The Last Of Us Part 2 And Horizon Forbidden West Both Cost $200 Million To Make
Microsoft's ongoing court battle with the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has been throwing up all sort of interesting information regarding the business side of the games industry. It's mostly been Microsoft's own business, but Sony goofed up pretty bad earlier today when presenting redacted documents regarding the budgets for titles like Horizon Forbidden West and The Last of Us Part 2, along with how many employees worked on them and how long they were in development for.
If you're wondering how Sony managed to accidentally let this info slip, the documents it presented had been redacted with a pen rather than done via a computer, meaning the redacted info was clearly visibile when the documents were sent through the scanner. It was such a big goof that it caused a bit of chaos in court, as exhibits were hurriedly removed and put back again after being properly redacted.
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Unfortunately, we got a good look at all the info before that could happen, including the budgets for massive PlayStation titles Horizon Forbidden West and The Last of Us Part 2. We'll start with the former, as it was revealed that Horizon Forbidden West had a whopping budget of $212 million, and was worked on by 300 people at the peak of its development. It was also revealed that development lasted 5 years, starting in 2017 and finishing in 2022.
As for The Last of Us Part 2, the budget was a little bit higher at $220 million, but was only worked on by 200 full-time employees. The Last of Us Part 2 also took a bit longer to make too, as development apparently started in 2014 and finished in 2020 when the game released. Given that both titles are two of
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