Halo 4 review score not swayed by production costs

Apparently, Halo 4 goes down as the most expensive game ever produced by Microsoft, although that alone is not going to sway the overall review scores, as games are not defined by their production costs. When you think of a new title having had money ploughed into it the first thing that comes to mind is how good this is going to be, yet the quality of the game is what we are really concerned with.

According to Phil Spencer of Microsoft Studios, Halo 4 is so expensive that no other game even comes close, and this title is the “most important entertainment product in the company.” Highlighting these comments Fudzilla also mentions the imminent release and how this is expected to be the best game of the franchise, to date. There is a notion that this release will break previous sales records, so Microsoft have taken a big risk here with the introduction of 343 Industries, as they pin their hopes on the success of this franchise with more titles expected.

Some gamers have reservations about Mr. Spencer’s way of trying to hype up the game further, although we still stress that production cost has little to do with quality, and there have been many examples made, as one remark from a gamer mentioned how much money was spent on the movie Waterworld, which ended up a flop. In other Halo 4 news, last week we wrote about the map pack release details for Crimson, Majestic and Castle maps, and how a discount of 15 percent can be saved by signing up to the War Games Pass for $24.99 USD or 2,000 MS Points.

In other news, our previous post reported on Halo 4 losing to Black Ops 2 on pre-orders, even though the new Call of Duty is only topping the charts by a small margin. It seems Halo 4 is on the top in the Xbox charts, but Black Ops 2 is not too far behind, and this is probably all that matters to Xbox owners. This doesn’t come as surprising news to many considering Halo 4 is only exclusive to one console, whereas CoD is a multiplatform title that is bound to sell well, especially among PS3 gamers that do not have the option of Halo 4. What do you think about Phil Spencer’s comments on how expensive this game is? Are you reserving judgment until you have had the chance to experience the Halo 4?