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Ubisoft: Only four third parties release AAA games on an annual basis
- Thread starter Nirolak
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Which Japanese publisher would you say pushes out a AAA cost game annually? I don't think even Nintendo can claim that.
Capcom, Square Enix, Bandai Namco and Sony I would all consider publishing at least one AAA a year.
Dont know if this was necessary...everyone knows that the AAA market is one only few companies can handle these days lol.
Ubis 100m definition is ridiculous to begin with.
Of course Nintendo/MS and Sony release at least one AAA game per year - they obv. arent listing first party studios.
Ubis 100m definition is ridiculous to begin with.
How many Japanese games this gen cost $100 million to develop?
How many pubs released as many new expensive IPs as Ubisoft this gen? It's not just yearly release. Pubs are funding both expensive new IPs on top of the recurring franchises. I don't think any big pub is solely relying upon old IPs and nothing else.
I don't think having 100+ million budgets is something to be proud of. I think it means you can't make a truly excellent game without throwing tons of superfluous money at it. That isn't to say the four third parties listed can't do that or haven't done that in the past.
They forgot Warner Bros.
I think FF XV, MGS V and RE6 are the most expensive jp games in the last decade.
Zelda BOTW too
I think FF XV, MGS V and RE6 are the most expensive jp games in the last decade.
Zelda BOTW too
What Japanese publisher actually releases "AAA" titles though? Can't think of any Japanese title costing $100+ mil, maybe FFXV?
"AAA" doesn't mean quality.
I agree with you, however Sony technically isn't a "Third Party" publisher
I havent bought a Ubisoft game since ACIV (which was probably my first and so far only Ubisoft game to date). So yeah, whatever, Ubi.
At first I thought this was sad. But then I realized you don't need to be AAA to get the job done well.
Totally forgot about here sports game's...
I haven't played a 2K since k12. 2K does make a shit load of money tho so that make sense.
So why would Sony/MS want to release a new console generation if only a couple of publishers will be able to succeed? Its obvious a higher powered box would only attract the most demanding gamers. All they will get are micro transaction filled grind fests it seems or am I wrong in thinking that?
Don't worry they are all profiting, with high revenues, stock prices and microtransactions.
Nintendo spends a bunch of money on marketing but idk about 100 million projects
I even don't know any first-party game with that budget.
Yes, GaaS costs a lot.
Likely. And they still don't touch an AC budget when everything is said and done.
Oh please. Name examples of how they're mismanaging budgets. I'll wait.
All four of those AAA are tremendously profitable and make a fair majority of the revenue for core games. That said, the ceiling for AAA development is so high now that for the most party any new entrants in the publishing sphere are going to be targeting indie and mid-tier levels which is very healthy right now.
BOTW most likely.
FF XV was in a 10 years development hell, SE pumped a lot of money in that game.
Ok. What's the reasonable budget for creating a country sized game like AC:Origins? Like where do you think that money is going?
seriously though, this is like an NBA team gloating about playing at a slow pace and lacking range shooting at the 4 and 5
one where you don't need to nickle and dime your customers with microtransactions to make a nice profit
Hmm I thought you had to pay to unlock AAA in NBA2K. Did they change that?
