LogFAQs > #971925361

To be fair, it's not solely about profit but also investment

if you spend years of work, hundreds of millions in resources and time and then make below expectations in profit, that was a poor investment

This is ultimately how Hideo kojima fell out of favor with Konami despite everything he touched making money

$50 for $2 dollars of work will always be better than $100,000,000 for $70,000,000