The Financials of Xbox Live

Via GameSetWatch, a post exploring the cost and payoff from an Xbox Live game. From the article: "Let's say you are a publisher or a developer that is able to fund your own development, so, a $10 game (800 Gamer Points) would net you $6.50, or 120,000 units * $6.50 per unit = $780,000. Again, if you are a starving Indie developer this sounds like an infinite amount of money. But, in the world of publishers, this is not considered a big hit."

Re:Nice new first rung on the ladder for a develop

[Anonymous Coward]

Sell your car and raise some money from friends

But only if you're prepared to lose the money AND the friends.