Why Next-Gen Titles Cost $60

Heartless Gamer writes "Forbes.com has up an article detailing what goes into the $60 price tag for next generation games. Publishers get about a buck per copy sold. 'The remaining $59 per game goes into many hands. The biggest portion — nearly 45% — goes toward simply programming and designing the game itself. Then the console maker, retailer and marketers each get a cut. Add in manufacturing and management costs, and depending on the type of game, a license fee. Some gamemakers also have to pay a distributor to help get their titles in stores.'"

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Something tells me...

[rhartness]

... that also a large chunk of this probably goes to the console maker as well. I'd be quite surprised to see that Sony (or M$) hasn't upped their licensing fees for these new systems over the last generation significantly.