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fwiw another investment firm set it at like four times this budget in that state of the industry report that went around a while ago and people seemed to take seriously; i have no idea which is closer to truth but i would not take this as gospel

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headfallsoff

@headfallsoff.com

until square says something themselves we simply don’t know. that said even with the weak yen the idea that ff16 cost under $60 million sounds pie in the sky crazy to a layman like me

8/12/25, 10:32 pm1 repost46 likes

Almond

@almondsquirrel.bsky.social

8 Dec 2025

Video games defy conventional accounting, it's hard to separate (1) project from the technological whole. Even with perfect information and honest intentions (which accounting and consulting firms often don't have), simple methodological changes could give dramatically different results.

Chloe du Plessis

@chloe-duplessis.bsky.social

8 Dec 2025

I mean, you do have to look back at 2023 exchange rates, but still, even $65 million (from 140 yen = $1, which is more accurate to the time) seems low by about 50% to me.

CC Rider

@shehergayboy.bsky.social

9 Dec 2025

I'm becoming more and more convinced the games industry has figured out their own form of Hollywood accounting, none of the numbers seem right, in any direction. See also Spider-Man 2 costing like 4 times as much as Spider-Man 1

Alice in Yuriland☭⚢

@alice-lily03.bsky.social

9 Dec 2025

it'd be naive to think they haven't, and many years ago too