ニュース 明らかに: Call of Duty の莫大な予算

明らかに: Call of Duty の莫大な予算

著者 : Leo アップデート : Jan 10,2025

明らかに: Call of Duty の莫大な予算

『Call of Duty』の天文学的な予算が業界記録を打ち破る

最近の開示により、Activision の Call of Duty シリーズの開発コストが前例のない高さに達し、一部のタイトルの予算が 7 億ドルを超えていることが明らかになりました。これは Star Citizen の巨額予算をも上回り、AAA ゲーム開発への財​​政投資の増大を浮き彫りにしています。

4 億 5,000 万ドルから記録破りの 7 億ドルに及ぶ驚異的な数字は、Call of Duty シリーズの史上最高額を表しています。 Black Ops Cold War は、前世代の最も高価なゲームさえも小さく見える 7 億ドルの予算で群をリードしています。 これは、大ヒットビデオゲームの制作において現在一般的となっている、膨大なリソースと長期にわたる開発スケジュールを強調しています。 インディー ゲームは比較的低予算で成功することがよくありますが、AAA の状況は異なっており、制作コストは継続的に上昇傾向にあります。 『レッド・デッド・リデンプション 2』、『サイバーパンク 2077』、『ラスト・オブ・アス パート 2』などのゲームは、かつては非常に高価だと考えられていましたが、今ではこれらの『コール オブ デューティ』の数字に比べれば見劣りします。

12 月 23 日のカリフォルニア裁判所への提出書類によると、Activision の Call of Duty クリエイティブ責任者、Patrick Kelly は、Black Ops 3、Modern Warfare (2019)、および Black Ops Cold War の予算を明らかにしました。 Black Ops Cold War は、価格が 7 億ドルを超え、販売本数が 3,000 万本を超えているため、際立っています。 『モダン・ウォーフェア』 (2019) がこれに続き、開発費は 6 億 4,000 万ドルを超え、販売本数は 4,100 万本を超えました。 3 つの中で最も安価な Black Ops 3 の 4 億 5,000 万ドルでさえ、『The Last of Us Part 2』の予算 2 億 2,000 万ドルを大幅に上回っています。

Black Ops Cold War の予算: 新たなベンチマーク

Black Ops Cold War の 7 億ドルを超える予算は、Star Citizen の実質的な開発費 6 億 4,400 万ドルをも上回る、新たな業界標準を確立しました。これは、Black Ops Cold War が Activision のみによって資金提供されていたのに対し、Star Citizen が 11 年間にわたってクラウドファンディングに依存していたことを考えると、特に注目に値します。

現在の AAA ゲームの予算を前世代の予算と比較すると、コストが増大していることがすぐにわかります。

は 1997 年にリリースされた画期的なゲームで、当時としては 4,000 万ドルという巨額の予算がかけられました。 今日、その数字は、現代の AAA 開発の文脈では非常に小さいように思えます。 Activision の最近の開示は、ビデオ ゲーム業界内で増大し続ける財務圧力をはっきりと思い出させるものとなっています。FINAL FANTASY VII

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