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> If you think 500m is a lot, go look at how much money games like Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto Online make GTA V had production costs of $265 million and

> If you think 500m is a lot, go look at how much money games like Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto Online make GTA V had production costs of $265 million and was the world’s most expensive video game when it was released.[0] GTA budget vs cities’ operating costs quiz at the time: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kevintang/gta-vs-production-budget-vs-a-real-citys-budget https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kevintang/gta-vs-produc... $500 million in funding is, yes, a lot of money. [0] https://www.statista.com/chart/amp/1466/most-expensive-video-games-of-all-time/ https://www.statista.com/chart/amp/1466/most-expensive-video...

erinnh 4y ago
Thats development and marketing combined though, for GTA 5. So the contrast is even larger. I doubt Star Citizen spent anywhere close to as much on marketing as GTA 5 did.
- duped 4y ago
  That makes SC look even worse. The spent twice as much money on development without even getting to marketing.
  - ehnto 4y ago
    Making two games, and the game making is the marketing. The proof of that is in the very topic of the conversation, the funding. I won't pretend it's not still a lot, but you can't point to another project like this for comprison. GTAV was built by an established team with history of making that kind of game, using an established IP and engine. It is not apples to apples.
    - duped 4y ago
      You can't point to another project because anything else would have been canceled five years ago
      - ehnto 4y ago
        That's the whole point of the project being done this way. It's an unconventional project, publishers weren't interested.
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ehnto 4y ago
I am talking about what SC stands to make. Revenue from GTA Online was 1 billion dollars in 2020 alone, which was 8 years after it launched. Games are often run like an ongoing concern now, a business all of it's own. SC stands to gain more than 50m a year if they reach their goal of being "the" space MMO.

erinnh 4y ago

Thats development and marketing combined though, for GTA 5. So the contrast is even larger. I doubt Star Citizen spent anywhere close to as much on marketing as GTA 5 did.

duped 4y ago
That makes SC look even worse. The spent twice as much money on development without even getting to marketing.
- ehnto 4y ago
  Making two games, and the game making is the marketing. The proof of that is in the very topic of the conversation, the funding. I won't pretend it's not still a lot, but you can't point to another project like this for comprison. GTAV was built by an established team with history of making that kind of game, using an established IP and engine. It is not apples to apples.
  - duped 4y ago
    You can't point to another project because anything else would have been canceled five years ago
    - ehnto 4y ago
      That's the whole point of the project being done this way. It's an unconventional project, publishers weren't interested.

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ehnto 4y ago

I am talking about what SC stands to make. Revenue from GTA Online was 1 billion dollars in 2020 alone, which was 8 years after it launched. Games are often run like an ongoing concern now, a business all of it's own. SC stands to gain more than 50m a year if they reach their goal of being "the" space MMO.