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One of the more interesting statistics from the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association is the average cost Japanese developers spent making a software title for each game platform. The figures, based on questionnaires sent to developers, don't include budget-price games.
The association found that the most expensive system to develop for is Sony's PlayStation 2, at 139 million yen ($1.2 million) a game. That's more than double the cost of a typical title on Sony's PSP handheld, at 63 million yen ($541,000) a game. On the other end of the spectrum, developing a Nintendo DS game costs a relatively modest 39.8 million yen ($342,000).
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