I wish a lot of the people commenting on this thought things through a bit more (especially people in the industry).
Devs in Poland make about a third of what they would in the States. Running a studio there is cheaper as well.
Can probe the numbers in multiple ways.
(160 people@$160 million/3yrs)
@jasonschreier.bsky.socialNEW: The hit RPG Blood of Dawnwalker cost $40 million to make — just a fraction of today’s AAA games. It’s already sold more than 1 million copies. I spoke to the Polish studio Rebel Wolves about their development journey: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
bloomberg.com
The $40 Million Journey Behind ‘The Blood of Dawnwalker’
The makers of the hit game talk about its relatively smooth development