C.ompton Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 to make this game, GTA IV ? They have like 200 employees and they sent a group to live in new york and explore the city to make the game. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
YourNeighborhoodKiller Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 It doesn't take money to look around New York. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408592 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NintendoFanboy Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 to make this game, GTA IV ? They have like 200 employees and they sent a group to live in new york and explore the city to make the game. I wonder the same thing myself. GTA IV (GTA in general) is a HUGE, AAA, big-budget title, so it has to cost millions to make this game. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408594 Share on other sites More sharing options...
derty Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 It doesn't take money to look around New York. Yes it does. Manpower is very expensive, especially in these fields research. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodGino Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Yes I am sure we all wonder. But are you expecting us to guess random amounts which we have no way of confirming? Let's just say they are spending a lot, which is what you would expect...end of thread. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XMike Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Probably all together in the high $20 or $30 m. I think the average cost of a game is around $15m, but this isn't just an average game. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408608 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YourNeighborhoodKiller Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I'd say about 15 million at tops. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjcoolj91 Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 £500,000,000 is my guess either way its goin to be a lot of money Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cshmech Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 i think that theres no serious work left in gtaIV. Probably everyone in R* are sittin in their offices, with the game ready in their garage, sipping coffe, thinkin about when to release the game and the date to announce the DOR Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slamman Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Partially correct, The Rockstar team in NYC live there, they weren't sent there, maybe some moved, but that's an assumption. The mapping of NYC's locations happened before GTA3 was made and it could be they did additional work later, but that's a long time ago. Recently someone stated there are 160 employees at Rockstar (North?) and that sounds like they have some info based in fact to pick that number vs 200. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408679 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simseth Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I'd average like a trillion on the game itself, and around the 200 billions for other things. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slamman Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I recently read Michael Bay's film The Rock cost 70 million to make and grossed 300 million. I think video games won't far eclipse a major Hollywood film production, even one that's dated Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanilla Shake Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 It doesn't take money to look around New York. No, but it takes money to get around New York. Subways, buses, taxis, etc. Unless they just walked around, which is a little unlikely since I'm sure they ventured into 4 of the 5 boroughs, plus parts of New Jersey across the Hudson River, so they'd have to either take the Lincoln or Holland Tunnels, the George Washington Bridge, a PATH train, or a ferry. All of which cost money, and it would be ludicrous to try and walk the entire route. Rockstar Games is located in Manhattan, so I'm sure that they didn't waste much dough on sending people around for research, unless they sent a team from Rockstar North. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408709 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slamman Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 They did that prior to 3, now they go off what they know living there day in and day out. I make that assumption after what I read of the official press Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408719 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUCKER[52] Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 A lot less than theyre making. Thats all you need to know. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryuclan Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 You have to spend money to make money, and you'd be surprised to find out how much money R* is spending to make a lot more. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slamman Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 What about the 'no-money-down' programs and Government loans I see on TV... you can start to make money with no capital!?? I wish....anyway It could be added that the Hot Coffee cases are now behind Take 2 and some new organization with in the company, they are strategically setting up to have a much better profit in 08. The sheer interest in GTA alone makes it something they brought up a lot in talking with stockholders recently Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408775 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCM Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 An awul lot, I'd say. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
freethy Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 (edited) £500,000,000is my guess either way its goin to be a lot of money You do realize that works out at around $1,000,000,000. Right? £1.00 = $0.51 Edited January 15, 2008 by freethy Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408779 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryuclan Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 £500,000,000is my guess either way its goin to be a lot of money You do realize that works out at around $1,000,000,000. Right? £1.00 = $0.51 Whoa, its definitely not that much Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceedot Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 They have a whole base in New York. All they do is get info from them. The amount of money spend, is unknown, and most likely will stay unknown. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408793 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slamman Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 well, no more then 20 mil, I suspect the gaming profits as a whole are 'billions' but not for one part of a franchise series... but it is a major franchise at that! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408795 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emm Ell Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Whatever they're spending, i'm sure there gunna make large profits come release.. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTASIX Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 well MS apparentley paid 50 mill just for the exclusive content, I dont think they'd of spent more than it actually cost to produce the whole game. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slamman Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 How much did the Bay film Transformers cost? That was FX heavy. How about that new film Cloverfield?? Looks fairly good but not much word prior to the trailer, seemed odd. Sorry I'm getting to OT with this. They say the PS3 is costing the most to build on so that 50 mil comes in handy! haha Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelao Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Here are some estimated numbers on the amount of recent GTA games sold. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Playstation 2) - 13 Million Copies Sold Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Playstation 2) - 12 Million Copies Sold Grand Theft Auto III (Playstation 2) - 11 Million Copies Sold Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrel Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 Just becasue Rockstar are based in New york doesn't mean they didnt go out and explore. You'd would be surprised just how much research went into the game. Traffic flow in certain areas, observing different textures on certain buildings etc. Tons and tons of research. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408873 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slamman Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I'm not attacking you in rebuttal but there was press about this during the GTA3 development and that even though Liberty City then had no obvious ties other then it's general layout, they took a lot of the elements they found in NYC and incorporated them into 3 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057408905 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcity Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 I can't remember in what article it was, but last October, I remember several news stories mentioning an estimated $400 million in revenues for R* from GTA IV alone. That kind of potential can justify spending the big bucks in development. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057409181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
unopesci Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 The Rockstar employs looking around NY for inspiration arn't getting paid for it, they live there ffs, they probably go around and looks at stuff on the weekends. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/307333-how-much-is-rockstar-spending/#findComment-1057409187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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