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Comment on [Jason Schreier] AAA game budgets estimated around $300 million. These budgets are almost entirely dev salaries + overheard and have nothing to do with executive compensation (which is mostly stock)

p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

These are US and Canada productions. If you’re wondering why game X cost so much less, it was probably made elsewhere

Stardew Valley was made in the US. Same with Terraria, Axiom Verge, Outer Wilds, Balatro, Risk of Rain, Undertale, The Stanley Parable, Hyper Light Drifter, and a shit ton of other games.

If you’re wondering why game X costs so much less, it was probably made by a indie studio!

Jason is just lying at this point, if he believes otherwise.

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ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
This thread is about AAA game budgets, not indie budgets. Even Stardew Valley took 4 years of living off of his partner’s generosity while he earned no income. It paid off, but that’s the exception to the rule.

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- HubertManne@piefed.social ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  kinda reminds me of piers anthony advice to writers when they asked what is most needed to become a success. He said a partner who works.
  
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  - ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Yup. People don’t realize that most professional authors are not earning a living through writing.
    
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    HubertManne@piefed.social ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    I mean he did after a few years but in order to have the time to make it a go he needed to devote all his energies to it. Do it full time. This was way back when books and publishers was more a typical thing. I assume its even harder today.
    
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