How much did the Witcher 3 cost to make ?
can you tell me something about this if it's not a secret
can you tell me something about this if it's not a secret
I'd say around 69 000 RedPoints izza:Aproximately 10.000 Orens
This is something i'd also like to know, specifically how much it cost for the translation and voice acting.
You're not likely to get this information, I'm afraid. That level of detail tends to remain confidential.
To be quite honest, i dont see a reason why anyone would need much less want to know that kind of information. That would be like asking me how much i make in a year. Nobody has any right to that information.
IIRC the initial budget was something along the lines of $40 mln - $25 mln for marketing and $15 mln for development. The cost has likely increased by now with the release date being pushed back a couple of times, though.
It's not something specific to the videogame industry, marketing(for anything) has always been expensive. Exorbitant prices. Meanwhile "development" costs consist of paying employees, licensing costs, deal with distributors etc etc etc but the bulk being paying people for work as I understand it. You will only use what you need, it's not like you can just throw money at the game, you can only pay people you have for the work they can do.I know that this is pretty common practice in the industry, but the ratio of the marketing budget to development budget is just completely ridiculous. It was the same for GTA V, if I recall correctly.
IF the company were publicly traded on our stock exchange, you best believe we have the right to that info.
IF being the key word. Private company's need not divulge any internal financial statements.
No, you do not have the right to know this, even though they're a public company. They release financial statements, and, as with most countries in the world, that does not require them to disclose costs (or profits) of individual items. Financial legislation also respects the rights of companies to keep such things confidential.
You're not likely to get this information, I'm afraid. That level of detail tends to remain confidential.
IF the company were publicly traded on our stock exchange, you best believe we have the right to that info.
IF being the key word. Private company's need not divulge any internal financial statements.
Now, with respect to cost allocation, that is a whole different story. These use a form of managerial accounting and cost management to determine where funds should go. These internal forms are not governed by U.S. GAAP per FASB or the IFRS per the IASB so they do not need to be disclosed.
I know that this is pretty common practice in the industry, but the ratio of the marketing budget to development budget is just completely ridiculous. It was the same for GTA V, if I recall correctly.