Warren Spector Scared Of Next-Gen Costs, Praises Nintendo
#1
Posted 25 April 2012 - 04:16 PM
“It’s about design and not so much about tech for me. Honestly, I’m more scared about what will come next than I am excited.
“Once we can do Pixar-quality graphics rendered in real time with interactivity, I could see games costing $200 million to make and all of a sudden you have to sell a lot of games just to break even, so I’m a little worried someone’s going to do that.
“Someone’s going to spend… well, there are already people spending $100 million on games, that’s not even insane anymore.”
“$200, 300 million games, I’m a little scared about that, there aren’t a lot of companies that have the resources or the courage to spend that much. So my gut’s in a bit of a knot about that but whatever comes along I’ll just make games that work on that platform, I don’t think about hardware too much.
“I think the power of the platforms is outstripping the size of the audience. We can’t charge $150 for a game. And when the best-selling game of all time has sold only 20 million copies, at $60, do the math!
“If you’re spending $200 million on a game and you’re making $60 on 20 million copies sold, oh wait, you’re losing money if you’re the best-selling game of all time basically, right? I don’t know how the business works anymore, that’s the problem.”
“It already takes three years to take a game, when all of a sudden creating assets at an even higher level of quality and animations that are even a higher level of quality, I don’t know how we’re going to do it. We’ll figure it out but right now I’m content where I am.”
#2
Posted 25 April 2012 - 05:04 PM
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#3
Posted 25 April 2012 - 05:28 PM
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Lose yourself in battle, and rejoice
After War there is Death ~ Goddess Palutena, victory is ours
Yeah, you've done a great job so far, letting the Metal Heads destroy the palace.
#5
Posted 25 April 2012 - 05:46 PM
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#6
Posted 25 April 2012 - 06:25 PM
Never argue with an idiot, they drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
#7
Posted 26 April 2012 - 03:40 AM
No it isn't.His math is wrong...
#8
Posted 26 April 2012 - 09:43 AM
It actually is,No it isn't.
60*20,000,000 = 1,200,000,000/100,000,000 = profit.
But game companies don't get the entire $60 from the game, so he's right, just not doing the math properly.
uh, minus, not divided by.
1,200,000,000-100,000,000 = profit.
Edited by Nollog, 26 April 2012 - 12:50 PM.
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#9
Posted 26 April 2012 - 12:24 PM
It actually is,
60*20,000,000 = 1,200,000,000/100,000,000 = profit.
But game companies don't get the entire $60 from the game, so he's right, just not doing the math properly.
Oh sorry. It looks like my math was off as well.
#10
Posted 26 April 2012 - 05:20 PM
Thanks!It actually is,
60*20,000,000 = 1,200,000,000/100,000,000 = profit.
But game companies don't get the entire $60 from the game, so he's right, just not doing the math properly.
uh, minus, not divided by.
1,200,000,000-100,000,000 = profit.
3DS Username:Knightwing
PSN: EternalDeadman
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