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@Quantim

"It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it."

You're doubling down and we are just trying to get you to understand.

Of course it's legal, their politicians made it so.

27d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

Their marketing department budget is already set. It isn't included in the production costs.

27d ago 0 agree2 disagreeView comment

@quantum

It's literally called Hollywood Accounting when movie studios do it.

So, you believe that goken and I are wrong, and Return of the Jedi never turned a profit.

It happens all the time.

27d ago 1 agree3 disagreeView comment

(Continue...I was in the Lincoln Tunnel)
Budgeting isn't included in the total cost because it is a separate budget. These companies intentionally inflate the numbers so they pay less in taxes.

This is not a new trend. And if you give your CEO $30 million per year and a game takes 5 years, you just add that $150million to the budget (CNN).

28d ago 0 agree8 disagreeView comment

"Or was it i̶n̶f̶o̶r̶m̶e̶d̶ guesswork from analysts?"

Video game budgets will always be fictional, just like Hollywood movies. Unless there are receipts it's all speculation.

And Take Two has a marketing department with an already approved budget (just like studios in Hollywood).

28d ago 4 agree3 disagreeView comment

The trailer including gameplay was 4k 30fps on a base PS5. The base PS5 can do 1440p which would mean a jump in FPS. It also supports 120Hz refresh rate at 1440.

So based on what the console can do, it makes no sense to be at that low resolution with that low fps.

30d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

The Dreamcast was the biggest gamble and way ahead of its time.

32d ago 13 agree2 disagreeView comment

On time to what?

It will be released on time: when it is done.

34d ago 1 agree1 disagreeView comment

DF isn't what they used to be.

36d ago 9 agree3 disagreeView comment

Of course it did. Who says it didn't?

37d ago 5 agree3 disagreeView comment

Killzone 2 says hi.

Initial trailer "omg, no way that's real!"

Game: looks even better.

37d ago 6 agree6 disagreeView comment

Source: your ass

37d ago 7 agree6 disagreeView comment

Because for the PC Master Race, everything is supposedly better on their platform, and even it's not, it's the console manufacturer's fault.

It's all an either/or competition for them. The concept of owning both a PC and console and playing on both is anathema to their very existence.

It's very odd behavior.

37d ago 8 agree7 disagreeView comment

You're forgetting to make "year" plural.

37d ago 2 agree3 disagreeView comment

How's all those other console games that never came to PC?

Lol

37d ago 5 agree4 disagreeView comment

Company sells product, makes money.

38d ago 6 agree0 disagreeView comment

Most of the people here don't understand non disclosure agreements.

40d ago 2 agree1 disagreeView comment

This game was under $50.

What are you talking about?

46d ago 0 agree0 disagreeView comment

And do you know that they're early access was before these articles? Very high. Most people are waiting for more content.

47d ago 1 agree0 disagreeView comment

Same. I'm still on Unicorn Overlord. I might save this for summer, when I can play all night and really dive deep.

47d ago 1 agree0 disagreeView comment