Although this potential for future profits is not as good as actual profits, it is nonetheless worth something on its own. As a result, Skyrim’s current profit falls short of its eventual profit over the entire course of its existence, meaning that its value should be more though not much more than the numbers that have been presented so far.įurthermore, it should be noted that Skyrim has created a fair amount of goodwill for Bethesda, which in turn, means an increased chance for players who liked Skyrim to buy other Elder Scrolls games as well as other Bethesda games in the future. Although this is something that happens with a lot of games to some extent, this is particularly relevant for Skyrim because of its nature as an open world game as well as the stream of new content that is being pumped out by its active community of fans. In part, this is because Skyrim is still being sold, meaning that its number of sales can be expected to continue rising for years and years to come. However, it should be noted that Bethesda’s profit on Skyrim should not be seen as being the same as Skyrim’s value. This is particularly notable because Skyrim’s success can be seen as a refutation to a number of common beliefs, which range from single-player games being on their way out to western fantasy RPGs having no appeal for a mainstream audience.
(1)Īfter all, more than 20 million copies is more than enough to make it one of the best-selling games of all genres on all platforms of all time, more so than famous names such as Halo, Gears of War, and even some of the less successful installments in famous franchises such as Mario, Pokemon, and Call of Duty. As a result, it is no exaggeration to point out that this makes Skyrim one of the most successful games of all genres on all platforms of all time. This translates to more than $1.3 billion in sales revenues, which in turn, translates to more than $1.2 billion in profit for Bethesda once its development and marketing budget of $85 million has been factored in. Like its predecessors, Skyrim boasts an open world in the sense that players can explore the setting at their leisure instead of being forced to rush about from place to place in a railroaded plot, which is one of the reasons behind not just its success but also the success of The Elder Scrolls series as a whole.įor an indication of Skyrim’s success, it is important to note that it has sold more than 20 million copies since it came out in 2011. As stated by its name, it is the fifth installment of The Elder Scrolls series made by Bethesda, which consists of action RPGs set in the fantasy world of Nirn. Skyrim is short for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
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