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I know it's not a fair comparison, but still, GTA 5 cost $265M to develop, while GTA 4 was "only" $100M. https://gamerant.com/grand-theft-auto-5-development-co
by tiborsaas 3y ago
I know it's not a fair comparison, but still, GTA 5 cost $265M to develop, while GTA 4 was "only" $100M.
https://gamerant.com/grand-theft-auto-5-development-cost-budget-breakdown https://gamerant.com/grand-theft-auto-5-development-cost-bud...
furthermore:
"GTA 5 has made nearly $7.7 billion since its release in 2013"
https://www.sportskeeda.com/gta/how-much-money-gta-5-made-since-release https://www.sportskeeda.com/gta/how-much-money-gta-5-made-si...
You can also look at Valve, they are profitable too.
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I'm not sure what Zuckerberg's idea of a successful operation is, but all this research and development leading to a legless 90's looking VR ecosystem is absurd. It's probably a good indicator of how efficient Meta really is, it feels like headless chickens running around aimlessly.
- mrguyorama 3y agoSV types have a really really bad habit of thinking that, because they are "smart" at doing one thing, they are smart enough to be the best at anything. It happens in STEM fields too but it just seems to be a core ideology of SV everything.