Sony's Costly Gaming Ventures: The Last of Us 2 and Horizon Forbidden West's Multi-Million Dollar Budgets Exposed

The budgets for two of Sony's biggest games, The Last of Us 2 and Horizon Forbidden West, have been revealed in poorly redacted documents submitted as part of the FTC's lawsuit against Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. The Last of Us 2 cost $220 million to make, while Horizon Forbidden West cost $212 million, not including marketing expenses. These figures highlight the increasing costs of game development and may explain Sony's reluctance to include these titles in its PS Plus subscription on launch day.