Cost of Final Fantasy 13 - Page 2

November 13, 2007, 10:31 AM

Of course they wouldnt. No one in their right mind would release a normal console game that cost them that much. Its retarded.

November 14, 2007, 10:34 AM

considering how un-popular the ps3 had ended up being, due almost entirely to its ridiculously high price, id say that if it cost them 100 million to make this game, they will have most assuredly lost lots of money on this project. i just don't see it selling a lot becuase of the small number of ps3 owners.

December 13, 2007, 8:10 PM

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Originally Posted by One-Winged-Angel

At lunch today my friends and I were having a discussion about our favorite Final Fantasy games (to which I of course replied Final Fantasy VII), during this conversation, however, we strayed to the topic of the upcoming Final Fantasy 13 title. As we discussed how amazing it looks, one of my friends told us he had read an article somewhere that the game was going to have a budget of close to one hundred million. Can anyone shed any light on this? Because it sounds a little far fetched to me.

One hundred million!?! wow i definitly dont think so lmao. maybe a million at the most. A hundred million sounds way too much!

December 15, 2007, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Edward Elric

considering how un-popular the ps3 had ended up being, due almost entirely to its ridiculously high price, id say that if it cost them 100 million to make this game, they will have most assuredly lost lots of money on this project. i just don't see it selling a lot becuase of the small number of ps3 owners.

Surely the PS3 rate will go up once XIII is released though?

December 15, 2007, 8:01 PM

I have no idea. But if you think about it, the profit margin from selling one videogame must be pretty high, perhaps 75% at a guess. Thats because it costs little to code one BRD.

So if the game sells 5 million copies sold at £25 on average then that would make 125 million pounds. If they were to spend 100 million on FFXIII their profit would only be 25 million in that scenario. They'll probably spend around 60 million and get around 65 million pound worth of profit.

Dont laugh at how big a guesstimate I've made.

December 19, 2007, 7:18 AM

The 100 Million is problebly for both FFXIII And FFversusXIII

if not then the game must be even better then i thought.......wow

December 21, 2007, 9:09 PM

There is no chance that sum will be the true cost. If you believe that, then you are mislead quite easily.

December 21, 2007, 10:02 PM

If it cost 100 million dollars then it better be a good game

Serioulsy, that's more than some big budget movies cost. And since the PS3 isn't selling that good(the Wii is selling in the millions while the 360 and PS3 are only in the 100 thousands) I wonder if they'll put this game on multiplatform? GTA 3 is already on the 360.

I just can't imagine a video game costing 100 million to make.

December 21, 2007, 10:14 PM

It really costs them that much to release a FF Game? I will never, ever think about a FF the same way ever again!

Anyway, I have no frickin' idea where you heard that. But it sound just about right.

December 22, 2007, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Rydia

Serioulsy, that's more than some big budget movies cost. And since the PS3 isn't selling that good(the Wii is selling in the millions while the 360 and PS3 are only in the 100 thousands) I wonder if they'll put this game on multiplatform? GTA 3 is already on the 360.

o_O No it's not. In Japan the Xbox 360 is selling only some 100 thousand. The Xbox 360 is increasingly becoming more and more popular in Japan. So far the Xbox 360 has sold over 13 million world wide. Xbox 360 did come out before the Wii but the Wii has sold a lot more.

I could see FFXIII later on being on the Xbox 360. (Off topic: I've heard rumors Metal Gear Solid could be multi-platform. Konami has done a few deals with Microsoft in the past so, it's possible. =P)