inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoOn the prospect of an $80-$90 GTA 6, former PlayStation boss says 'it's an impossible equation' for big-budget studios to keep their prices downwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square87fedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down111cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up1172arrow-down1external-linkOn the prospect of an $80-$90 GTA 6, former PlayStation boss says 'it's an impossible equation' for big-budget studios to keep their prices downwww.pcgamer.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square87fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squareBinky@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up104arrow-down2·2 months agoThat’s such bullshit. GTA5 has been a money printing machine. They would have been profitable if the cost started and stayed at $20.
minus-squareDannyBoy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up58·2 months agoI can’t find the numbers online but they probably could’ve given GTA5 away for free and made a profit.
minus-squareForester@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down1·2 months agoThey did give it away for free and make a profit
minus-squarechingadera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoThey did both, and it could fund the next 5 GTA games for 500 years and still turn a profit if they never took another cent. Whatever this “journalism” is, delete it, block it, and forget about it. They are the enemy.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoThey would have profited making GTA:O free to play, right from the get go.
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoNBA 2K24 also outperformed expectations.
That’s such bullshit. GTA5 has been a money printing machine. They would have been profitable if the cost started and stayed at $20.
I can’t find the numbers online but they probably could’ve given GTA5 away for free and made a profit.
They did give it away for free and make a profit
They did both, and it could fund the next 5 GTA games for 500 years and still turn a profit if they never took another cent. Whatever this “journalism” is, delete it, block it, and forget about it. They are the enemy.
They would have profited making GTA:O free to play, right from the get go.
NBA 2K24 also outperformed expectations.