Volkswagen has paused development of its electric Golf, admitting it “simply can’t afford” the work as rising cost pressures force a rethink of spending priorities
https://thedriven.io/2026/11/02/volkswagen-pauses-electric-golf-development-as-cost-pressures-mount/
https://thedriven.io/2026/11/02/volkswagen-pauses-electric-golf-development-as-cost-pressures-mount/
Volkswagen pauses electric Golf development as cost pressures mount
Volkswagen has paused development of its electric Golf, admitting it “simply can’t afford” the work as rising cost pressures force a rethink of spending priorities.
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November 2, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Volkswagen has paused development of its electric Golf, admitting it “simply can’t afford” the work as rising cost pressures force a rethink of spending priorities
https://thedriven.io/2026/11/02/volkswagen-pauses-electric-golf-development-as-cost-pressures-mount/
https://thedriven.io/2026/11/02/volkswagen-pauses-electric-golf-development-as-cost-pressures-mount/
She reminds me of the matriarch on Arrested Development with the "what can one banana cost, ten dollars?" Just absolutely divorced from reality
November 2, 2026 at 10:58 PM
She reminds me of the matriarch on Arrested Development with the "what can one banana cost, ten dollars?" Just absolutely divorced from reality
AAA game development cost explained with $10
$3 for development
$4 for executives
$2 for marketing
$1 for licensing fees
$3 for development
$4 for executives
$2 for marketing
$1 for licensing fees
October 29, 2026 at 9:33 AM
AAA game development cost explained with $10
$3 for development
$4 for executives
$2 for marketing
$1 for licensing fees
$3 for development
$4 for executives
$2 for marketing
$1 for licensing fees
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Web Development Cost in India 2026
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I mean what could it cost? $10?
Arrested Development
ALT: Arrested Development
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November 1, 2026 at 10:07 AM
I mean what could it cost? $10?
gang there are in-development titles you would call "indie games" that are gonna cost 5 million dollars to finish
I saw a story on a major gaming website speculating that Mass Effect 5 would have cost $5 million for EA to finish. If that was the case, BioWare would not have been closed! The gaming industry is where it is right now because big games cost hundreds of millions of dollars to finish.
October 28, 2026 at 4:34 PM
gang there are in-development titles you would call "indie games" that are gonna cost 5 million dollars to finish
Thinking about our current inflation situation: if we still had to pay for color film and development, what would it cost?
$10 a roll and $20 to develop it?
$10 a roll and $20 to develop it?
November 1, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Thinking about our current inflation situation: if we still had to pay for color film and development, what would it cost?
$10 a roll and $20 to develop it?
$10 a roll and $20 to develop it?
Paused the Golf EV development.
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Volkswagen pauses electric Golf development as cost pressures mount
Volkswagen has paused development of its electric Golf, admitting it “simply can’t afford” the work as rising cost pressures force a rethink of spending priorities.
thedriven.io
November 2, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Paused the Golf EV development.
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The AI cost of JavaScript frameworks | Discussion
The AI cost of JavaScript frameworks
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The AI cost of JavaScript frameworks | Discussion
I mean production covers a lot. Loads of Nintendo games aren’t voice acted for example. Huge cost reduction there. The cost of game development has spiralled mainly because of push towards ever higher standards of production that costs increasing amounts.
November 3, 2026 at 7:26 AM
I mean production covers a lot. Loads of Nintendo games aren’t voice acted for example. Huge cost reduction there. The cost of game development has spiralled mainly because of push towards ever higher standards of production that costs increasing amounts.
Meanwhile, The Age has run a couple of days of anonymous quotes from a property developer who said the offered to build an airport rail link for "no cost" if they just got a giant inner-ring suburban development site. Sure buddy was it a gonna be a mono-rail? Did you build it in Shelbyville instead?
November 3, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Meanwhile, The Age has run a couple of days of anonymous quotes from a property developer who said the offered to build an airport rail link for "no cost" if they just got a giant inner-ring suburban development site. Sure buddy was it a gonna be a mono-rail? Did you build it in Shelbyville instead?
this fits the American pattern of population distribution and travel better, and it cuts down on the expense and opportunity cost of the yard (still distorting urban development in many places).
By making the largest urban core of the region functionally a standard stop at the center of a route rather than a terminating station, my trip patterns become easier to achieve for riders and operational needs are better suited for outlying areas with more room for yards, etc.
November 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
this fits the American pattern of population distribution and travel better, and it cuts down on the expense and opportunity cost of the yard (still distorting urban development in many places).
I’d suggest their secret sauce is more likely keeping costs down by mainly prioritising gameplay over production and graphics and thus not being as subject to the massive cost increases in game development that is sinking the industry.
November 3, 2026 at 6:08 AM
I’d suggest their secret sauce is more likely keeping costs down by mainly prioritising gameplay over production and graphics and thus not being as subject to the massive cost increases in game development that is sinking the industry.
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$500M for Gears of War E-Day is likely an operational cost, not the specific cost associated with Gears of War. That doesn't make it much better, but we should be specific what we're talking about.
Operational cost is what kills a studio.
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Operational cost is what kills a studio.
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The Biggest Threat to “AAA” Game Development is Operational Cost, not Budgets - Lords of Gaming
Ballooning budgets are often blamed for the high cost of video games, but that's not the core problem. Instead, we need to look at operational cost.
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October 30, 2026 at 6:32 PM
$500M for Gears of War E-Day is likely an operational cost, not the specific cost associated with Gears of War. That doesn't make it much better, but we should be specific what we're talking about.
Operational cost is what kills a studio.
lordsofgaming.net/2026/09/the-...
Operational cost is what kills a studio.
lordsofgaming.net/2026/09/the-...
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Just saw someone say that writers who want comments on their fics are 'corrupted by capitalism' and 'art is there to be consumed' in the same post.
It's a comment, Michael, etc etc.
I'm tired.
It's a comment, Michael, etc etc.
I'm tired.
Arrested Development
Alt: Arrested Development "I mean, it's one banana, Michael. What could it cost? 10 dollars?"
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October 31, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Just saw someone say that writers who want comments on their fics are 'corrupted by capitalism' and 'art is there to be consumed' in the same post.
It's a comment, Michael, etc etc.
I'm tired.
It's a comment, Michael, etc etc.
I'm tired.
November 1, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Alli Q of incremental development alliance. AR-based non-profit advocating for housing affordability.
Speak in support of 13D decision rather than 13R. "Our Members find largest cost is 13R requiring a larger water meter and associated fees is larger than cost of sprinkler itself."
Speak in support of 13D decision rather than 13R. "Our Members find largest cost is 13R requiring a larger water meter and associated fees is larger than cost of sprinkler itself."
November 3, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Alli Q of incremental development alliance. AR-based non-profit advocating for housing affordability.
Speak in support of 13D decision rather than 13R. "Our Members find largest cost is 13R requiring a larger water meter and associated fees is larger than cost of sprinkler itself."
Speak in support of 13D decision rather than 13R. "Our Members find largest cost is 13R requiring a larger water meter and associated fees is larger than cost of sprinkler itself."
As with the development of electric vehicles, it's inevitable. However the cost of production might be a limiting factor with regard to the pace of wide scale adoption. I'd like to see a study of comparative costs and strategies for implementation.
November 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM
As with the development of electric vehicles, it's inevitable. However the cost of production might be a limiting factor with regard to the pace of wide scale adoption. I'd like to see a study of comparative costs and strategies for implementation.
Really like the idea of the development model described in this article - allowing you to run experiments to see how many buildings become financially feasible with different policy interventions... and where??
The real reason nothing gets built in San Francisco
The cost of new housing in this city does not pencil out. Can one wonky group change the equation?
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November 1, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Really like the idea of the development model described in this article - allowing you to run experiments to see how many buildings become financially feasible with different policy interventions... and where??