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[PontiusFeeb]

I thought it was just OK, but good enough that a sequel that fixes some of the problems could be really good.

 

[Vestal]

Fun game.. Coop can be amazing... WHEN IT WORKS.

I am all for this becoming a major franchise, BUT the following is required

Server hosted matchmaking and games

This should resolve the issues seen with Mods/Gear not affecting characters in matchmaking and hopefully would address the shit performance when the game is hosted on Last gen consoles. Along with the random dumb disconnects, and having to restart the game to fix connection issues.

 

[Great Hair]

People can Fly games on steam: 3, total sales: 2,492,000

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Outriders: 1mll. to 2mll. (my guess: >1.5mll.)
Bulletstorm: 200K to 500K (based on other games from other studios with similar sales: they´re all below 300K)
Painkiller: 100K to 200K

The game has sold over 1mll. (steamspy) on steam, but is kind of on life support. Peaked at 125,000 concurrent, down to 10,000 on steam.

Publisher Stats:
EA (74 games) total sales: 86,592,000 avg. $26.53

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Dice copies: 12,115,000, avg. $30.54
Crytek copies: 8,641,000, avg. $22.13
Criterion Games copies: 4,594,000, avg. $19.99
bioware copies: 12,497,000, avg. $25.76
Respawn Entertainment 26,661,000 avg. $37.49
Rest: .....

Square (121 games) total sales: 61,371,000, avg. $19.64

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Avalanche Studios copies: 15,254,000, avg. $24.33
Eidos Montreal copies: 1,970,000, avg. $19.99
PlatinumGames Inc copies: 69,000, avg. $39.99 (The Wonderful 101: Remastered)
Nier Automata, Nier Replicant Developer = Square Enix for some reason
Rest: ....

PlayStation Mobile, Inc. (4 games) total sales: 3,664,000, avg. $34.99

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Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition copies: 1,222,000, avg. $49.99
Days Gone: no data as of yet

Others

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Ubisoft (128 games) total sales: 126,783,000, avg. $19.96
Ubisoft Montreal (22 games) copies: 38,723,000, avg. $17.26
Ubisoft Toronto (2 games, Splitner Cell Blaclist) copies: 1,082,000, avg.$44.99
Ivory Tower (1 game, The Crew 2) copies: : 2,004,000, avg. $26.49
Blue Mammoth Games (1 game for Ubi.) copies: 27,810,000, avg. N/A

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. (25 games) total sales: 31,308,000, avg.$28.37
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment (76 games) total sales: 26,679,000, avg. $37.29
Activision (53 games) total sales: 32,583,000, avg. $21.34
FromSoftware (3 games) total sales: 8,699,000, avg. $34.99
SEGA (98 games) total sales: 68,383,000, avg. $12.9
Yakuza Series(Ryu Ga G.Studio) total sales (4 games): 396,000, avg. $29.99

Bethesda Softworks (43 games) total sales: 73,230,000, avg.$23.71
Bethesda Game Studios (11 games) copies: 33,936,000, avg.$30.99
id Software (27 games) copies: 20,974,000, avg. $11.42
Tango Gameworks (2 games) copies: 2,153,000, avg. $29.99
Arkane Studios (7 games) copies: : 7,081,000, avg. $20.7

Konami Digital Entertainment (20 games) total sales: 11,633,000, avg. $27.49
PlatinumGames (2 games) total sales: 1,974,000, avg. $24.99
RARE LTD. (1 game, Sea of Thieves) total sales: 3,952,000, avg. $39.99

Xbox Game Studios (42 games) total sales: 43,453,000, avg. $25.14
Moon Studios GmbH (ORI, 3 games) copies: 5,621,000, avg. $17.49
Ensemble Studios (2 games) copies: 2,616,000, avg. $22.99
Microsoft Game Studios (2 games) copies: 2,193,000, avg. $24.99
Splash Damage (2 games) copies: 8,196,000, avg. N/A
Bungie (1 game, Destiny 2) copies: 18,982,000, avg. N/A
The Coalition (1 game, Gears 5) copies: 608,000, avg. $39.99
Playground Games (1 games, Horizon 4) copies: 905,000, avg. $59.99
Remedy Entertainment (7 games) copies: 5,698,000, avg. $18.92
Lionhead Studio (2 games) copies: 1,534,000, avg. $22.49
Undead Labs (3 games) copies: 2,099,000, avg. $24.99
Iron Galaxy (4 games, Killer Instinct) copies: 405,000, avg. $17.99
Obsidian Entertainment (10 games) copies: 7,972,000, avg.: $23.49
Asobo Studio (4 games, FS2020) copies: 1,270,000, avg. $36.24

 

[Dolomite]

Gamepass is flexing it's muscles

 

[elliot5]

3.5M players for about a month since release for a brand new IP that didn't get a ton of marketing seems pretty good to me, even with Game Pass...

 

[Thirty7ven]

Player count in the first month, lol, as if that matters.

 

[Kagey K]

Player count in the first month, lol, as if that matters.

How would you do it then?

Retail sales that can be traded? Digital sales only?

People that tweeted the word?

Let's see your metric that is better than theirs.

 

[Exede]

I had/have a lot of fun with this game. But then i wasnt there in the launch weeks

 

[JeremyEtcetera]

Is now Square Enix's "Next Major Franchise"

 

[Thirty7ven]

How would you do it then?

Retail sales that can be traded? Digital sales only?

People that tweeted the word?

Let's see your metric that is better than theirs.

Revenue generated? Duh, this is such an easy answer. Player count only matters for F2P, and more important than first month totals, it’s player retention that is key because those are the players that will keep generating revenue.

 

[Kagey K]

Revenue generated? Duh, this is such an easy answer. Player count only matters for F2P, and more important than first month totals, it’s player retention that is key because those are the players that will keep generating revenue.

How would revenue generated = player retention exactly?

 

[Thirty7ven]

How would revenue generated = player retention exactly?

That’s not what I wrote at all.

 

[Kagey K]

That’s not what I wrote at all.

more important than first month totals, it’s player retention that is key because those are the players that will keep generating revenue.

 

[Team Andromeda]

How can a game that's so poor, sell and do so well?

 

[Kagey K]

How can a game that's so poor, sell and do so well?

By not really being that bad. If there's anything to learn in gaming, it doesn't matter what you like or what you hate, because there will always be somebody else to buy it.

 

[Thirty7ven]

more important than first month totals, it’s player retention that is key because those are the players that will keep generating revenue.

Yes, that’s right. Player retention means recurring revenue due to MTX.

Players who didn’t spend a dime on the game don’t matter at all. Considering the game is available on Gamepass and it didn’t exactly lit up the sales charts, a lot of people got in through the door without giving SE a single dime.

 

[Kagey K]

Yes, that’s right. Player retention means recurring revenue due to MTX.

Players who didn’t spend a dime on the game don’t matter at all. Considering the game is available on Gamepass and it didn’t exactly lit up the sales charts, a lot of people got in through the door without giving SE a single dime.

MS gave SE more money than they deserved I'm sure, and there are no MTX.

Just take the L here and move along.

 

[Thirty7ven]

MS gave SE more money than they deserved I'm sure, and there are no MTX.

Just take the L here and move along.

Do you have anything to add to the discussion? Because you aren’t saying shit.

Player count for a standard release doesn’t mean diddly squat. Numbers are inflated.

 

[Kagey K]

Do you have anything to add to the discussion? Because you aren’t saying shit.

So I'm pretty much you in every other discussion here?

Your dissection of this case is wrong and that is your last defense?

Move along and let the adults talk.

 

[Team Andromeda]

By not really being that bad. If there's anything to learn in gaming, it doesn't matter what you like or what you hate, because there will always be somebody else to buy it.

It started off really good and I thought I was in for an Sc-Fi epic then it turns into a run of the mill shooter with utterly boring and generic gameplay.

 

[Varteras]

It came out on Windows, Stadia, Xbox One, Series X, PS4, and PS5. It managed 3.5 million players but with no information on the ratios or how many of those players bought a copy. Seems like the perfect thread for baseless conclusions.

 

[megreotsugua]

If the measure of success if the number of players. They should've released it for free, or at least free-to-play.

 

[coffinbirth]

I mean, it's a fun enough game until it gets boring as hell, which is a brick wall that I hit after about a week or two, but ymmv, so I dunno.

 

[sinisterpanda]

Every company wants their own Destiny but I think that's a nonsensical attempt. These games are getting so boring after around 15 hours of play time.

 

[GreyHand23]

The game has no micro transactions so it really doesn’t matter if people continue to play it. If this means they’ll have more money for dlc or a sequel that has way more polish and production value then great.

 

[N30RYU]

Avengers had 2.2M sales first month... considering this was a gamepass launch game that playerbase numbers doesn't look to be good at all.

 

[Vaelka]

I don't understand how people can play the same games over and over again without getting bored.
Outriders looks like the most generic game imaginable.

 

[Shrap]

People love mediocrity apparently. It won't last.

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Nobody talking about the 30 hours average playtime? That seems absolutely huge. A ton of people start a game and uninstall it within 20 minutes. This means there are a lot of people out there who have an absolute shitton of hours in this game. Gameplay loop works well it seems.

 

[Sander Cohen]

What’s with all those millions of GP members not even giving a chance to a major game from major publisher offered to them through subscription? Strange and concerning for future GP hopefuls.

 

[SLB1904]

Nobody talking about the 30 hours average playtime? That seems absolutely huge. A ton of people start a game and uninstall it within 20 minutes. This means there are a lot of people out there who have an absolute shitton of hours in this game. Gameplay loop works well it seems.

Who gives a shit.
Give me sales numbers or fuck off with spin.
(This comment is directed to square)

 

[Bernd Lauert]

Who gives a shit.

The people who want to sell DLC in the future. Looks very promising indeed.

 

[Roberts]

I have been playing this over the last week and despite being repetitious as fuck, I really like it. I’m trying different approaches to liven it up and there is something satisfying about setting people on fire and watching them explode. The story is simple, but it has that cynical vibe too it and everyone’s an asshole so that is a plus.

And it really looks like people actually do play it. I recently got out of the forest so I reckon the end of the game is near and story based achievements there have been collected by more than 20% of players. That is really impressive, because the game is relatively new, is on GP and it took me around 24 hours to get there.