Daily Mail says it reported the figure from conjecture.
Suggestions that Rockstar San Diego’s newest project Red Dead Redemption cost $100 million to develop is not based on insider knowledge or available figures.
Red Dead Redemption hits 3.3 million Netflix downloads on mobile, underscoring how subscription access drives reach over paid sales.
More like people don't play these type of games on their phone normally and don't try them out. Not like the places where people do play these games haven't crushed those numbers easily.
How many people actually played more than an hour of the game or came close to finishing it on mobile is the real question. If people aren't playing the games to a point that is purposeful, then why try when a subscription that is behind a streaming service isn't a sign of success but just curiosity.
I downloaded it because I already have a Netflix sub.
I am not going to buy it for $40 or whatever it costs on Google Play.
I tried it out and will be sticking to the PC version, but it's not bad.
Having said that, this is the issues I see vs the PC version:
1. Greatly reduced texture resolution.
2. Massive downgrade ALL lighting quality (this includes water, shadows, etc).
3. Stutter and heat. Prolonged play leads to both.
On the plus side, we have:
4. This thing is like 6GB vs the 12 on Steam.
Great way to try the game, but not the best way to play it.
They should build a production that includes members behind the True Grit remake and Hell on Wheels from AMC. Both were perfect for wild west vibes.
Rockstar says the free upgrade issue affecting Red Dead Redemption Xbox 360 owners requires more time to resolve, with another update expected within five days.
I’m not sure what the exact issue is. I had no trouble getting the free update—you basically get the new game for free if you have the 360 version in your digital library. Maybe the problem is related to owning or not owning the Undead DLC expansion.
Yea I think thats what it is. I also own the game but not the expansion, and im unable to download the update.
A detailed comparison of Red Dead Redemption on Switch 2, PS4, and PS5 shows stronger settings, better performance, and a major uplift for Nintendo’s new hardware.
Thats the Daily Mail for you.....
I thought gamers would have had enough common sense to know that it wasnt true without some article.
Can't remember where, but a developer from the studio said they needed to sell 5 million copies to break even. So you could do the math around that, but obviously none of us know the exact amount of profit a developer makes per sale.
R*SD has been working on RDR since early 2006, and its been in development alongside their other major franchise (Midnight Club) all the while. They employ about 150 people, as I recall, and the "industry standard" is $100K per person, per year (that's not salary -- that's all inclusive.. building rent, taxes, employee perks, outsourced work, etc)
That tells me they've spent about $60M on BOTH RDR and Midnight Club over the past four years, so I'd be willing to bet RDR didn't cost them $100M, or even much more than about $40-45M.
San Diego is an expensive place (even though huge numbers of game studios are in expensive locales), so pushing $50M might be in line, but $100M? No way. If so, their voice and motion actors really made out like bandits. Pun intended.