Sony accidentally revealed how much it costs to develop two games

In filings with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Sony accidentally revealed how much it cost to develop two major exclusives. The documents were provided as part of an ongoing lawsuit between the FTC, Microsoft and Activision Blizzard.

Development Forbidden horizon west it ran for five years, cost $212 million, and was expected to employ 300 people at its peak. this development The Last of Us Part 2 started in 2014, right after the release of the original game, which is known to have cost $220 million and had 200 people working on it.

In quantities marketing costs not included, this is purely the cost of developing the game. However, Sony tells the FTC that global marketing costs for AAA games are high even for established brands. Unfortunately, we didn’t get a single number.

Now the same mistake could be made by Microsoft to let us know how much the other side is investing in game development.

How many games have been sold? Horizon Forbidden West was released on 02/18/2022 on PS4 and PS5, and a year later it was announced 8.4 million pieces. Then the whole series has 32.7 million pieces. This includes the first part for PS4 and the PC version, which was released in August 2020.

The Last of Us Part II was released on 06/19/2020 on PS4, and two years later Naughty Dog Studio boasted that it was sold over 10 million copies. Over four million pieces were released in the first three days. The entire series has reportedly sold over 37 million copies by the end of 2022. This does not include the PC version of The Last of Us remake, which just came out this year.