industry
AAA
Also known as: Triple-A
A game made by a large studio with a very large budget and team.
AAA (pronounced "triple-A") describes games produced and published by major studios with large budgets, large teams, and heavy marketing. The term is informal, borrowed from credit ratings, and signals scale rather than quality.
Big annual sports franchises and blockbuster open-world games are typical AAA releases.
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