What are AAA games?

AAA Games: These are game titles made by companies that can produce huge, blockbuster-style games. They have large budgets – both for development and marketing – and they sell several million units upon release. These companies are staffed by hundreds of people, usually spread across offices in multiple countries.

What makes a good AA game?

They often develop their own proprietary game engines, such as Epic Games’ Unreal Engine and use expensive tech like motion capture to render gorgeous cinematics and animations. AA games usually prioritize excellent gameplay and storytelling, or innovative mechanics.

How many people work on AAA games?

The production teams for AAA title video games are huge, with at least 50 to 100 employees working on it. For instance, at Ubisoft, AAA game development for open world games involved 400 to 600 people. Again, detailed data is not exactly available for AA games.

What is the role of AAA titles in esports?

AAA titles account for most of the esports happening around the world, be it Valorant or League of Legends to name a few. A games contribute to esports on occasion. PUBG being a famous example that revitalized the battle royale genre and contributed to more esport events for this genre.