Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2's success, with multiple 2024 Game Awards nominations and over five million copies sold, has sparked debate about the high costs of AAA game development. Saber Interactive CEO Matt Karch argues that the $100 million budget for the visually impressive shooter is a model for the future, believing the days of $200-$400 million budgets are coming to an end. He contrasts Space Marine 2's one-and-done campaign with live-service games that rely on microtransactions. Karch suggests that the high development costs of traditional AAA games contribute to job losses in the industry, citing Insomniac Games' layoffs despite the success of Spider-Man 2.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 received multiple 2024 Game Awards nominations and sold over five million copies. But its makers say the visually impressive old-school-feeling sci-fi shooter cost only a quarter of what’s needed to make most big-budget AAA blockbusters. Developed by Saber Interactive, the company’s CEO, Matt Karch, thinks this model is the future.
Insomniac Games, the studio behind Spider-Man 1 and 2, like many teams in the video game industry over the last few years, suffered layoffs just a few months after the sequel came out despite strong sales. “I don’t know how best to put it...I think if anything has contributed more to the loss of jobs, it’s the multi-hundred million dollar budget,” Karch told Game File. He pitches Space Marine 2 as an alternative.
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