Mark Darrah (Former Bioware) on why AAA games cost so much

[Shifty Geezer]

I think I might also take issue with the general statement that "games are made specifically for us". Games are art, and sometimes, often even, art isn't made for the consumption, they are made for the artist.

Most 'art' is made to pay the bills. Very few have the opportunity to create art for art's sake with no regard for the economics of living; they instead have to find how to incorporate their artistic sensibilities, if they can, into commercial ventures, and invariable compromise their artistry.