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they certainly do not get the full 60 per copy. I am not sure what current publishing deals are set at but I would be surprised if they even see 40
by Shivetya 13y ago
they certainly do not get the full 60 per copy. I am not sure what current publishing deals are set at but I would be surprised if they even see 40
- AmVess 13y agoFor PC games, Hard copies return roughly 40-45% of the title to the publisher. Valve gets a 30% slice for distribution on Steam. I do not know what the breakdown of costs are on consoles, but I assume both Sony and MS still get a cut of the sales. Consider that the bulk of a game's sales will be realized during the first week, and the rapid time to discount, it's no wonder T2 decided to pull the cord on Irrational Games.
- kosei 13y agoYup. Usually I remember the rubric being about $30 back to the publisher on a $60-$70 title. MS/Sony each take a cut and so does the distributor (Steam, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, etc). Plus, as pointed out in comments below, there's also the fact that not all copies were sold at full price. So you're looking AT BEST at $120M in revenue, plus Irrational had TV ads and other large costs in addition to their staffing.