AAA

Video game concept

Produced with exceptionally high budget and expected to sell well. Marketed also in mainstream media, possibly even on the streets, and often has marketing material besides the game itself in stores. Likely part of or attempt in creating new franchise.

230
games
12
platforms

Alternate names: Triple A
Name variations: Triple-A

Has no bearing on a game being good or bad.

These are extremely likely to contain DRM mechanisms.

Limited to only few producers/publishers, such as Ubisoft and Electronic Arts, who have the capacity for this.

Initial release for these is usually priced at around 50-60 USD/EUR or similar, about 10-20 USD/EUR more than most other games. For consoles these may not have that different release prices.

A lot of the budget is also used for advertizing on TV, billboards, and other public places (other than the internet).

Handheld/mobile devices, browser, Flash, and some other platforms generally never have AAA titles.

Curiously many modern AAA titles tend to have extremely large number of tags applicable to them, but this phenomena is not exclusive to them.

The first AAA video game was released on November 15, 2001.

Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and Activision published most of these games.

Parent group

Game production & development

Platforms

Windows 62
X360 54
PS3 42
Mac OS X 19
Linux 14
Xbox 10
Wii 7
PS2 5
Wii U 5
PS4 5
Xbox One 4
GameCube 3

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