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Red Dead Redemption apparently cost $100 million to make

Sounds a bit too extreme. In a blatant 'advertorial', the UK's DailyMail claims that Red Dead Redemption cost Rockstar $100 million dollars to make. Heck, why stop at 100 million, why not crank up that figure to 1 billion instead? It's even more dramatic!

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Marcus Fenix5091d ago

by buying it, "Heck, why stop at 100 million, why not crank up that figure to 1 billion instead? It's even more dramatic!", coz there r scumbags called "pirates" who play 4 free and refuse 2 do their part, then u have ppl who only rent games no matter how great they r, once those become buyers u'd see a great game like this one sells 15+ million copies.

nix5091d ago

i wanna buy this game too but now right now. i'm still trying to finish Yakuza 3 which has already eaten more than 30 hours of my life. can only play for so much because i've been very busy lately.

i think i'll need a breather before i jump into another BIG game (sandbox/RPG) which demands lots of time.

Hideo_Kojima5091d ago

That is how much liberty city cost and that included the engine.

Trey_4_life5091d ago (Edited 5091d ago )

100 mil sounds right, rockstar have been saying before release that they have put a lot into this game and are hoping for it to sell well.

Most huge mutli-plat titles will cost that much because of the huge team needed to make the game workable on both systems, the more employees you have the more the costs go up and according to take two a few rockstar north employees have helped out on this project, i can only imagine what they charge!

Hideo_Kojima5090d ago

I saw an article and GTA IV was on the top of the list no other games cost $100.

I like how Rockstar spend millions on games because they know they will sell and they will make it back.

Unlike IW who declined a bigger budget because they knew it would SELL ANYWAY.

nycredude5091d ago

Nix

you can actually finish yakuza 3 in less time than that but I guess you got stuck doing some of the thousands of side things in the game! LOL

nix5091d ago

totally... there are literally THOUSANDS of things to do... too bad they excluded the hostess bars... man i would have spent the whole day there. lol.

FarEastOrient5091d ago

They should make it if they sell 2 million copies easily...

I'm actually in the camp of programmers that support of bringing the games to consoles first since piracy is lower than the PC area. If I had my way I would release in the following order PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, DS, than PSP. It is in the order of most pirated console as the latter and the former being the least pirated.

booni35091d ago (Edited 5091d ago )

with a game this high quality, they need not worry about making a return. but if you find comfort in numbers, they need to sell less than 2 million copies to break even, since the game is 60 dollars and 60 times 2 equals 120. But who are we kidding, this game will sell more than 2 million copies.

testerg355091d ago

But they dont get the entire $60. I doubt they even get half.

booni35091d ago

but rockstar is a publisher! they probably get the bulk of the money anyways. great vid btw

AAACE55091d ago

I've played a few hours of RDR and I already love it! Alot of games I buy, I usually question if they were worth the price. But with RDR, I haven't questioned it yet! I found myself just riding around and doing alot of hunting before I even got to the story. I tried one multiplayer match, but there was a connection problem, so i went back to the main game.

It does have it's little quirks like any other game, but the way I feel about it... it was money well spent!

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Heartnet5091d ago

it cost that much and the port over to Ps3 was still SH!T!

youd think with that much money they could have made it look as good as Xbox.. obviously not

lowcarb5091d ago

I'm thinking a big chunk of that went into PS3 development. They probably did the best they could do (with such a huge game) on PS3. Still a great looking game if you don't mind mind sub hd like many of us.

Bereaver5091d ago

If saying the best they can do means, that they suck at ps3 developing, then yes, you could be true.

There isn't any excuses for games looking worse on the ps3. Who denies it, is blinded by fanboyism.

raztad5091d ago

"big chunk of that went into PS3 development. They probably did the best they could do"

dont think so. considering R* San Diego is just using the same GTA4 engine, no improvements tech- wise.

For a better taste of what R* can do, AGENT is the game to watch.

hoops5091d ago

What would be funny is if Agent turns out to be SubHD...I wonder what the damage control and excuses will be then? lol

Double Toasted5091d ago (Edited 5091d ago )

How come there aren't any improvements tech wise? The game looks vastly better than GTA4...

Edit: Soda has explained it...

raztad5091d ago (Edited 5091d ago )

@hoops

Lets see then. Most PS3 exclusives have been HD so far. I dont think Sony would allow AGENT to run lower than 720p v-synced 30fps and probably (if MLAA is used) 4xMSAA.

@soda bellow

Interesting stuff, but that doesnt contradict what I said: "R* San Diego is just using the same GTA4 engine" the improvements are debatable, it's pretty obvious they didnt fix the resolution.

@above

"VASTLY BETTER" talk about exaggeration.

Ju5091d ago (Edited 5091d ago )

It's improved over GTA, better lightning and better AA, I would say. But it shows it's heritage for sure. So, yes, I agree, they could have spent more on the engine and push it further. But I would believe RDR is/was a content and not an engineering project...

And I got it yesterday. Maybe I am the only one who got bored after the first two hours riding around shooting some rabbits ? I hope this improves soon...

arakouftaian5091d ago

Red dead R. Does look nice 720p HD in some áreas
and sub-HD in some others in my Ps3 wich is not nice but
i guess its ok (maybe they can parch it?)
the best part of the game the multiplayer does look 720p
and is very fun to play and addicting.

And yes if you spend all that time hunthing you will game bored
some will just go and play the main history and stop hunthing
you dont have to.
It does get better if you actualy play the history.

Ps. This is were the M$ (100M) money went beside GTA dlc
to help to make this game big, and good.
so i guess im ok with the game
having "%20" better resolutions in some áreas on the Xbox.

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BeaArthur5091d ago

I'm really enjoying it. They need to fix that weird invisibility bug on the PS3 version though. I lived with it yesterday but it's going to get old quick.

DelbertGrady5091d ago

They are using an updated version of the RAGE engine.

The RAGE engine and Euphoria physics engine were actually developed specifically for RDR back in 2005.

"The RAGE engine was originally built for Red Dead Redemption (and was shown off in tech-demo form at E3 in 2005), but has since found itself as the company's staple development architecture; evolving as needed to cater for anything being built within the collective Rockstar studios' walls. What this means, however, is that while the engine is available to everyone within Rockstar, the team who know it best are clearly the guys who built it. And all the while it was being tweaked and moulded to bring us GTA IV, San Diego were in development with Red Dead Redemption; learning from mistakes or shortcomings essentially tested with GTA IV. This shows in the final result; the game is very, very quick to load (so no annoying GTA IV pre-load art screens), and the game-world seamlessly renders in incredible scope. The only time you're really facing any lengthy loads is if you fast travel to different areas, otherwise it's all-immersive, never once pulling you out of suspended disbelief and your overall experience."

"Something else I touched on in part 1 was also the use of NaturalMotion's Euphoria animation tech. It's actually starting to make its way around to various developers now, but Rockstar were chosen as one of the first to utilise it in videogames, and while it was very cool in GTA IV, its evolution is more than apparent in Red Dead Redemption."

http://www.ausgamers.com/fe...

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Nike5091d ago

Is that how they solved GTAIV's problems? Doubling the price? o.O

My god, the answer to everything can't be throwing more money at it. I hope to whatever saviour exists in heaven that RDR gets back it's initial investment at least. -_-

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15 PS3 Games That Would Absolutely Shine as PS5 Remakes

GB: "With this feature, we talk about 15 games on the PS3 that should be remade for the PlayStation 5."

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kenpachi16d ago

You left out The Darkness games bring those back

fan_of_gaming15d ago

The head of Nightdive Studios has posted that The Darkness is on their list of games they want to do, so hopefully something comes from that

Yi-Long15d ago

Little Big Planet 1 and 2 deserve a mention, IMO.

Good call on Motorstorm, a game released 2 gens ago but still looks and feels so good. Motorstorm 2 and Motorstorm RC were gems as well. They followed up the Motorstorm games with the brilliant Driveclub, which still manages to put modern racing games to shame. Imagine closing down a studio as talented as that ... (!) Incredible.

A little 'arcade-gem' back then was The Last Guy, a top down 'follow the leader' snake-like game where you had to find and lead survivors to safety during an alien invasion, on terrible looking 'Google-earth' maps. Graphics were poor, even back then, but would love that same gameplay with modern maps and graphics.

Street Fighter 4, once it finally had a full roster, was quite good, but it was always an ugly game, sadly. Imagine bringing that back while using the current SF6 engine.

fan_of_gaming15d ago

Good suggestions, I'd be in for
LittleBigPlanet
LittleBigPlanet 2
Motorstorm: Pacific Rift
Motorstorm: RC

purple10115d ago

God damn I love motorstorm so much

At the time I had a low-mid range sony 40” tv, The latency to the controller was waaaay too high, would to play a modern version

In saying that later I got a 3d lg tv and playing the 3d motorstorm in my bedroom with the environment crumbling around the track, was something special, specially compared to what others were playing at the time, will always remember that

Skuletor15d ago

Some good choices here and Resistance: Fall of Man is my most wanted PS3 remaster/remake. Not sure about their claim it was Sony's answer to Gears of War though.

CrimsonWing6915d ago

I’d rather have sequels than remakes. Look at Dead Space 1 Remake. Would’ve been cooler if we got a new entry and it failed with sales sealing the fate of a sequel rather than just replay the same game and it fail in sales and we never get a new entry.

Remakes are great for things like PS2 and earlier games to really get a crazy new graphical coat, but I think we should ease up on all these remakes and actually do sequels.

fan_of_gaming15d ago

Yeah for sure, sequels would be ideal. But in the current market environment where many big publishers are risk-averse, I'd rather get a remaster or remake that a developer can do on a budget that will be approved, rather than nothing for an IP.

Inverno15d ago

I rather they remaster and port over to PC and current gen all the games permanently stuck on PS360. Those games don't need remakes, they need to be given a chance to live again outside of their confined consoles and then give a few proper sequels. Like Sleeping Dogs, Motor Storm, LA Noir, should get another entry.

fan_of_gaming15d ago

Yeah I'd be fine with remasters of PS3 games too, they don't have to be remakes.

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For just $6 you can play the Red Dead Redemption port on Xbox and PS5

Rockstar Games’ shiny new Red Dead Redemption port is now on GTA+, and you can play it while claiming some tasty GTA Online benefits.

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Profchaos29d ago

Rockstar still strying to make GTA plus work
Should be $6 for the rdr game on sale not 6 bucks for a months playtime

Exvalos29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

I hear ya, 49.99 or whatever the price on that game is, is a bit stiff seeing as it's just a port.

anast29d ago

Why would anyone rent this game?

jznrpg29d ago

One of my favorite games from PS3 generation. I have the remaster as there was a buy 2 get 1 free deal a while back but the price they are charging for the port is way too high although not surprising at all.

CobraKai28d ago

Still tryna milk a dried up cow

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Red Dead Redemption Title Update 1.04 Notes (PS4 / Switch)

Improvements have been made to the stability of the game

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OtterX45d ago

I still think this release was a big waste of time. I would have been a day 1 purchaser if they had redone the game w RDR2 graphics. I still own my PS3 copy, so don't see the point in picking this up if it's minimally improved.

CobraKai45d ago

I bought the game cheaper than the remaster on 360. There’s no reason in releasing the game at that price with so little improvements if any.

Profchaos44d ago

It's nice to have it as a handheld game I guess if you travel a lot but yes the ps5 release was a joke

kaos8945d ago

It plays at 60 fps on PS5 and a higher res if you value that.

OtterX44d ago (Edited 44d ago )

Yea, PS3 graphics at 60fps and 4k doesn't warrant the price. It was severely disappointing considering they already created so many of the assets north of the San Luis River (New Austin) in RDR2 and could have reused a lot of things, or reworked things bc they are the same area at different times in a fairly close history. It's friggin' Rockstar - you know they have the money and resources to have done it.

jznrpg29d ago

I like that I can play the game on current generation console but it would have been nice if they did more to make it look better.

Profchaos44d ago (Edited 44d ago )

They should have released the game in its current state not the state it launched in. Obvious we all wanted this to be a expansion to rdr 2 given that the original map was already remade in the game lots of people though this was just going to be added in later as paid DLC.

Now the game runs at 4k 60 fps on ps5 and can be brought on sale it's actually worth playing.

At launch the game was priced far to high and was a ps360 era game that couldn't run at 60 fps.

I'm in no way a frame rate snob I defended games like tears of the kingdom in the past for being 30 fps experiences but rdr was a joke at launch