PHYSINT might cost less than $200 million to XBOX
, by Thibaut
There is a great deal of speculation surrounding the acquisition of PHYSINT for XBOX. Leaked reports suggested that Kojima Productions had requested a budget of $400 million from PlayStation. This is one of the factors that reportedly led the Japanese company to pull out of the project.
Ultimately, it’s virtually a given that Microsoft paid significantly less to secure Hideo Kojima’s support. Now, The Game Business estimates that the spy-action game may have cost XBOX less than $200 million. Despite the layoffs, the American company continues to invest heavily in game development.
Of course, these figures should be taken with a grain of salt.
Source: thegamebusiness.com