alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 10 hours agoRumour: Concord Cost $400 Million, Sony Believed It Was the 'Future of PlayStation'www.pushsquare.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down10
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minus-squareschizo@forum.uncomfortable.businesslinkfedilinkarrow-up41·10 hours 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-squareJustEnoughDucks@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-257 minutes agoStar citizen. I think it has passed that? Still only in early alpha
minus-squaresus@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·edit-210 hours 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-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 hours agoWasn’t GTA 5 like 100 millions? I mean it’s insane but in the ballpark.
minus-squareomarfw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·9 hours ago265 million in 2013 money which is 358 million in 2024 money.
minus-squareschizo@forum.uncomfortable.businesslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 hours agoIIRC, it’s more like 250 million, but 250 million is still basically half of whatever this generic-ass live-service FPS game ended up costing, and it’s certainly not to the scope or scale of GTA5.
minus-squareAltima NEO@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 hours agoI feel like through could have come up with a copycat hero shooter for like 20 million tops.
minus-squareminibyte@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 hours agoBrought to you by John Belushi.
minus-squareAltima NEO@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 hours agoThe only way to really explain the cost
…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?
Star citizen. I think it has passed that? Still only in early alpha
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/
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.
IIRC, it’s more like 250 million, but 250 million is still basically half of whatever this generic-ass live-service FPS game ended up costing, and it’s certainly not to the scope or scale of GTA5.
I feel like through could have come up with a copycat hero shooter for like 20 million tops.
Brought to you by John Belushi.
The only way to really explain the cost