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Ali Jones

At roughly $60 million, Ghost of Yotei has dodged the spiralling sequel costs that rocked Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Horizon Forbidden West

Blood sprays across a snowy backdrop as Atsu cleaves an enemy's stomach open with a swift, wide blow of her katana in Ghost of Yotei's Gamescom trailer.

After the cost of some of Sony's recent sequels have spiralled far higher than their predecessors, Ghost of Yotei seems to be bucking the trend with dev costs that are "very, very similar" to Ghost of Tsushima.

Ghost of Tsushima cost $60 million to make, with a team of around 150 people. According to studio co-founder Brian Fleming, in an interview with Game File, that team size remained "pretty similar" for Ghost of Yotei, growing slightly larger at its peak but overall taking less time to develop.

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