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Shut up and take my money, Sony!

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Fallen Kell said:
That is because it now costs as much (or more) to make a AAA video game as it does to make a Hollywood movie, and they have a fraction of the marketshare (a PG/PG13 movie has 130-140million in the US alone which might consider watching the movie, but a AAA PS4 game will only have 60million people in the WORLD which might consider buying the game).
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However, there are games that make money on scales that Hollywood only dreams of. Look at the release of GTA5 and how much money that generated in a week. It's not the norm and I get your point but, there is loads of money to be made in video games, maybe more than any other entertainment venue out there.
 
cmdrdredd said:
However, there are games that make money on scales that Hollywood only dreams of. Look at the release of GTA5 and how much money that generated in a week. It's not the norm and I get your point but, there is loads of money to be made in video games, maybe more than any other entertainment venue out there.
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And they are still milking gta with shark cards for online, lots of additions every now and then to the online portion of it. It's still very popular to the point where people will actually spend money for fake in game money so they can do more in multiplayer.

I've never paid for any of that extra content but I know people who won't play any other game except GTA online and I find that ridiculous.
 
sze5003 said:
And they are still milking gta with shark cards for online, lots of additions every now and then to the online portion of it. It's still very popular to the point where people will actually spend money for fake in game money so they can do more in multiplayer.

I've never paid for any of that extra content but I know people who won't play any other game except GTA online and I find that ridiculous.
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I don't agree with micro transactions and paying real money for in game items and currency but it is an example of how a game can make money for a developer.
 
I wouldn't call that 100% profit. It costs a lot of money for the infrastructure for a massive online game, with continued operating costs over the product lifetime. Doing it correctly means having multiple linked datacenter locations around the world, all of which containing several million dollars worth of computing/network equipment, as well as the ongoing power, cooling, network, and maintenance costs (system administrators, facilities engineers, security, etc.) for each site.
 
Regardless, it's a pretty good amount of money and it's one game you can hop in online and still find people doing stuff. To think that 500M was generated from the online portion, that's a decent amount.

Many other games are prime only when they come out for online and then slowly dwindle. GTA online always has something going on.

I bought the season pass for bf1 and I can't find anyone online playing hardcore mode. There are a few servers for regular modes but not a ton like there used to be when it first came out. It's just not as popular I guess.
 
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SteveGrabowski said:
Oh man God of War looks so much better than it did last E3, and last E3's presentation of God of War was the biggest reason I bought a PS4, and I'm happy to see an early 2018 release date. I'm disappointed there was no Bloodborne II announcement, but the Horizon Zero Dawn DLC at Yellowstone is going to be a must buy, especially since it's confirmed for 2017. The remaster of the remaster of Shadow of the Colossus looks interesting too.
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Spidey was a pleasant surprise. new news confirms venom and silver and black are going to be in the same marvel universe so maybe we can expect a crossover too... possibly more games on the same spiderman universe. god of war was excellent. the only thing i fear with these sequels is the dragged story line. a lot of times, they just drag that thing to bring it to a point where it starts feeling unnecessary and you feel they should've stopped with the 2nd installment or at most with that final chapter in the trilogy. hyped for shadow of colossus though
 
XSoldier77X said:
Spidey was a pleasant surprise. new news confirms venom and silver and black are going to be in the same marvel universe so maybe we can expect a crossover too... possibly more games on the same spiderman universe. god of war was excellent. the only thing i fear with these sequels is the dragged story line. a lot of times, they just drag that thing to bring it to a point where it starts feeling unnecessary and you feel they should've stopped with the 2nd installment or at most with that final chapter in the trilogy. hyped for shadow of colossus though
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silver and black?
 
XSoldier77X said:
ATM I can only think on panther, widow and cat. DC has lightning, canary and manta too. 😀
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Off the top of my head

Black Bird
Black Knight
Black Queen
Black Tom
Black Tarantula
Black Cat
Black Bolt
Black Crow
Black Panther
Black Widow
Blackheart

And this is just Marvel that I can think of.. I'm sure there are even more, and DC is even worse.
 
Skel said:
Off the top of my head

Black Bird
Black Knight
Black Queen
Black Tom
Black Tarantula
Black Cat
Black Bolt
Black Crow
Black Panther
Black Widow
Blackheart

And this is just Marvel that I can think of.. I'm sure there are even more, and DC is even worse.
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Yeah i wasn't really feeling it. there's a whole bunch of silver characters in marvel too. surfer, quick, samruai. and yeah dc may more blacks than marvel.
 
Ichinisan said:
An amazing game that needs to be experienced by all.
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It seems Fujito Ueda and team Ico is not even involved in the making. It's just Japan studio. I was kinda hoping that the next remaster would include some additional Colossi. For example the monkey and the worm. The trailer looks so gorgeous though with the lighting on Barba being the highlight. Damn I'm kicked for this! I just hope they have some additional colossi.
 
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