Well earnings wise Diablo 4 and Helldivers 2 are both over the billion dollar mark. Both games started development after SC and released before. GTA 5 has over $8 billion in revenue but it released back in 2013. The call of duty franchise is over $30 billion.
If you're talking about budget to make the game you're right. However I question if they are just dragging their feet because they think they'll make more money selling ships than releasing the game.
These games have been developed and fully supported by big gaming studios and/or big publishers with multi-billion dollar financial backing in the background. These are bad examples to compare it with Star Citizen.
Not really given that the budget to create these games was less than the budget so far to create Star Citizen, and Star Citizen's budget just keeps increasing. None of them come close. As far as developer talent goes according to CIG they've got as big rockstar developers as anyone. I don't know what having a big billion dollar publisher means if they never give you that much money. None of these games spent a billion dollars to make a game. I fail to see how it's not a valid comparison other than you just don't want it to be. I see development teams, budgets, and the ability to release a game and make a profit or not in the case of Star Citizen. Care to explain how having a big publisher affects any of that at all?
Well earnings wise Diablo 4 and Helldivers 2 are both over the billion dollar mark. Both games started development after SC and released before. GTA 5 has over $8 billion in revenue but it released back in 2013. The call of duty franchise is over $30 billion.
If you're talking about budget to make the game you're right. However I question if they are just dragging their feet because they think they'll make more money selling ships than releasing the game.
These games have been developed and fully supported by big gaming studios and/or big publishers with multi-billion dollar financial backing in the background. These are bad examples to compare it with Star Citizen.
Not really given that the budget to create these games was less than the budget so far to create Star Citizen, and Star Citizen's budget just keeps increasing. None of them come close. As far as developer talent goes according to CIG they've got as big rockstar developers as anyone. I don't know what having a big billion dollar publisher means if they never give you that much money. None of these games spent a billion dollars to make a game. I fail to see how it's not a valid comparison other than you just don't want it to be. I see development teams, budgets, and the ability to release a game and make a profit or not in the case of Star Citizen. Care to explain how having a big publisher affects any of that at all?
You can start with not having to use approximately one fourth of your team for marketing and generating additional income. Or setting up a distribution network. Getting product to the customers worldwide is a big PITB for any company that had a project on Kickstarter or similiar crowdfunding sites. You can all hand that over to the publisher and focus on game development.
If you think Star Citizen is expensive, you can take a look at the predicted cost for GTA6 (which will apparently clock in at 2 billion-ish). As GTA was one of the games mentioned.
It is also much easier to get a funding line (with favorable terms) as a game development studio if you have a big publisher like Sony backing you. Which in itself saves A LOT of money in interest rates. And its a lot less work than keeping a crowdfunding campaign running to get the necessary funds.
Nothing says, "Going down in flames" like 750 million.
Sounds like it is run by the government to me....Alot of wasted resources and manpower.
My guess is they started out not knowing what they were really doing, were surprised by the influx of cash, and doing quite a bit on the fly. The good news is they've received enough money to get an education and still put out a product - so here is hoping for a solid 3-point landing.
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Nothing says, "Going down in flames" like 750 million.
Sounds like it is run by the government to me....Alot of wasted resources and manpower.
My guess is they started out not knowing what they were really doing, were surprised by the influx of cash, and doing quite a bit on the fly. The good news is they've received enough money to get an education and still put out a product - so here is hoping for a solid 3-point landing.
That first sentence is good....
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If you combined the heat of all the suns in the Star Citizen universe, combined them with all the suns in the Elite Dangerous universe, and could somehow calculate their combined heat, even that wouldn't approach the heat of the hatred I have for you.
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If you combined the heat of all the suns in the Star Citizen universe, combined them with all the suns in the Elite Dangerous universe, and could somehow calculate their combined heat, even that wouldn't approach the heat of the hatred I have for you.
This doesn’t make one inherently better or worse—it just highlights that the development paths are fundamentally different. Independent projects like Star Citizen often aim for ambitious goals and invite the community into the process, which can be both rewarding and challenging. turbo 25000 puffs
If you combined the heat of all the suns in the Star Citizen universe, combined them with all the suns in the Elite Dangerous universe, and could somehow calculate their combined heat, even that wouldn't approach the heat of the hatred I have for you.
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This doesn’t make one inherently better or worse—it just highlights that the development paths are fundamentally different. Independent projects like Star Citizen often aim for ambitious goals and invite the community into the process, which can be both rewarding and challenging. turbo 25000 puffs
If you combined the heat of all the suns in the Star Citizen universe, combined them with all the suns in the Elite Dangerous universe, and could somehow calculate their combined heat, even that wouldn't approach the heat of the hatred I have for you.
This doesn’t make one inherently better or worse—it just highlights that the development paths are fundamentally different. Independent projects like Star Citizen often aim for ambitious goals and invite the community into the process, which can be both rewarding and challenging. turbo 25000 puffs
If you combined the heat of all the suns in the Star Citizen universe, combined them with all the suns in the Elite Dangerous universe, and could somehow calculate their combined heat, even that wouldn't approach the heat of the hatred I have for you.
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If you combined the heat of all the suns in the Star Citizen universe, combined them with all the suns in the Elite Dangerous universe, and could somehow calculate their combined heat, even that wouldn't approach the heat of the hatred I have for you.
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Not really given that the budget to create these games was less than the budget so far to create Star Citizen, and Star Citizen's budget just keeps increasing. None of them come close. As far as developer talent goes according to CIG they've got as big rockstar developers as anyone. I don't know what having a big billion dollar publisher means if they never give you that much money. None of these games spent a billion dollars to make a game. I fail to see how it's not a valid comparison other than you just don't want it to be. I see development teams, budgets, and the ability to release a game and make a profit or not in the case of Star Citizen. Care to explain how having a big publisher affects any of that at all?
Sounds like it is run by the government to me....Alot of wasted resources and manpower.
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That first sentence is good....
If you are holding out for the perfect game, the only game you play will be the waiting one.
All time classic MY NEW FAVORITE POST! (Keep laying those bricks)
"I should point out that no other company has shipped out a beta on a disc before this." - Official Mortal Online Lead Community Moderator
Proudly wearing the Harbinger badge since Dec 23, 2017.
Coined the phrase "Role-Playing a Development Team" January 2018
"Oddly Slap is the main reason I stay in these forums." - Mystichaze April 9th 2018