PL_ Veteran Posted December 20, 2006 Veteran Share Posted December 20, 2006 http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/12467/Forbes...f-War-Costs-60/ Forbes: Why Gears Of War Costs $60By: C?sar A. Berardini - "Cesar" Dec. 20th, 2006 8:05 am> Back in August, when Microsoft and Epic announced the release date and price for Gears of War, we ran an editorial to discuss the pricing structure for the standard and Limited Collector's Edition of the game. Gears of War marked the first game published by Microsoft Game Studios that sold for $59.99 and $69.00 respectively. Forbes took the time to dissect the development and production costs of the game to find out an answer to the $60 price tag question: Curious who is reaping the rewards from each $60 game sold? Based on interviews with industry players and experts, we've broken down the dollars and cents of the console gaming industry to see who's getting the most action. In Pictures: Why Gears Of War Costs $60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon2611 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 interesting, Lots of costs involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted December 20, 2006 Veteran Share Posted December 20, 2006 Definitely a very interesting read. Nice Find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted December 20, 2006 Global Moderator Share Posted December 20, 2006 only $1 for profit.. thats insane. with 2Million sold, thats $2million+ in profit.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TokyoKiller Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Finally an answer to why games are so expensive nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enrickey Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 only $1 for profit.. thats insane. with 2Million sold, thats $2million+ in profit.. You make it sound like there is only 1 person working for the publisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerus Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Dang. Nice read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenser.d Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 This would be the reason Sony keeps losing exclusives... Can't turn a good profit if there aren't even consoles to play the games on. -Spenser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 it's a well known fact the media biz isn't a good moneymaker. the margins are just too narrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 This would be the reason Sony keeps losing exclusives... Can't turn a good profit if there aren't even consoles to play the games on. -Spenser I think Sony is losing exclusives because the market for gaming is increasing rapidly - thus making a game exclusive will cost ALOT more. They should do like MS does, and just buy all the studios with the games they want exclusive.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman273 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I think Sony is losing exclusives because the market for gaming is increasing rapidly - thus making a game exclusive will cost ALOT more. They should do like MS does, and just buy all the studios with the games they want exclusive.. Considering how far in the red they are after borrowing money just to finish the PS3, purchasing other companies must not be too high on their priorities list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Finally an answer to why games are so expensive nowadays. $60 is on the cheaper side of games, new games in the uk are usually ?39.99 aka ~$80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dnast Subscriber² Posted December 21, 2006 Subscriber² Share Posted December 21, 2006 ^ Yeah, but you guys have always paid more. I honestly feel for you. I missed out on most of last gen, but weren't most games $50 and less in the US? I know it's only a $10 difference, but the $60 price tag has stopped me from buying a lot of games. Of course, I had been PC gaming during the time so I guess the fact that I was used to paying even less than $50 for most games puts me off even more. I hope MSG stays at $50 for the rest of their titles (I can understand Halo 3). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted December 23, 2006 Veteran Share Posted December 23, 2006 I've noticed prices in PC games drop slightly since last year. Most Xbox 360 games, especially new ones, usually come out with a $69.99CDN price tag. I think that's a bit too pricey. Do you guys remember when games were $79.99? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addc182 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwarren Veteran Posted December 23, 2006 Veteran Share Posted December 23, 2006 hmm good read :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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