Interview with Kazunori Yamauchi on GT5s Budget, Release and More

Fishy Fingers - 53 days 2 hours ago

They (Sony) don't make anything close to $60 per game sold, but yeah, shouldnt have a problem making that back with some healthy profit thrown in for good measure. That's actually less than I would of thought, considering the time and effort put into it, plus all the other stuff that goes with a game that contains copyrighted material (lot's of checks).

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thedisagreefairy - 53 days 1 hour ago

sales for this game.

and from past iterations, i think they are right

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Maddens Raiders - 53 days 1 hour ago

actually 60 million is pretty modest for a venture like this. But on the other hand, yes you are right, I am sure they are expecting a really nice payday for this one and it will pretty much go for them (sales wise) the way all GT's have -- through the roof.

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gaffyh - 53 days 1 hour ago

Sony will easily make back this investment, in game sales, as well as console sales, and in turn other game sales.

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cmrbe - 53 days 1 hour ago

The demo alone sold 4 million without any ads that i know of. GT5 will sell at least 13 million when all is said and done.

For those that just game this gen. GT is HUGE!!!.

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Bathyj - 53 days 1 hour ago

Rambo III cost $60M to make.

I wonder which will be the better product.

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Saaking - 53 days 1 hour ago

And it shows. GT5 will be the KING of racing sims in BOTH quality and sales. No competition from ANYBODY

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Chubear - 53 days 1 hour ago

lol, I remember Final Fantasy using up 50mill back in the day.

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eagle21 - 53 days 1 hour ago

the KING is back. :)

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StanLee - 53 days 1 hour ago

Gran Tourismo games consistently sell upwards of 10 million units. This is the safest investment in an IP Sony could ever make.

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heroicjanitor - 53 days ago

When are they going to release it? From what I hear God of War 3, Heavy Rain and Gran Turismo 5 are all releasing in March... At least one will be delayed, and I can't see Gran Turismo being delayed because in terms of sales, it is the big daddy. So I wonder when God of War 3 and Heavy Rain will release? Just asking this question is amazing.. Noone can picture any other platform holder having a AAA release schedule as tightly packed as this :)

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xTruthx - 53 days ago

Accidentally put it in open zone xD
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

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skv007 - 53 days ago

my reaction was like: Thats it?
Considering the crazy amount of details n negociations between PD n car companies i expected alot more. ButI'm illiterate about how the gaming industry works xD

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beardpapa - 53 days ago

Putting VGchartz news article aside... i think

http://www.gtplanet.net/yam...

is more news worthy than $60m production costs...

Particularly

"There are three factors which determine what cars are included: the cars that Yamauchi wants to be in it, the cars that players want, and the cars the manufacturers want. Manufacturers have offered to pay to have their vehicles included, but Polyphony Digital has never accepted any money. Instead, they work together with the other companies which usually develops “into a relationship where we collaborate to raise the level of the game”

from that article. I think a sentence from that would've made a better headline.

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presto717 - 52 days 23 hours ago

And I'm pretty sure it will sell more than 1 million in the first week. I really cant wait for this.

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Maddens Raiders - 52 days 23 hours ago

ehh fairy!? 8D

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Microsoft Xbox 360 - 52 days 22 hours ago

GT5P already paid for the development. It's all profit from here on out for PD and Sony.

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ReservoirDog316 - 52 days 22 hours ago

Haha, you sound like Turn 10.

That was a joke.

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TotalPS3Fanboy - 52 days 20 hours ago

No.

See, Turn 10 had to pay car manufaturers to put their cars in Forza 3.
Meanwhile, car manufaturers had to pay PolySony Digital to put their cars in GT5.

When you're The King, car manufaturers pay you to advertise their cars.

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TotalPS3Fanboy - 52 days 20 hours ago

Yamauchi: "...It's a little bit different from what a simulator is. You can feel it when you drive it..."

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sikbeta - 52 days 14 hours ago

I see to much disagrees lol

They can spent that amount of money because they now how amazing this franchise sell

off-topic

The bubble system is use to shut someone up, right? We can't have an agree/disagree option and when you reach an amount of disagrees you get banned or something, because is really stupid try to have the bubbles when a fanboy/douche don't like your post and start to take off

And there is no other way to check the PM box, PM are gay lol

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Xgamerzus - 52 days 10 hours ago

Healthy numbers!! for a Game of this calibur!Throw all the Money at it! and resources!!
Till this day nothing matches the visual bliss and fidelity that GT5 opening sequences and gameplay offer at true 1080p.
NOTHING.
This is a justification to owning an HDTV or eve PS3.
The day these games start hitting 100 milion a game that is when Hollywood has met its match and Id rather play a 20 hours long game than a 2 hour movie anytime with visuals this stunning.

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Kleptic - 52 days 8 hours ago

I honestly thought it would be a bit higher...killzone 2 was not far off $60 million also...the tech in both games is what makes up the biggest expense more or less...

but yeah...PD and Sony will not have trouble making that money back relatively quickly...

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mastiffchild - 52 days 6 hours ago

A chunk of the GT dev cash is tied up/paid for by the car manyfacturers isn't it? I thought that was the reason behind damage being such an issue but only for GT, no?

And aren't the recent estimates for KZ2 a fair bit lower than this? I thought it was around the $25-30 million mark at the latest count, no?

Also, IIRC, arne't there a few good advertising deals for trackside advertising in GT games? Can't recall where I've read it as it was about GT4 so a long while ago but I imagine the same is true of this game too. Whatever, I doubt very much that it's cost Sony 60 mill to mke of their own cash.

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cmrbe - 53 days 1 hour ago

true.

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zoks310 - 53 days ago

They should have made $160 million from GT5:P, divide that 3 ways and Sony is left with 53 million of pure profit. And that was just the demo.

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DaChinPin - 52 days 23 hours ago

Why do they have to split it 3 ways?

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mastiffchild - 52 days 6 hours ago

I'm guessing he means between Sony as publisher, PD as developer and the cut for the retailers/storage facilities/distributors(physic al media on planes, trains and trucks)all lumped together as the third way. That's what I thought of what he said anyway.

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TwistedMetal - 52 days 6 hours ago

also when gt5 hit they will sell even more and make even more profit with dlc and such only adding more.

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ape007 - 53 days ago

a LOOOOOOOt of gamers is waiting for this game

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xTruthx - 53 days ago

lol

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Ravage27 - 52 days 23 hours ago

though there are some poor fools who think its a good thing for IW to refuse a bigger budget.

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mastiffchild - 52 days 6 hours ago

Well, IW are too close with Acti nd it's all about the benjamins with those guys as you can see from the EU hike and PC treatments of late.

I think they saw how well WaW did and figured they didn't need to push the expensive stuff to fill their boots with cash-and, apparently whether some of us approve or not, it appears they were dead right. They could've released a ruerd and it certainly would sell damn well-at least this time around just because it's them and it's COD, no? Christ, they behaved in a poor enough way to put people off but it really hasn't-so why would they break the bank? They had no need to when success was assured and applause likely even for MW1.5(if that's what we get). A greater expense would only have cut their profit, imo, so no extra pretty for us.

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xabmol - 53 days ago

LOL

And 10 more than KZ2.

Atleast it was all spent on making the game, eh? What was the avertisment budget for H3 again?

slight fanboyism intended x]

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cmrbe - 52 days 23 hours ago

Sony respects us enough to spend this much money on GT instead of spending 1/3 on creating the game then spend 2/3 of the total budget to advertise it.

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DK_Kithuni_71 - 53 days ago

According to VGChartz and I doubt that includes the copies downloaded from PSN.

GT5 will sell extremely well.

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n4gn4gn4gn4g - 52 days 22 hours ago

Prologue is at 3.9 million and that was awhile ago.

Linky: http://www.polyphony.co.jp/...

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cmrbe - 53 days 1 hour ago

made the mistake of not putting guns on Froza cars. If they did it would have sold alot better.

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Saaking - 53 days 1 hour ago

Flopza FAILED. hahahaahahahahaha!!!

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xTruthx - 53 days ago

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

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KiLLAxMAHN - 52 days 18 hours ago

From the little button
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

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sltPoison - 53 days 1 hour ago

If that really is your 'gamer'card in your profile with Halo 3 as the most played game...

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Saaking - 53 days 1 hour ago

People don't want a 360 this days, it's all about PS3. I asked for 10 bucks and they STIlL didn't wanna buy it. lmao

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sltPoison - 53 days 1 hour ago

Then reply to my message I sent you yesterday on Live already.

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Saaking - 53 days ago

I just sent you a message.

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sltPoison - 53 days ago

Thanks for the confirmation and I sent you another message.

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Hellsvacancy - 52 days 23 hours ago

Wot did u send him man? im hangin on the edge of my seat hear TELL ME/us (i hate cliffhangers)

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MGL_Gamer - 52 days 22 hours ago

shhhhhh......they're message se/xing o(- ^_^ -)o

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Saaking - 53 days 1 hour ago

Link? No? then kindly keep your mouth shut instead of looking like a moron.

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xTruthx - 53 days ago

What does the cell have to do with the budget ?

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Sigh - 53 days ago

its benefiting the gaming industry by introducing/having FRESH, BRAND NEW IPs instead of waste like hmmm, I dunno, DLCs?! Jack who? More like Jacka^s.

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cmrbe - 53 days ago

Sorry don't speak bot.

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EpicGamerSwordsman - 52 days 21 hours ago

Killzone 2 = 50 million dollar Budget

Too Human (FLOP!!!!) = 80 Million

Ahahahahahahahaaa Too Human was the Biggest Flop with one of the Biggest Budgets. Bots seem to never mention Too Human

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oldskoolgamer - 52 days 16 hours ago

man thats some serious ownage. you should propably just hide your face for while jack. and why do the forget too human whenever they want to talk about game budgets??

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54percent - 52 days 16 hours ago

M$ gave 50 millions to make a gay "tony" DLC

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Mista T - 53 days 1 hour ago

and turn 10 did neither, your point is?

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Zechs34 - 52 days 23 hours ago

That got me a smiling, bubbles! I pity the fools @ Flop 10 Studios

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Narutone66 - 52 days 23 hours ago

for making me lol. So true.

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chrisulloa - 53 days ago

Sounds like you want a 360

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Hellsvacancy - 52 days 23 hours ago

Dont say things like that youll give him nightmares OR suicidal tendencies

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Zechs34 - 52 days 23 hours ago

He didnt say anything about wanting a non working system to use the half baked features it offers. He was simply being a gamer and stating what he would like for his hard earned $60. Chris, seriously, should you not be playing instead of replying to every comment ever posted on here? Do you even have a 360? Whats your GS? 3000 or so based out of all the halo games and every game you get from Gamefly that your parents let you get? Grow up kid.

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Narutone66 - 52 days 23 hours ago

rumored track editor is true. If it is true, this would really be something big.

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KiLLAxMAHN - 52 days 18 hours ago

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

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Zechs34 - 52 days 23 hours ago

Damn, at least the cars actually respond to "physics" and stay on the track lol. Why dont you do like your avatar and go play in a field of flowers with your bulky men, instead of playing a recycled game from the launch of the 360 and it still does not even work as intended. You kids seem to be forgetting that real gamers grew up on Atari, Nintendo, Commodores, Sega, and most importantly Playstation. Video games did not start in 05 when MS just bullied its way into a field they still have no clue about. If you're going to talk, make sure you know what is coming out of your mouth, not your ass. As for the sales spin, its old, really, and ridiculous, but if you really want to play that game, here it is, Pokemon owns Halo, Gears, Forza, and to show that I am not really a fanboy (have every system imaginable) it outsells the Jaks, Ratchets, Killzones, and yes, the Real definitive racer, the GT series. So please, Just STFU and go pay for things that to everyone else in the world, are free.

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Narutone66 - 52 days 23 hours ago

instead of just trolling the GT5. Because from what I read, it's a flop. And after you bought F3, go and decorate your cars with Power Ranger and Barbie.

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EpicGamerSwordsman - 52 days 21 hours ago

Too Bad Too Human looked like a Piece of Dog Turd with a Budget of 80 Million Dollars

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The END - 52 days 2 hours ago

you are an idiot... THE END

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