inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days 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-square94linkfedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down110cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1165arrow-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 days agomessage-square94linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareBinky@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up103arrow-down2·1 day 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-up57·1 day 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-up37arrow-down1·1 day agoThey did give it away for free and make a profit
minus-squarechingadera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-21 day 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-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 hours agoNBA 2K24 also outperformed expectations.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day agoThey would have profited making GTA:O free to play, right from the get go.
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.
NBA 2K24 also outperformed expectations.
They would have profited making GTA:O free to play, right from the get go.