costs?

How much did it cost square to make FFVII? and same for Madden 2005 from EA?

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Originally Posted by Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Final Fantasy VII's introduction in 1997 rewrote the record books. Square introduced the new version on CD-ROM format for the Sony PlayStation game console, a switch that enabled a whole new level of graphic images. This new graphics sophistication allowed Sony to promote PlayStation to a new segment of the market.

First week sales of Final Fantasy VII were 2 million, with worldwide sales eventually topping 6 million. Square's production budget of $26 million for Final Fantasy VII was unparallelled in the interactive entertainment industry.

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I have no idea about Madden 2005, though.

Thanks.

Not that you asked, but FFVIII was made on a budget of US$20 million. However, $2 million from that went to Faye Wong. Not a bad fee for singing two virtually identical songs:D