How Much Is TOO MUCH? AAA Game Budgets Are Getting RIDICULOUS!!

The budget for AAA games have gotten out of control and continues to rise in cost as time goes on. How long can this go on in gaming?
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[@Dru2maBoii]

Social media is at the heart of destroying many of the things we loved

[@raynerkane7478]

True" that

[@pjmcray101]

No lies told there💯

[@fawkkyutuu8851]

facts!

[@AzurTG]

Facts

[@artimus7525]

Facts.

[@dapperfan44]

The problem I have is that the games are so big, that they are taking far too long to come out. I came from a time when I got a new Crash from 1996-1999. A new Spyro from 1998-2000. A new Jak from 2001, skip 2002, to 2005. A new Ratchet from 2002-2005. A new Uncharted bianually from 2007-2011, and a new Ratchet/Resistance alternating yearly from 2006-2013. Now, we have to wait 5 years between Horizons. 2-3 years between Spider-Mans. Almost a whole decade between Last of Us. It's too long and its not good. They need to go back to making them smaller, and getting them out faster.

[@mal0neWheels]

At the same time, indie studios like Gamega games work for free out of pure enthusiasm.

[@Kinos141]

The worst about that is that most of these AAA games are so bare-bones, I could make that in a cave... with a box of scraps.

[@TheOnlyTaps]

"Pretty graphics and high budgets can only take you so far, the quality of the game will always make or break the success of a game, release a good product and let the chips fall where they may" 💯💯💯

[@lm4585]

Most of these games do not have pretty graphics though.

[@tayleson1727]

Where the money go....mafia washing money

[@thatguysixx]

The fact halo infinite cost that much and the way it launched is hilarious

[@Nightcrawler90210]

It costed 300m~

[@InnerRise]

​​@@Nightcrawler90210500+ million. Just listen.

[@eliaxxz5360]

it didn't, that number is a rumor

[@CensorTube84]

Halo is a multiplayer game still being played today and it has micro transactions…longevity.

[@MrRaphaelRobinson]

Microsoft....enough said

[@noahradford9218]

The problem isn't budget, but lack of vision and innovation. New games dont feel new because the interactions have remaind the same.

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

1:24 That hurt my soul and heart bro.

[@AdamDizzz]

Can we all just appreciate the editing in this video! 😮

[@firewatch9397]

Make Shorter games , The budgets are high because they feel like they have to make games 40+ hours which takes 5+ years to make. Make a 12-15 hour and add replayability.

[@Drstrange3000]

I would love this too but it seems like these kinds of games don't sell as much. Both Hi-Fi Rush and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown both didn't sell the best. People made a riot about Spiderman 2's length too. All of these games have the perfect length to me personally.

[@soberhippy8240]

I like this video essay style format. Keep it up!

[@domslayer1877]

Thought about this with spiderman 2. Considering tue game wasn’t even finished and they had to cut content. You were supposed to fight venom in the streets. It never felt like a $300 million game

[@TheGamer2323]

That venom fight we did get was good though. I was shocked seeing the game cost 300+ million though. Especially for a singleplayer game that didn't even have a lot of content really to do after you beat it

[@reduXstereo]

@@TheGamer2323 They modelled nearly the whole of Brooklyn and Queens New York similar to a game like Gta and managed to make all that run smooth during missions and boss fights. That alone sounds like a $100 million feat.

[@cholou9708]

money laundering

[@-stegabu-500]

I‘m really liking this format of content for this channel!

[@scootjohnson51]

Great vid brotha. Commentary/Narration was on point. Smooth and easy to listen to

[@Gambit2483]

Easy, the payrolls have gotten bloated...If you noticed, (western) videogame end credits have gotten ridiculously longer. End credits should not be 15 minutes long.

[@Kingdom850]

Bro, they be having layoffs every other month, the fuck are you on about. Game devs barely make 6 figs these days.

[@eypxmwgovmifuon7808]

100% agreed You look at most of the great titles that’ve come out over the years and the dev teams are generally in the single to low double digits.

[@Gambit2483]

@Kingdom850 or maybe they are firing the wrong people and hiring the wrong ones...lots of new consultants have infiltrated this industry in the last 10 years.

[@prepswag5]

My dawg showed Grandia 3! Mad love big dawg!

[@TheGamer2323]

YOOOOOOOO respect for knowing about that GEM! 😉

[@ajarmetta]

The problem about the high budget games is that they take no risked at all and play it safe which explains the basic gameplay and mindless type gameplay

[@Tryhardblackguy]

They money went to the CEOs pockets. Today it’s easier than ever to make video games, too many AAA games these days worry about graphics and trends. Most of the budgets for game development goes into salary and marketing. I’m not going to forget the Suicide Squad team patting themselves on the back when the game released and some of the staff members being jealous of Palworld success and claims how hard game development is.

[@GameFreak4Ever]

I definitely enjoyed this deep dive into this topic.

[@mza4739]

Marketing takes up a huge chunk of the budget. The fact that games take longer to develop now also increases development costs. It's not sustainable, and we're already seeing the downsides. This is part of the reason why companies incorporate anticonsumer practices into the games.

[@Someguy_97]

You might point the finger at the consumer if we’re being honest. Like you said in the beginning of the video, gamer’s expectations today are insane. Constantly critiquing a game before its launch is a norm. Flawless graphics and a well performing experience doesn’t impress anyone anymore. Developers and publishers struggle to decide what to prioritize because gamers are extremely inconsistent with what they want from games today. It’s a struggle to gage interest because there isn’t much that hasn’t been achieved in game design already. So in turn they chuck millions into the budget hoping it results in the most engaging experience possible when in fact it’s the lack of budget and tools that allows creators to truly be creative. Which then leads to an experience that may be limited in scope, but is sure as hell more fun and interesting than a bloated experience caused by a seemingly endless budget. Then again not everyone who consumes games appreciates smaller and more creative experiences so that’s not really where the profit lies.

[@Drstrange3000]

Couldn't agree more

[@64gbdata11]

The game don't need realistic graphics. A game just need a good gameplay, a decent story. A fantastic music score. And a well develop characters to be remembered.

[@raynerkane7478]

Tbh" with you i agree with everything you said broski.

[@EvolutionOfJustin]

We have to support this channel this guy gives his honest opinion every time thank you

[@above97]

70 dollars was never a good thing for a next gen title I literally have to wait until these things go on-sale for example 2k24. I bought this at launch and as we speak it’s free for premium members I believe and/or 20 dollars. It’s ridiculous

[@Freshone48]

Budgets are getting more expensive but the quality of the games are getting worse.

[@NBWDOUGHBOY]

I mean if you look for example at a game like Spider-man 2. Reports have said the game has sold over 10 million copies just from October to February. If you do the math $10 million copies x $70 dollars a copy thats $700,000,000 million dollars so If the cost of $300 million dollars if accurate then that means they turned a $400,000,000 dollar profit in less than 4 months. And there's no telling how many more copies they have sold since the last 2 months. Sometimes, especially on games like this, The budget might be worth it.

[@aes0411]

The cost of making videogames isn't sustainable in the long run unless they will be a change of mindset. Instead of making big open world games or live-service titles that rely on sales of content from years after the initial release, the focus should be on focused single player experiences that have tight gameplay, engaging narratives, and exciting visuals. Unfortunately, one of the biggest issues at the moment is the way microtransactions and keeping the players engaged through them brings in huge chunks of money. It is partially our fault that the gaming industry focuses now more on longevity and quantity of hours per dollar as opposed to the quality of their games.

[@TheGamer2323]

some devs have no interest in strictly single player, linear experiences because you can't stretch it and make money on it like you can something like a live service

[@boofu7289]

GTA6 costs over 2 billion they say to make ​@TheGamer2323

[@justinmoney7904]

4:41 Nintendo knows this more than PlayStation especially Xbox I mean I’ve heard people say Nintendo is old school but ay sometimes old school works

[@BrandonCarter-m7d]

I came across a Crt Tv Panasonic ...Nigga 📺 I'm playing Yoshi Island ... and I'm about to get Ps2 from Japan nigga this tv is fantastic Rare and Wxpensive lmao

[@flyingturk100]

Nintendo has actual games to play instead of movie like games where you watch more cutscenes than do actual gaming. Yeah sometimes old school just works😂

[@JonBlack413]

@@flyingturk100each his own, I personally dont find any of Nintendo games interesting.

[@Mrblackiechan17]

Brother, are we goring to get another electric bike vlog soon? Weather is getting nicer and you've kept yourselves cooped up inside too long making vids, 😂.

[@TheGamer2323]

oh I be on them daily lol. And yes! Uploading sumn soon

[@NYYanks2003040506]

Yeah, I don't think companies need to be dropping $100 mil+ to make games but whatever, the situation is what it is and I don't see things changing any time soon.

[@IAmAtAldicacodemon]

i actually want shorter games with worse graphics for the future. i want companies to focus on making a fun games with great artstyles instead of hyperrealistic graphics

[@Drstrange3000]

I also want more of a focus on art styles and art direction over hyperrealism. I feel that the novelty wore off for me. It seems the uncanny valley is still as prominent as ever. I would rather the "realism" be put in things like animation, physics, and AI behavior. Playing No Rest for the Wicked now and aside from awful performance, it looks a lot better than most AAA games despite being stylized.

[@MMTT7sALd]

some of these games lack too much attention to detail to be having 500 mil budgets

[@Calinks]

Industry needs to cut back IMO. There are plenty of great games that are AA or have lower budgets. 15 years ago, we got some great AAA games made with reasonable budgets. I wouldn't mind going back to that size of game. Fallout 3 for example is huge and great but today that game would take 4 times the resources to make because of how much bigger we do stuff.

[@cyphaborg6598]

Just think about it, half a billion for a video-game.

[@hitmanlowe3562]

I like when you make vids like this

[@angelgomez7081]

What’s funny is that if AAA companies spend less money and worry more about gameplay people will complain about the graphics not being as good

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

Man that is a scary thought I mean yeah look that stuff up digitally and they be at the price of new consoles almost... Some games in my opinion aren't even worth 50, 60, to 70 dollars.

[@havok705]

It is buzzare when u think about it, like truly where does the budget go? Is it the salaries of the employees over the development cycle or is marketing, the assets or what. One way or another it just still sounds like way too much

[@Kingdom850]

Marketing taking up most of the budget makes sense, lord knows how many hidden gems in the past stay hidden because the marketing was shit at launch. But the real issue is publishers are so fixated on hyper realism, which is always going to be more costly than a game with stylized art direction.

[@MrRaphaelRobinson]

People really tried to hype up Starfield after it released 💀

[@kamronlynch]

I feel like some video games nowadays keep delaying it, just makes it even harder to wait even longer than I expected.

[@kadabur]

Like this style of vid brother gamer

[@LandofBrickForests]

Same thing i've been saying for years as well. The budgets feel like they're artificially bumped up for no reason other than to make these dev studios pay more money to make their games. Alot of these games with those huge budgets don't even come across as games that were made on that kind of money. Who decides the prices for game development? Because it honestly feels like these developers are getting nickel and dimed very hard out of greed.

[@homes500]

Great video! Now we need an nba playoffs video from you my brotha

[@tnyeh]

Sometimes the games come out ok, but then they bury the game by good for nothing dlc etc.

[@SteelSpurs]

Game budgets are getting higher while the developers’ pockets are still barely filled are and the CEOs’ wallets are getting bigger. It’s terrible. The greed of the gaming industry is getting a lot more public.

[@AzurTG]

You didn’t say this jeremy, but i just saw some people mention how rockstar does the same things sometimes as the other devs do, and I know people like to harp on rockstar also releasing half a game technically because they drop the online like a month later. But at least they do it for a legitimate reason 😂 that “half the game” they dropped is like the most replayable open world game ever made. They want people to beat the story they spent like a decade on first and then you have the other half a month later. Completely different thing than some of these other games where even their full game isn’t even 25% of what GTA 5 single player is. Rockstar earned the right to do things like that and people be okay with it. These other devs want to have the success of rockstar and do what they did with GTA 5 but without earning the trust of the fans for decades first and without putting in the same effort and without releasing the same level of games over the years first. Everyone thinks they can just pump 200 mill into a game and it’s instantly going to be a hit. There’s games like Stardew Valley that 1 guy literally made all the assets by himself and it’s one of the most popular loved games on steam. Didn’t cost that much to make but i’m sure he’s made a good amount on it. My point being, game devs are too focused on the dollar than actually just making a good game first and foremost. There’s movies like ‘Buried’ where ryan reynolds is literally buried alive underground the entire movie. The movie cost almost nothing to make being as how theres no special effects or anything. 1 actor. 1 place where the movie takes place, nothing else. But it was actually pretty successful and showed you can make something amazing even while spending little to nothing. It’s all about the vision. Same way you see movies that cost a ridiculous amount to make and flop

[@BDECOR96]

GTA 6 is meant to be costing rockstar 2 billion 😮

[@reduXstereo]

There is no way it will hit close to 2 billion. They have a lot of copyright material to break through so I'm sure it wont get there.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

Why should we, as the consumer, care about this. It's not our problem, it's the developers and publishers. It doesn't affect you on a personal level

[@booker2303]

I agree man shii be ridiculous n u not getting ur moneys worth for a game the u play once n neva come back to it it’s like damn sucka give me my money back😭

[@ryanarroyo5918]

This ninja Jeremy trying to sound smart and shit 😂

[@RapMusic18]

Great video man

[@Koyong31]

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[@eliaxxz5360]

I knew you would say Halo infinite, everyone makes that example even when 343 itself has said multiple times that's not at all the bidget they got for that game.

[@CaptainCJ97]

Shit really gotten outta hand so fast I be wondering how they be making a profit

[@Darkness_2_Glory]

I wonder how much GTA 6 will ultimately cost to make?

[@TheGamer2323]

didn't gta 5 cost like a billion or something like that if I'm remembering right? Easily more than that lol

[@sublime90]

gta6 budget is rumored to be 2 billion

[@dains6623]

the first and last game I bought that was 70$ was hogwarts and while the game isnt bad it's incredible mediocre

[@mihirchitnis905]

Most of your points are not valid. Even back in the day graphics were important, each console gen brought significant visual improvements to the games. Plus it is very easy to say make a good game but tough to actually execute it. Costs are high since dev costs have increased as well as the marketing costs.

[@rustincohle771]

No Heat content this year?

[@PavTheSlav]

Games today are cheaper than they were in the 80s and 90s when you adjust for inflation and the budgets have only gotten bigger and bigger. I think we'll see $100 games when the PS6 drops. That's my prediction

[@iori3325]

facts the companies who approach things with the old school mentality of "make a great game first, then monetize later", end up succeeding the most nowadays. that's why nintendo has never had to worry about their place in console wars like xbox lmao. you can have all the pretty graphics you want, but if your game has no passion/soul in it, people can instantly tell.

[@TiVo2Go]

*Same with everything.* *Marvels got too big and thought the name would carry them, same with StarWars.* *Meanwhile Korean movies and independent films are blowing them out of the water with little or no budget.*

[@david-z1m6t]

ya'll stilll complaining about marvel &. star wars, they aren't the film industry smh...

[@leopoldleiva5027]

You speaking facts

[@Dithunder]

Yes I agree, in my opinion most games are focused on cinematic experiences rather than an interactive one, and I believe naughty dogs uncharted is the reason why gaming isn't that expensive especially with unreal nowadays however actors set design locations music scores from an orchestra will most definitely bump a cost of any game back in the day the technology wasn't there to focus on cinematic experience only an interactive experience that's why fallout was so popular back then as well as Dark Souls. The cinematic experience has gotten so bad that sometimes it is virtually unplayable point and case final fantasy 16, while the game is pretty to look at you can see straight away money was spent on a cinematic experience buildings barely had any architecture to them it was just plain an dull compared to an online game like genshin impact which brings more of the fantasy charm that final fantasy is supposed to have. The number of cut scenes will infuriate anyone, let alone gamers. Even mission structures aren't interactive. they go here, go there, no real effort put in another example Mirrors Edge you actually understood faiths story the more missions you completed when running through building and on rooftops and solving puzzles there was always notes messages around giving an interactive story with a few cut scenes. Compared to Mirrors Edge catalyst, where you get a decent amount of cut scenes and virtually no interactive ones, there's no mystique to the game in the slightest. So yeah, gaming is definitely getting too expensive and spending it on the wrong things. In my opinion.

[@Drstrange3000]

The cinematic experience was also very prevalent in the GameCube/PS2 era. I remember playing a lot of games with elaborate cutscenes and well produced music and such. I think the difference was in that it could also balance it with great gameplay. One didn't necessarily overtake the other. I grew up with JRPG's and Point and Click adventure games of the 90's/early 2000's. It was always a thing. I do think the regression on interactivity and the advancement of gameplay definitely makes the modern games feel shallower though. One reason I like Nintendo is they still try some really new ideas despite not always landing. Their experiments can drastically change how we play games. I think that is kind of missing today with the 4K twins. They are both basically PC's.

[@Dithunder]

@Drstrange3000 That's a great point, and that's the problem today in gaming. The modes aren't interactive enough. Gameplay isn't rewarding enough. Honestly, it feels like a punishment nowadays. Sifu should have been really pushed because it went back to what games originally were interactive. Gameplay first and cinematic second.

[@Drstrange3000]

@@Dithunder It is great you mention Sifu as it was one of the games that made me want more for games as it has very focused, excellent level design, with lots of interactivity in both how you approach enemies and how objects and enemies react. Just something as simple as pushing another enemy towards someone on the stairs causes them both to fall down and constantly using the environments to your advantage. It had amazing cinematic quality while allowing the player a lot of control. It wasn't overly expensive either due to the expert art direction. Love it!

[@tashriquekarriem8865]

these days the hype alone costs millions lol

[@TremelJackson]

Buy the IP then lay off the developers that's how a proper game is made

[@Nytellem]

Damn, Starfield, Forespoken, and AVENGERS cost around 200k just to be a buggy mess, with shit skins and anti Consumer practices. I’ll tell you one thing, if you don’t put your customers first innovate gameplay and make your games fun it don’t matter how much the game cost. We don’t give a fuck do it right or don’t do it at all. Ppl are playing more old games than new for a reason, the quality is just not there.

[@ericksolis7820]

Personally, I feel that these devs don’t need to spend a ton on marketing.

[@playsonthestation1092]

Agree with everything my question is are t they profiting that much more spending 100 of millions instead of what they spent before? My guess is they not 99% of the time but then again they have to give you bigger games otherwise why would people buy next gen now and with all that competition they can not not release a better console offering better quality so to answer why it costs a so much it's simple it's competition it's not that complicated

[@symbiotex1751]

i guess we cant have it all back then we did not have great graphics a trillion dolor to make them but quality and replay value was on point . now they have advance Technolgy good graphic but that sit the quality is none existent idk maybe we old too now lmao

[@alexwilliams4729]

Anthem and watch dogs need to be taking off of that list those 2 games surpassed the hype.

[@tayleson1727]

Just give the gamers the bread

[@black8thelement8008]

The real question is ...."where is that money going?" ...how do you have a game from 1997 with so much more attention to detail than anything made in 2023. These three letters killed the gaming industry ...DLC .. Think about it...that is a strategic plan to bleed more money than rivers of blood with 60 arcane. $69.99 for game or $99.99 deluxe edtion. On the avg $39.99 for the DLC Special bundles or chrachters avg $19.99 plus tax youre looking at spending over $150 for $75 game that isnt complete Back in the day the game you bought was the mf'n FINISHED game you bought...lol There were no game patches, or nerfs, buffs, crying , or whining. Put your quarter up for next and "get gud"

[@HULKHOGAN1]

You know it's bad when studios waste money on flight woke garbage like 'SWEET BABY INC'

[@Aid3nn33]

Chat gpt script video?

[@JONATHAN_XV]

The budgets are getting ridiculous, and half of these games release in terrible state at launch too , plus they can't even justify thier budgets . I hope Rockstar saves gaming with GTA 6 and gets us out this hell and looking at the trailer you can see that they have actually invested that Gta online money in their engine and it shows which it's rumoured to have 2 billion dollar budget . Only rockstar has that kinda of money to pour into a sequel or they seem the only ones willing too at the moment , last hope 😭 Anyways, been watching your content for a while and gotta say thank you brother for entertaining and one more thing how the hell you give watch dogs 9 / 10 ? 😂 .

[@xSoporific1]

Mhm

[@PaPaJoHnUYA]

Every company wants a fortnite man. Greedy mofos want unrealistic Fortnite returns.

[@bxfin3zt_134]

Don’t sleep on the Lakers it’s our time ⏳👑

[@TheGamer2323]

please stop....

[@CmacNYC]

Your time is up

[@bxfin3zt_134]

@@TheGamer2323 🤣🤣🤣

[@RaptureHead1993]

The will never reach height again..glad I saw those two finals

[@derekosgood3230]

Imagine spending 300 million to make a game lol that's a movie budget. And thats a stupid budget for a movie. Absolutely ridiculous to be real.

[@sublime90]

the mario movie only cost 100 milly

[@TreSwayy]

Games make more money than movies

[@derekosgood3230]

@@TreSwayy so that justifies a 300 million budget cost? Do they usually profit beyond that? If so, how much?

[@TreSwayy]

@@derekosgood3230 not sure, but they wouldn’t make the budget so high if they didn’t believe could make profit.

[@derekosgood3230]

@@TreSwayy They may believe so, but like movies, it happens very often that they don't

[@ManOnTheMoonVR]

I think it’s bullshit, they’re just trying to get as much money as possible. I’ve played many VR games developed by one person or a small team that plays and looks amazing all while they cost $20-$30. AAA companies are just greedy, plain and simple.

[@tyleroutland435]

He is wrong. The reason people beat new games or sequels fast is because people rush through games. I'm just talking about single-player games, though. Rise of the ronin came out late last month and I'm no where close to beating the game and I'm taking my sweet time and I'm only 19 hours in the game so he is wrong about that part.

[@TheGamer2323]

you misunderstood what I meant. I'm talking the replayability of a game and how long it stays on your mind. Not how fast someone gets through it or how many hours it is

[@tyleroutland435]

@@TheGamer2323 oh gotcha my bad

[@gzoe4real4ever]

All this gaming is to expensive is by designed. Think of physical games. Everyone went digital by designed. Having you question whats the point of physical disk?🤔 now the attack is on console. Exclusive doesn't matter and games should be in the hands of all gamers not hidden behind a console. More money=more games. Even though console Exclusive pushes one another to be great. Full circle 🔵. Streaming is the end goal. Wake up folks. If games is to expensive. Games are everywhere. It then comes down to. Who can have the cheapest streaming services. Its by designed

[@lynodavinci1158]

Tripple 💩 💩💩means nothing these days. Back in the day games where made with love by gamers 4 gamers. Now it’s all about the money. But powers is in US the gamers. As long as they keep making 💩 we dont buy it.

[@feshavocado4084]

photorealism is the problem , all games looks alike with no good art direction

[@feshavocado4084]

and making games bigger of course

[@Drstrange3000]

I'm obsessed with good art direction. I find a game with good art direction more immersive and avoids the uncanny valley.

[@f7or1n]

react to more wwe, they still got good stuff

[@abrahamabdul1160]

Make a great game no micro transactions. Be fair make the game for the love of your career everything shouldn't be about money and profits

[@1maticsportsandGames]

Its criminal, gaming has changed for the worst, its not about having fun anymore, I have Xbox series, PS5, don't ask me why I have a PS5, Sony is terrible. I still play older games along with the new ones, its ashame.i play the retro games more than the new stuff.

[@BrandonCarter-m7d]

Snes Games are expensive and unique

[@willxowo]

if you're not making an MMORPG***** Why are you spending over a million? I think more than a few million is over kill for a single player. but 100 mil? that's uh... past the "9 figure".. when most are trash, you gotta question as a society if its worth it, definitely not.. the hits that weren't misses did something no one else did, there is some luck at the end of it all, like saints row and no street game will ever be like gta with how gta did things.. gta at least for me is starting to get lame now though, I'm not very excited for 6, I'm more excited to finish my own projects lol. and yeah the question remains, why spend over a million if they're not making a mmorpg? a mid ass game not worth the time or $, collecting dust in unfinished games or finished and question if it was worth it. they are sitting on billions though, square ubi capcom bethesda all them lil guys who getting bought out by bigger billionaires and trillionaires... WoW STILL got a garbage subscription even owned by microsoft, that shit needs to go, they'll realize how much their player base will increase and change their way of cleaning out bots. but seriously, I'll excuse 1-50 million for single player games for these billionaires that have so much money to burn in our fucked up economy. but i think 100+ mil projects that have online access as petty as the souls games or dragonball xenoverse (these are good games but they are not mmo is all I'm saying) why??? lol. it's not even amazing to see the budget numbers anymore. kinda is for gta 6 i guess but, they are playing more than a casino trying to hit a 1% at this point. i suggest if its 100 mil it must be a mmorpg i say that genre cause its the most expensive demanding and if that's your single player???? i don't believe something is genuine.

[@mitsuhh]

"why spend over a million if they're not making a mmorpg?" An MMORPG costs tens of millions of dollars to make to begin with. A game with high quality soundtrack and proper animations costs over a million to begin with, not even getting into gameplay

[@ayikart]

A lot of bloat.

[@SPACECOWBOY705]

It's because y'all so obsessed with graphics and framerate ...... That Rise of the Ronin game got completely shitted on by alot of people lol

[@Drstrange3000]

I think the issues people have with that game are more with presentation over graphics. Ghost of Tsushima was also not as graphically impressive as other Sony games at that time, but it was held up by its art design, animations, and fluid combat. It also cost a lot less than other big AAA titles. Not everyone values the same things in games. One thing someone overlooks, may be a dealbreaker for someone else.

[@joseduarte2146]

Money laundering idk

[@playstationgen2133]

Maybe you need sub to ps pls extra it will save your money and do complain no games on ps5 that there is

[@nelAjamZ]

U aint saving u wasting fo staff that u not own...

[@Juicybignut00]

they started making games for the normal casuals and movie lovers along with the twitter mob that dont even touch games. no innovation. no good gameplay. just cookie cutter fps or 3d behind the camera bs with terrible dialogue and cringe characters.

[@YaBoyMirage]

The thing that people should practice more is patient gaming to combat this. A lot of ppl holler that you're broke for not having a new console, when it literally is hard to make an average living nowadays since everything is expensive😂

[@RetroBigCat75]

Problem is that people don't have the patience nowadays.

[@YaBoyMirage]

@RetroBigCat75 Facts. Imma just wait till Playstation release more games before I buy it

[@RetroBigCat75]

@@YaBoyMirage Yeah. I'ma do just that, man. There's no rush to buy an PlayStation 5.

[@YaBoyMirage]

@RetroBigCat75 when I do imma branch out into many other franchises too. Haven't tried Final Fantasy, but will try to see if I can play many of those games and even Resident Evil

[@kingleoverse]

i do the same since ps3

[@moonstrike100]

Nice upload. Happy Sunday.

[@TheGamer2323]

Hope you have a comfy, wholesome Sunday monnstrike :)

[@moonstrike100]

@@TheGamer2323 Thanks bruda :)

[@DV-ou1yu]

Man, how is SM2 $300 million though. The overall game is 25hrs at most and reuses assets. That's wild. Forspoken being that much is hilarious.

[@sublime90]

i think they had to give marvel like 100 of that just to use the license