"Only 80 Games a Year Will Succeed"

A new report on the risks involved in game publishing and development has been released suggesting that, in the next generation, as few as 80 games a year will turn a profit. Development costs in the next generation are set to rise from $3 -$6 million per title to $6-$10 million, with some cases surpassing $20 million.

Those are the findings of a new report from Screen Digest called Games Software Publishing: Strategies for Market Success. The report adds that these increases must be set against forecast sales growth of 9-10% over the next four years.