majithia23 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Top 10 most expensive video games budgets ever February 20th, 2010 Video games are quickly approaching Hollywood movies in terms of budget size, and often surpass then altogether. In the early 90s, video game budgets were around $100,000 — when Doom was released in 1993 it had cost $200,000 and was touted as one of the most expensive games at the time. Today, that barely covers one month worth of production. Here are the top 10 most expensive video game budgets ever:10. Killzone 2: $45 million One of the most anticipated PS3 titles, and one which has been in development for over four years, Killzone 2's budget was originally $20 million. Then it was upped to $30 million. As development was extended by another full year, the budget went north of $40 million, and most estimates put it at $45 million. Higher estimates put it at over 41 million Euro, which translates to $56 million USD — but this number has never been confirmed by anyone at developer Guerrilla.9. Final Fantasy XII: $48 million The Final Fantasy games have been known for their outstanding quality, length and sheer production value. They've also been known as some of the most expensive games to have ever come out from Japan, and Final Fantasy XII had a budget of a whopping $48 million, excluding any marketing costs. The sequel, Final Fantasy XIII is rumored to have had at least a 50% higher budget, however, this hasn't been made official (yet).8. LA Noire: $50 million La Noire was recently cited as "one of the most expensive games in development today", by Tom Crago, the president of Game Developers' Association of Australia. While this might have been exaggerated in order to shine some spotlight on Australia's game developers (LA Noire is developed in Australia), it's no secret that Rockstar has given LA Noire a massive budget, upwards of $50 million, to create a truly cinematic video game, where most of 1940s Los Angeles has been recreated and is fully explorable. 7. APB, $50 million APB has been in development close to 5 years now, and Realtime Worlds have often stated that it's the most expensive game they've ever worked on — Realtime Worlds founder Dave Jones had to raise Venture Capital, $50 million of it, to make sure that APB has enough money to sustain further development. The official budget is exactly $50 million, but Realtime Worlds is set to spend millions each year supporting and expanding the MMO.6. Halo 3, $55 million The Halo franchise has been so successful for Bungie and Microsoft that they virtually had an unlimited budget on Halo 3, as it had to be the best and most impressive game in almost all aspects when it was released. It pretty much was, at a price of $55 million, which excludes over $200 million Microsoft spent promoting the game. 5. Metal Gear Solid 4, $60 million The biggest, pretties and most complex Metal Gear Solid game, one with hours and hours of cut scenes, amazing production values and one of the best visuals at its time, Metal Gear Solid 4 took 4 full years to make, at a price tag of $60 million, shared between Kojima Producitons and Sony. 4. Too Human, $60+ million Sometimes, game budgets, just like movie budgets, tend to go over board and the final product ends up costing a lot more than originally planned. Too Human faced many issues during its development time, chief of which was the long and expensive struggle between Epic Games and the Unreal Engine 3, where developer Silicon Knights abandoned the engine and started making their own — at a time when the game was almost complete. This added at least another $10 million to the budget, according to some sources.3. Shenmue, $70 million A game which held the record as most expensive game for nearly 10 years, Shenmue's budget was unheard of at the time of its development — a $70 million budget for a SEGA Dreamcast game. Shenmue offered a vast and explorable area, a complete weather system, and so many fine details and features that games even today don't have. However, many failed to notice everything the game had to offer, and the game ultimately disappointed in sales. 2. Gran Turismo 5: $80 million What's set to become the biggest and greatest racing game in history, Gran Turismo has been in development for over 5 years now, and features over 1,000 cars, each painstakingly recreated for with extreme realism (and perfection) in mind. Its official budget as of mid 2008 was $60 million, and two years later when the game hits the stores, it will reach a staggering $80 million, making it the second most expensive game in history.1. Grand Theft Auto 4: $100 million When it comes to sheer production values, sheer amount of features, the details, no game beats Grand Theft Auto 4. The scope of the production dwarfs any other game: over 1,000 people worked on the game for over 3 and a half years, doing everything from studying New York city with cameras that recorded city traffic for months, to contacting over 2,000 people just to obtain the rights to the hundreds of music tracks that can be listened to in the game. Price to record a master for each track ran at around $10,000 and that excludes the license and royalty fees. There's enough content in the game to keep the average gamer immersed for at least 100 hours. There should be, with a budget of $100 million, GTA 4 is the most expensive video game ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshiro Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Nice topic.. interesting :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted March 13, 2010 Administrator Share Posted March 13, 2010 Gran Turismo. :think:Inspite of being a racing games lover. I've never heard of it. :fear:Seems that I'll have to play all the 4 previous games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majithia23 Posted March 13, 2010 Author Share Posted March 13, 2010 Gran Turismo. :think:Inspite of being a racing games lover. I've never heard of it. :fear:Seems that I'll have to play all the 4 previous games.say you are joking dkt ..a gaming guy who doesnt know of GT .this is the game that made me a car lover n one game i still some times like to play on my old ps1 awesome driving simulator ...havent tried the latest edition ...but did try few sessions on the new one on my friends console and it simply is superb !!!so try it on your new pc ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted March 14, 2010 Administrator Share Posted March 14, 2010 Haha, Now it speaks for itself. I've never heard of it as its a series of games only made for PlayStation. Cmon I'm not a console guy. I'm a PC guy. How would I know about games on PS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Just looking at the graphics will tell one that the cost will no doubt be expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majithia23 Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 Haha, Now it speaks for itself. I've never heard of it as its a series of games only made for PlayStation. Cmon I'm not a console guy. I'm a PC guy. How would I know about games on PS?Just looking at the graphics will tell one that the cost will no doubt be expensive.@dkt,well anw , do try it on your new pc .u ll love it ..;)@biz full marks for this !!:yes:all the brain and effort and manpower that works behind an idea/concept and bringing it to life , must be incredible ,which equates to the cost of development of the project !but does it concern us :pirate:....:tooth: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted March 14, 2010 Administrator Share Posted March 14, 2010 Gran Turismo is only made for PS. No luck here. :(I cannot risk using PS like console emulators to run n my computer properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
implague Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 I am wondering how costly they are to purchase may god bless those guys who made the cracks of these games to make them play for free for poor guys like me <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmethw2003 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Maxxa ... interest to read :) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chlorophyll Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 from da very 1st onwards i donno why i was not interested in playing comp games??just like that.but i saw so many interested in playing comp games. :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Is there a similar ranking for PC games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted March 16, 2010 Administrator Share Posted March 16, 2010 Is there a similar ranking for PC games?+1 :smartass: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majithia23 Posted March 16, 2010 Author Share Posted March 16, 2010 Is there a similar ranking for PC games?Is there a similar ranking for PC games?+1 :smartass: .well ,i m not now a gaming buff , as i used to be ,but arent these titles available in consoles as well as for pc ?i ll see if i can find a link to the statistics for pc ....:think: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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