New information from the case process between Microsoft and FTC continues to come. The case process has ended but new documents and information arises, now Sony’s first-party games come to meet a variety of information about the development cost.
Sony develops games at how much cost?
The development costs of large-scale first-party constructions offered by Sony revealed. In this direction, Horizon Forbidden West and The Last of Us Part 2 was apparent how much it costs to Sony. Horizon Forbidden West’s development started in 2017 and ended in 2022. During this time, more than 300 full-time employees were included and the project costed to 212 million dollars.
On the other hand, the development process of The Last of Us Part 2 was started in 2014 and lasted until 2020. 200 full-time running on the project and the cost of the project is approximately 220 million dollars.
Sony, who explains that large budget games have been developed with high costs for many years, was transferred to the topic in addition to: “To develop large diameter games and present often costs more than 100 million dollars. For this, hundreds or thousands of developers require and they take these years. “
What do you think about these costs?