Quote:Original post by ForeverSilence
I have another question though, I don't understand why it costs so much to make a game. I've been trying to do research to find out everything, since i am just a beginner. But apparently I can't find out why it costs so much to develop a game, (maybe there is some sort of logical answer that I don't see) but where does the money usually go to for the game development part? (sorry for asking such amateur questions)
The reason costs are so high is because of time, and the number of staff required to make AAA titles. I am aware of teams of 100+ (peak - profile follows skewed bell-like curve) that work for several years to produce hit titles. Just paying these staff for their time is a massive cost - excluding middleware/SDK licences, outsourcing, building, development machines etc.
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dhm