@Porco I hear you, though even if a PC port only brings in 10% more sales, 50% of a game's initial sales on console may only have covered the production costs. So an extra 10% + in sales becomes much more significant because by that point, it's nearly all profit. In the world of business, even a 5% increase is nothing to scoff at.
@Porco yeah well, that's probably due to Spiderman 2 being overhyped on its release only for everyone to find out it was a "fine" game, but nothing really groundbreaking.
Many Ps5 games have sold very well on PC. Also, the time and money required to port an existing game to PC isn't near the investment as developing it from scratch. It's like how DVD's used to work for movies. Doesn't cost near as much to put it on a disc as it does to make the movie in the first place, so even if it doesn't sell incredibly well on DVD (or in this case, on PC), they're still going to make some money.
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Re: Ex-Sony Exec Says PC Ports of Old PS5 Games Are Almost Like Printing Money
@Porco I hear you, though even if a PC port only brings in 10% more sales, 50% of a game's initial sales on console may only have covered the production costs. So an extra 10% + in sales becomes much more significant because by that point, it's nearly all profit. In the world of business, even a 5% increase is nothing to scoff at.
Re: Ex-Sony Exec Says PC Ports of Old PS5 Games Are Almost Like Printing Money
@Porco yeah well, that's probably due to Spiderman 2 being overhyped on its release only for everyone to find out it was a "fine" game, but nothing really groundbreaking.
Many Ps5 games have sold very well on PC. Also, the time and money required to port an existing game to PC isn't near the investment as developing it from scratch. It's like how DVD's used to work for movies. Doesn't cost near as much to put it on a disc as it does to make the movie in the first place, so even if it doesn't sell incredibly well on DVD (or in this case, on PC), they're still going to make some money.
Re: Ex-Sony Exec Says PC Ports of Old PS5 Games Are Almost Like Printing Money
Can't believe they cancelled the PC port for GT7. That's an easy $70 they would have gotten from me.
Re: Xbox Execs Eager to Save Call of Duty Fans from PS5, PS4 Exclusive Perks
First save us from eomm, $20 skins, and a stunted MP experience in favour of the f2p Battle Royale. Save us from Activision.