I always hear that Triple A video games cost millions to make why is that? Is it that all cost of workers? Does it cost money for a single person to make a game? Thanks in advance
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Let’s just take the basics of producing a game (and I’m sure I missed A LOT). From the top of my head:
– Licensing an engine
– Licensing an IP (if not working with an original one)
– Paying the writer
– Paying the design team, layout team, animation team, level design team, texture team, coding team, scripting team, management,
– Contracting a voice acting company for recording, paying actors, mixing, editing, SFX
– Contracting a composer (or several), hiring an orchestra, paying for the recording studio, mixing, editing, etc. Licensing any existing tracks vital for the score.
– Paying/contracting a software testing team
– Paying the overheads, electricity, 401K, insurances, cars, coffee, etc.
– Paying for marketing, ad presence, con presence, news presence
– Printing and producing physicxal copies, merch, etc.
Now you CAN do nearly all of that yourself, and drastically cut down on cost, but you will have to be a trained programmer/writer/musician/businessman/marketing expert. And there’s not much of those running around since the Commodore days.
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