
Star citizen. I think it has passed that? Still only in early alpha
It’s over $850M at the moment.
And none of it is at a loss. People gladly fork over money and are happy getting fleeced. Not even mad at them, anymore.
Wasn’t GTA 5 like 100 millions? I mean it’s insane but in the ballpark.
265 million in 2013 money which is 358 million in 2024 money.