Chicagoist: Finishing the Fight, Chicago Style

guest

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:17:44 -0600

A lot of these huge games have huge budgets. They could have spent upward of $50 million to make the game. That means they have to sell almost a million copies just to break even. A lot of games don't make a profit for their companies because you have to sell so many just to break even. Then there are royalty fees to the hardware company, packaging, shipping. It's not cheap to make games. It's not like its 5 programmers sitting and home anymore. Besides Microsoft takes a loss on each console they sell. They make it back by royalties from game sales.

Louis Frascogna

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:39:27 -0600

Wii owners have Metroid Prime 3.

guest

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:35:49 -0600

Rock band will sell more consoles than Halo

Peter Mavrik

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:16:01 -0600

Now if they only made it for Wii...

Eamon

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:48:46 -0600

The third side of the issue: you know all about Halo 3 and couldn't possibly give a crap. Rock Band!

guest

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:38:56 -0600

that 90% margin on a single game doesnt come close to closing the gap on what they lost on the original xbox and 360 units.

guest

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:23:20 -0600

i saw somewhere that microsoft makes a 90% profit margin on that game. such a scam. apparently people will buy it anyway

Spav1

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:22:04 -0600

I guess I wont be watching America's Next Top Model this week as my roommate will spend the next four days attempting to beat Halo before he calls his friends for back up. Lame.

guest

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:03:25 -0600

Teenage boys and parent's basement dwellers rejoice!

guest

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:06:58 -0600

I saw the "believe" diorama commercial for the first time during last Sunday's Bears game and I must say, it is much, MUCH better when it's presented in HD. Quite beautiful, especially for a video game commercial.

Shannon

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:10:52 -0600

with all the rampant hype surrounding halo 3, along with its insane helmet manufacturing (one every 12 seconds! i just hope they're not coated in lead), i almost wish i'd gotten into it the first time around. there's always time when i get my xbox, though..