View Full Version : Lost Planet Pricetag? $40 Million
Loudninja
02-03-2007, 02:58
According to today's Forbes profile on the company that published Keiji Inafune's epic shooter, Capcom is in deep about forty million bucks getting Lost Planet out the door, on store shelves, and into the minds of gamers.
Forbes details Capcom's executive VP of publishing in North America and Europe Mark Beaumont and his efforts to shake up the company's marketing. In the case of Lost Planet, advertising and awareness came to a cool $20 million. Combined with a $20 million development budget and you'll see where that $60 you plop down goes.
So where did that twenty mill go? Theater advertising, the two Xbox Live demos, TV spots, community funding—it all costs money. Apparently, a lot of money. Michael McWhertor
http://kotaku.com/gaming/capcom/lost-planet-pricetag-40-million-233693.php
Wow, thats a lot! but it needed to be done
Damn!! I wonder how this compare to other games.
Does anyone know what Halo 3's budget is?
Loudninja
02-03-2007, 03:03
Killzone is going to cost 21 million to make, thtas all I know lol
supersithzilla
02-03-2007, 03:09
Please do not flame. - Keesie
Loudninja
02-03-2007, 03:19
comments by loudninja is expected he loves to troll the 360 waters with bad news with info he really can't back up..lol
Say what you please,but i post both good and bad news
BluBoi22
02-03-2007, 03:26
How is this thread trolling? That isn't exactly bad news, it shows that Capcom is dedicated to making good games for the 360! You should be happy about that!
Killzone is going to cost 21 million to make, thtas all I know lol
:shock:
And BTW LoudNinja is no troll. He posts a lot of good info.
Loudninja
02-03-2007, 03:27
:shock:
And BTW LoudNinja is no troll. He posts a lot of good info.
Thanks, nad how is this bad news though?
Thanks, nad how is this bad news though?
Lol that's a good question.
supersithzilla
02-03-2007, 03:29
explain the 21 million dollar price tag for killzone 2 do you work in sony game studios i think not so dont come on here proudly throwing numbers out because none of us really knows how much a game cost only the accountants of the developers knows.
explain the 21 million dollar price tag for killzone 2 do you work in sony game studios i think not so dont come on here proudly throwing numbers out because none of us really knows how much a game cost only the accountants of the developers knows.
Actually I think the info came from Guerilla games themselves. The number is 100% correct.
has capcom broke even yet? i know they shipped/sold 1 mil
awesome. what was the price tag for GOW? just for comparison.
Loudninja
02-03-2007, 03:33
explain the 21 million dollar price tag for killzone 2 do you work in sony game studios i think not so dont come on here proudly throwing numbers out because none of us really knows how much a game cost only the accountants of the developers knows.
.....ANyway back on topic, 40 million its alot, but they dis a lot of stuff to sell there game
awesome. what was the price tag for GOW? just for comparison.
$10 mil. reason so cheap is because they use there own engine
Loudninja
02-03-2007, 03:53
$10 mil. reason so cheap is because they use there own engine
I thought ti would be more, but that seems right
I thought ti would be more, but that seems right
i bet you they atleast x5 there profit maybe even more
Kingofallpie
02-03-2007, 04:18
$10 mil. reason so cheap is because they use there own engine
But so did Capcom... This is the propietary engine that's going to run DMC4 and already runs Lost Planet and Dead Rising.
five6ix7seven
02-03-2007, 06:36
$40 bucks is a LOT of money for a game, but if Lost Planet continues to sell like it has, they are going to profit easily on this title. Also don't forget that making a splash and hit game now means they can spend less marketing for the eventual sequal. So this is good planning by Capcom.
Redman_DK
02-03-2007, 11:18
has capcom broke even yet? i know they shipped/sold 1 mil
Well if the game costs 60$ then wouldn't they have gotten 60 mil$ out of it.. But then again I don't think that's what the stores pays for the games, and there's probably also other things you have to consider.
i bet you they atleast x5 there profit maybe even more
You must be joking right? A typical software house's gross profit margin on a software product is about 32%, not 500%!
Makagoto
02-03-2007, 12:10
i don't believe it, advertising and awareness of 20 mio $ ? yeah kotaku whatever ...
Loudninja
02-03-2007, 17:44
i don't believe it, advertising and awareness of 20 mio $ ? yeah kotaku whatever ...
advertising do cause alot of money, but you are right they amount is very high