Videogames costs/profits!

Post by **A1yssa** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:34 pm

http://www.forbes.com/2006/12/19/ps3-xb ... games.html

http://www.forbes.com/2006/12/19/ps3-xb ... peed=20000

Gears of war: 60$

12$ for graphic/design
11$ for programming
2-3$ publisher
...
12$ shops income

Post by **MKJ** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:40 pm

grate

Post by **DTS** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:24 pm

That website is so crap.

The bit where the page auto-loads is ridiculous. No-where near enough time to read each page. And auto-loading is just stupid; everyone reads at different speeds and the speed adjustment option is useless if the page has already auto-loaded the next page. The pages load too slowly anyway so going back is a real pain.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:01 pm

i beleve those numbers as much as i beleve the Oil company's.

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:30 pm

I'm not too sure about those numbers, either.

I already know for a fact that a game that costs...say....$7 million to develop will cost AT LEAST that amount in marketing. It's quite common to spend more money on marketing than development. But the numbers on that site show much lower values.

And to say that 1/4 of all money lines in video game purchases go to the artists is laughable. That's a complete load of shit since artists are some of the lowest paid positions (in comparison to programmers, producers, technical directors, creative directors, CEO, CFO, COO, etc)

Who'd they ask regarding these numbers....odium?

Post by **seremtan** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:01 pm

i'm sensing some bitterness re your station in life, old boy

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:32 pm

Me?

No. I love my job and the industry.

It just that article doesn't entirely ring true.

Post by **^misantropia^** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:54 pm

GONNAFISTYA wrote:(in comparison to programmers, producers, technical directors, creative directors, CEO, CFO, COO, etc)

Programmers don't earn that much either. I'm working as a business application developer nowadays and my salary's nearly triple to what it used to be.

Post by **A1yssa** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:35 pm

In my economy course at the univeristy, our teacher told us that the advertise is about 10% of the item cost.

Post by **R00k** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:42 pm

Surely you don't think it's the same ratio across all industries?

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 1:34 am

^misantropia^ wrote:Programmers don't earn that much either. I'm working as a business application developer nowadays and my salary's nearly triple to what it used to be.

The entire games industry is having trouble getting good programmers when - like you've shown - they can get alot of money elsewhere.

Post by **SoM** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:31 am

these days it costs $10+ mill to make a game so this thread is shit

Post by **Grudge** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:37 am

GONNAFISTYA wrote:
^misantropia^ wrote:Programmers don't earn that much either. I'm working as a business application developer nowadays and my salary's nearly triple to what it used to be.
The entire games industry is having trouble getting good programmers when - like you've shown - they can get alot of money elsewhere.

Unfortunately, the games business still seem to rely on the fact that many young artists and programmers rather work in the "cool" games industry than in some dull old IT business, and happily accept lower wages and shitty work conditions because of that.