-
Hey Guest. Check out your NeoGAF Wrapped 2025 results here!
Marathon had a budget of >$200M
- Thread starter Dr. Samuel Hayden
- Start date
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Bungie -
Last edited:
Bonfires Down
Gold Member
roosnam1980
Gold Member
Last edited:
ShadyAcshuns
Member
ChorizoPicozo
Member
And still no trans flags in the shop 
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Between this, and Concord development costing $400 million, like what in the fuck was Sony possibly thinking? My god
Hawk The Slayer
Member
That much budget for such a ugly ass looking game deserves to be a flop.
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
Suddenly NeoGAF believes Paul Tassi lol
It's truly not going well though for them. Bungie cratered Destiny 2 and then followed it up with a game that isn't moving the needle anywhere near enough and cost them a shit ton.
It's truly not going well though for them. Bungie cratered Destiny 2 and then followed it up with a game that isn't moving the needle anywhere near enough and cost them a shit ton.
boomtimesbaby
Neo Member
most of it is salary. US based devs will have to come face with reality when half of them are laid off. Either move to a cheaper state or get replaced by Pawel & Chang.
Last edited:
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
My problem with this article is that he cites a bunch of public info. Besides the budget, which he just claims to be over $200M, he gives no insight. Even then, it's odd that his source couldn't confirm a more specific amount than $200M.
I mean, WTF is this?
and then cites Alinea:
Yeah, we know this, it's all public info.
I mean, WTF is this?
and then cites Alinea:
Yeah, we know this, it's all public info.
Last edited:
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Plague Doctor
Member
That number doesn't include marketing also.
As I mentioned in the other thread, Arc Raiders which currently has 5x the amount of CCU still months after launch was only $75 million to develop.
Think about that.
As I mentioned in the other thread, Arc Raiders which currently has 5x the amount of CCU still months after launch was only $75 million to develop.
Think about that.
Last edited:
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Maybe they can be a support studio for Fairgame$ aka Concord 4
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
30% for 1st $10m in sales, 25% for sales between $10m-$50m and 20% for all sales after that.
Saber
Newd Member
I'm actually waiting for Fairgame. Not a single word about this game since the disaster of its announcement.
Loomy
Thinks Microaggressions are Real
A game like this is unlikely to have more than 3-4 maps in rotation every season. Arc Raiders had 4 at launch as well.
If Schreier's tweet last month said "Budget for American/Canadian AAA games are $400m", Tassi would have said Marathon cost $350. These guys continually eat up each other's vomit and puke it back up until it sounds credible.
If Schreier was still at Kotaku and Tassi was at Polygon or some shit, we'd ignore their bullshit like we do everyone else.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
That's not even close to everything. Firewalk Studio acquisition + Concord at $300M+. Canceled TLOU and GOW GAAS. Sony likely burnt well over $1B over failed GAAS endeavors.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Jade Raymond leaving the studio was a great sign. She got her retention bonus and dipped immediately.
Last edited:
diffusionx
Gold Member
Imagine if they spent that money on 4-6 real games instead.
Loomy
Thinks Microaggressions are Real
Salaries in Sweden are also about 1/3rd lower than the USA.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Ok so account for that and it's still around $100 million.
Mismanagement with these projects is rife here.
Lionel Richie
Member
To be fair, Marathon is a beloved IP, so be careful with what you wish for when you ask for sequels.
Plague Doctor
Member
Should move out of the American North West then. The math ain't working where it costs this much and it will never hope to break even at the rate it's going.
Last edited:
Loomy
Thinks Microaggressions are Real
Not arguing that. Marathon is a different game than what Bungie originally pitched us. That kind of pivot costs money.
I think it's much too late for that. What you're more likely to see happening is Sony pulling back significantly on investing in studios in the US. You're probably going to see more Korean and European studio investments.
I collect VHS tapes
Member
Imagine paying 4 billion for an abandoned Destiny and an already dying Marathon which is plagued by cheaters
No wonder Sony is raising their hardware prices. Very Sony-like to want to pass on their failures to the consumer
No wonder Sony is raising their hardware prices. Very Sony-like to want to pass on their failures to the consumer
Last edited:
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
We could have had two more Marathons if it weren't for Concord.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
They spent 3.6 billion on a washed up Bungie.
Omnipunctual Godot
Member
I thought they said a while back that Marathon was a side project and not a big release.
Last edited:
boomtimesbaby
Neo Member
So what exactly SONY's just going to keep bleeding moeny until they release their new big game thatll do gajillion dollars but for real this time. I think SONY might just want to sack them and save the embarassment of losing 3.85 billion dollars.
Similar threads
- Featured