Two things are causing AAA game development costs to hit $300 million per game
TweakTown News Gaming TL;DR: AAA game development costs have surged past $300 million due to rising salaries and extended development times. …
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GTA 6 set to be more expensive than previously thought, official government document reveals
TweakTown News Gaming TL;DR: Rockstar North has spent over $2.1 billion on salaries since 2019, with total Grand Theft Auto 6 production costs expected to reach $3 billion by its November release. …
Infamous Borderlands art swap cost $50 million to pull off, Take-Two CEO says
… According to Zelnick, the overhaul ended up costing $50 million in developer costs and tacked on a full year of development for the game. …
Bank of America believes GTA 6 will cost $80 and introduce new base price for games
TweakTown News Gaming TL;DR: Bank of America predicts Grand Theft Auto 6 will launch at $79.99, potentially setting a new standard for AAA game pricing. …
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PS6 expected to cost Sony $760 in per unit, $699 shelf price still possible
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PS6 to reportedly ship with a 1TB SSD, will use AI to reduce game sizes
… So, cutting the PS6's storage capacity in half to save on costs makes sense, with Sony also investing in other technologies to reduce game installation sizes. …
Take-Two boss explains why AI hasn't reduced game budgets
… Instead, he expects AI to drive up costs in order to meet consumer demand. …
Steam Machine price is 'nowhere near' what Valve originally planned
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Ubisoft reports loss of 1.3 billion Euros on costly game cancellations and delays
… The company wants to reduce its costs to 1.25 billion euros per year, and at the end of FY26, its cost base was at 1.435 billion euros. …