This game cost $400,000,000 and 9 years to make and market

[Sixtailer]

let that sink in. This game will undoubtedly profit, but any and ALL artists or developers that worked on this game, should be absolutely ashamed of themselves to call this the result of that budget and that length of time. People that aren't artists might not truly grasp how bad that is. It's bad.

[Osmond_NLG]

You got proof of that?

[Kyle]

Todd Howard: It costs 400.000$ to develop Starfield... for 12 seconds.

[Sixtailer]

https://exputer.com/news/games/starfield-200-million-budget-500-devs/

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/starfield-budget-started-at-200m-final-estimate-at-400m-and-500-devs.1660457/

[morph113]

First of all, it's around 7 years and not 9 years. Also, what's wrong with the game?

[dannyj147]

Star Citizen cost more and hasn't released yet.

[GuerillaTactix]

So it falls in line with every other AAA game of note.

[katzenkrimis]

The cost of video game design surpassed the most expensive films ever made a couple of years ago. No need for proof, it's widely known.

It does sound like a lot for Starfield, considering that so many people hate this game now, but I wouldn't be surprised.

Mismanagement could also be an issue.

What does Trump like to say, "Waste, fraud and abuse."

[LunarGatta]

Imagine having so little going on in your life you actually have the time to go on a forum and complain about a game you don't even own.

Btw, todd openly said that actual production only happened in the last 3 years.

[VonFIDDE]

If it's really 400 mill... then it's kinda crazy and 9 years on top of that. Like did they even think about getting a good engine instead? Bethesda peps gotta have the best job in the world, produce meh stuff and just keep going and getting paid :D.

[Morwag_Scrums]

If they hadn't of gone woke, they would have made my money. But they went woke, they go broke!

[Osmond_NLG]

I was about to reply to those links lol. My god....one, it make sense that they got bought by Microsoft. The most insane idea they ever come up with. I wonder who invest in this crazy nonsense. Two, over 400 million to make? To recoup that, they'll...........Game Pass is a mistake for one, but two and more...they'll have to micro transaction the hell out of gamers as a whole.

[Dark Phoenix]

200 million to develop, which is about on average for most big budget games. Star citizen is at 415 mil i think at this point, and they dont really have a playable experiance. Gta 5 was 137 mil for example, and that game is 10 years old now?

As for the rest, that went into marketing, which sounds like a lot, but thats what movies also do. Its why the break even at the box office needs to be so much higher than the budget of the movie.

And of course, we are looking at these figures through the lens of 400 mil being a lot of money. It is to an individual. Its peanuts for a massive company that's gonna earn that money back.

[-OrLoK- Слава Україн]

games are big business nowadays, it doesn't matter how much it costs as long as it generates a profit.

what is scandalous is how big companies evade/avoid paying tax.

that's something we should all be angry about.

[Sixtailer]

Originally posted by TheCampingOwl:

Imagine having so little going on in your life you actually have the time to go on a forum and complain about a game you don't even own.

Btw, todd openly said that actual production only happened in the last 3 years.

I own it on gamepass premium. Bought it on steam for higher fps but refunded after I tested it on xbox for a day. I'm out 35 bucks for the premium upgrade. Whoopee, I buy all major releases. My life is just fine, kiddo. I'm warning other consumers. If you like the game, enjoy your low standards. Whatever floats your basic boat, simp. If I can save a few people from giving that no-talent snake-oil salesman Howard their money, then I've done a good service to gaming as a whole.

[revolverxd]

To be fair all of their games were broken mess upon release
And yes all of them were fixed by the community.