>> Really? How do you know that?
>
> He might have done some... research?

It's not like you can ask a company "by the way, how much did you pay 
for CryEngine?" I very much doubt they would answer you. (It may also be 
subject to an NDA, but I doubt it.)

> ... but considering how CryTech doesn't have a monopoly on advanced game
> engines, game studios might still prefer not to choose the most
> expensive one, and rather make a few more peanuts worth of profit instead.

But on the first hand, AAA developers seem to think that the only way to 
sell games is to have the best, most impressive game engine with the 
most incredible graphics. (It's not like *gameplay* matters or anything 
like that.) So presumably they buy the most technically impressive 
engine. Money isn't the primary considering here.

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