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class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ghost_of_Yoteis_Very_Reasonable_Dev_Budget_on_Par_with_Predecessor\"><\/span>Ghost of Yotei&#8217;s Very Reasonable Dev Budget on Par with Predecessor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Ghost of Yotei's Very Reasonable Dev Budget on Par with Predecessor 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/46d134ad02c40\/ghost-of-yoteis-very-reasonable-dev-budget-on-par-with-predecessor-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/46d134ad02c40\/ghost-of-yoteis-very-reasonable-dev-budget-on-par-with-predecessor-1.450x.jpg 450w, https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/46d134ad02c40\/ghost-of-yoteis-very-reasonable-dev-budget-on-par-with-predecessor-1.900x.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 450px, (min-width: 800px)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/46d134ad02c40\/ghost-of-yoteis-very-reasonable-dev-budget-on-par-with-predecessor-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Ghost of Yotei's Very Reasonable Dev Budget on Par with Predecessor 1\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Push Square<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an era where blockbuster open world games cost unfathomable sums of money to make, Ghost of Yotei looks like it\u2019ll be a profitable endeavour for developer Sucker Punch.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamefile.news\/p\/sucker-punch-brian-fleming-interview-playstation-ghost-of-yotei\">GameFile<\/a> (paywalled), boss Brian Fleming explained that the sequel had a similar development budget to its predecessor. We know Ghost of Tsushima cost around $60 million to make, so it\u2019s fair to assume its follow-up is in the same ballpark.<\/p>\n<p>While this is still a <em>lot<\/em> of money, it means Sucker Punch should have no trouble making its investment back.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile\">\n<figure class=\"youtube with-primis\" data-videoid=\"x5SKEYYHsuc\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x5SKEYYHsuc?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"yt-2\" class=\"external youtube-thumbnail\" title=\"Play\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x5SKEYYHsuc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/x5SKEYYHsuc\/mqdefault.jpg 800w, https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/x5SKEYYHsuc\/maxresdefault.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/x5SKEYYHsuc\/maxresdefault.jpg\" width=\"890\" height=\"501\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"YouTube Video\"><\/a><figcaption>\n<p class=\"youtube-watch\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Watch This Video on YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x5SKEYYHsuc\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch on <strong><span class=\"icon icon-youtube-play\"><\/span> YouTube<\/strong> <span class=\"icon icon-link-external\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">161k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"AgTYIkr-GR0\" data-start=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AgTYIkr-GR0?rel=0&amp;hd=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;autohide=1\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ghost of Y\u014dtei - The Hunt Begins | PS5 Games\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AgTYIkr-GR0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><figcaption>\n<p class=\"youtube-watch\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Watch This Video on YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AgTYIkr-GR0\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch on <strong><span class=\"icon icon-youtube-play\"><\/span> YouTube<\/strong> <span class=\"icon icon-link-external\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\">Push Square<\/a> on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sub-button external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/pushsquare?sub_confirmation=1\"><span class=\"subs-label\">YouTube<\/span><span class=\"subs\">161k<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>We know as of September 2024 that Jin Sakai\u2019s outing had sold around 13 million units and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/6\/28\/23777298\/sony-ftc-microsoft-confidential-documents-marker-pen-scanner-oops\">banked Sony a cool $400 million in revenue<\/a>. Even if Yotei doesn\u2019t perform at quite the same level, its higher launch day selling price should put it on a similar trajectory.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, other costs do need to be considered on top of the $60 million; Sony will likely spend an enormous sum on marketing the game. But this isn\u2019t a project that\u2019s going to make or break the studio.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s actually rather refreshing to see a tentpole first-party title like this with a reasonable development budget attached to it.<\/p>\n<p>It just goes to show that it <em>is<\/em> possible to keep costs manageable, and we struggle to see a scenario in which the game doesn\u2019t post a tidy profit once all\u2019s said and done.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-articles:188065,187193 @ 1758391245 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"object-related-list\">\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/e9a2e12da7cff\/150x90.jpg\" 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href=\"https:\/\/tech4gamers.com\/ghost-of-yotei-budget\/\">tech4gamers.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/gamefile-ghost-of-yoteis-budget-is-very-similar-to-ghost-of-tsushimas-budget-60m.1303290\/\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/gamefile-ghost-of-yoteis-budget-is-very-similar-to-ghost-of-tsushimas-budget-60m.1303290\/\">resetera.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related-info\/dc4eedd698b3d6b4d8c525879f6262e2 @ 1758389765 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"see-also\">\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\"><strong>Ghost of Yotei<\/strong> (PS5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first last\">The Best PS5 Games (2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"footer\">\n<ul class=\"share-this \">\n<li class=\" 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class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/09\/ghost-of-yoteis-very-reasonable-dev-budget-on-par-with-predecessor#comment8830969\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>OldGamer999<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-20T17:05:53+00:00\">54m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Come on let\u2019s get back to Sony pumping out those top end AAA campaign games. <br \/>Hopefully this is just the beginning.<\/p>\n<p>So 60 million to make and 400 million taken. <br \/>So 340 million profit. <br \/>These big companies need to complaining about making money \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8830975\" data-author=\"users\/330088\" data-subject=\"comments\/8830975\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8830975\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Dan12836666\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/09\/ghost-of-yoteis-very-reasonable-dev-budget-on-par-with-predecessor#comment8830975\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dan12836666<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-20T17:13:11+00:00\">47m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@OldGamer999 yes exactly spot on and sony will still chase that garbage live service dream<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8830986\" data-author=\"users\/215210\" data-subject=\"comments\/8830986\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8830986\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/215210\/avatar.jpg?v=1651592175\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Shaw_Brothers\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/09\/ghost-of-yoteis-very-reasonable-dev-budget-on-par-with-predecessor#comment8830986\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Shaw_Brothers<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-20T17:25:48+00:00\">34m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Dan12836666 oh god I can\u2019t wait for this game either. I don\u2019t care about the reviews personally as I\u2019ve already preordered however I suspect they will be saying things like \u201ccautious sequel that delivers a game of beauty and brutality\u201d. I think it will be a lot of the previous game but hopefully they have refined the gameplay loop such as the on the road battles etc. I\u2019m looking forward to some temple hunts again as they always so relaxing, although the snow one I died however many times to get there!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8830990\" data-author=\"users\/299908\" data-subject=\"comments\/8830990\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8830990\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"RoomWithaMoose\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/09\/ghost-of-yoteis-very-reasonable-dev-budget-on-par-with-predecessor#comment8830990\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RoomWithaMoose<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-20T17:27:45+00:00\">33m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>This is what I never get about the AA\/AAA discourse: if this is 60 million, but other games are 100s of millions, why would they all be considered AAA? I know everyone had a jiffy at the mention of AAAA, but does leaving AAA all encompassing of \u2014 I guess \u2014 any budget &gt;10 million really make any more sense?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8830993\" data-author=\"users\/349907\" data-subject=\"comments\/8830993\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8830993\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Lowdefal\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/09\/ghost-of-yoteis-very-reasonable-dev-budget-on-par-with-predecessor#comment8830993\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Lowdefal<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-20T17:32:47+00:00\">27m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@RoomWithaMoose AAA is as much, perhaps even more to do with marketing spend than development cost.<\/p>\n<p>The two go hand in hand of course, but marketing spend can cost more than development. AAA marketing can cost anywhere from $30m to north of $200m. Online ads, tv ads, print ads, it all ads up depending on how aggressive you are and it balloons with the number of countries you advertise in. Sony will be advertising the game in obvious places like Japan, 20+ European countries, North America and less obvious places like Brazil, parts of the Middle East, India, etc etc<\/p>\n<p>$60m development, another $50m+ on marketing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8831003\" data-author=\"users\/121516\" data-subject=\"comments\/8831003\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8831003\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/121516\/avatar.jpg?v=1627136884\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fiendish-Beaver\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/09\/ghost-of-yoteis-very-reasonable-dev-budget-on-par-with-predecessor#comment8831003\">7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fiendish-Beaver<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-20T17:47:55+00:00\">12m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I have the Collector&#8217;s Edition of the game, but no sign of it having been dispatched as of yet, though I guess it is still a little early as of now. I don&#8217;t think they have taken my payment yet either. I always get a little jittery until they take my money, in case there is an issue with the purchase. So come on Sony, hurry up and take my money and settle my nerves&#8230; \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8831008\" data-author=\"users\/16223\" data-subject=\"comments\/8831008\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8831008\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/16223\/avatar.jpg?v=1700355147\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Splat\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2025\/09\/ghost-of-yoteis-very-reasonable-dev-budget-on-par-with-predecessor#comment8831008\">8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Splat<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2025-09-20T17:53:14+00:00\">7m ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>One of the main reasons I bought a Pro.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"empty\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ui-load-comments ui-cta-button\" onclick=\"this.innerHTML = 'Please Wait...'; this.classList.add('loading'); return false\" href=\"news\/2025\/09\/ghost-of-yoteis-very-reasonable-dev-budget-on-par-with-predecessor#comments\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Show Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"reply\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Leave A Comment<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"empty\">Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-group optional\">\n<div class=\"insert centered block with-label lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_D68CEEBCDF312B\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-after-comments\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps5\/related\/articles\/ghost-of-yotei,ps5,sony @ 1758385619 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles-2\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/63c8115a4eaa6\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The First Silent Hill F Review Score Is Now Live\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">The First Silent Hill F Review Score Is Now Live<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Famitsu shares its praises<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8b01491c5ed9e\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ghost of Yotei Artist Loses 'Dream Job' After Charlie Kirk Comments\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">Ghost of Yotei Artist Loses &#8216;Dream Job&#8217; After Charlie Kirk Comments<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">&#8220;I would do it again&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/72c0ebd169fe6\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"September 2025's PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">September 2025&#8217;s PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">WWE! 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