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[Robert at Zeboyd Games]

EDIT: I know there are several threads on NMS already, but this one is specifically for discussing sales/sales potential.

From PC Gamer:
http://www.pcgamer.com/no-mans-sky-..._source=twitter&utm_campaign=buffer-pcgamertw

212,620 concurrent users on No Man's Sky.
XCOM 2 & Dark Souls 3 each had around 130k at max.
Rocket League maxed out at around 100k (during a free weekend).
Skyrim reached 280k during launch, GTA5 reached 364k.

It'll be interesting to watch the SteamSpy figures later, but it's already clear that this is going to be one of the best selling games of the year.

 

[dity]

Most refunded Game of the Year.

 

[Klyka]

Bad practices being rewarded, as per usual in the gaming industry.

 

[Blablurn]

Pretty impressive

 

[Freeman76]

Amazing game, the team behind it deserve the massive income they are about to receive. Well done Hello Games!

 

[R3TRO]

Enjoyable game so far.

 

[Heckler456]

Bad practices being rewarded, as per usual in the gaming industry.

Bad practices?

 

[Akoi]

Hopefully this means patches that fix and add things aren't too far off

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Most refunded Game of the Year.

Do we have any numbers for how many people use the refund function ?

 

[Varg]

Most refunded Game of the Year.

Already did. Steam is great!!!

 

[VARIA]

Well deserved, been having a great time.

 

[CraigerGamer]

I am curious how many will try and get a refund. I'm certainly not though I don't expect to play until a few months from now when the PC version will (hopefully) become more stable.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

I'd be really curious to see what refunds look like on a game with this level of sales. Seems like this will be 2016's Arkham Knight, and refunds are live.

 

[Freeman76]

Bad practices?

Just another jaded human being looking for a rise, dont succumb.

 

[matrixman92]

Bad practices?

The game runs like a nightmare. Like Arkham knight level bad.

That's the only bad thing I'm aware of on PC

Edit: oh duh. They are probably talking about mp stuff

 

[bananafactory]

Bad practices?

Assume he means preorder incentives and such?

I don't think these people knew the port was shit when they bought it

 

[Klyka]

Just another jaded human being looking for a rise, dont succumb.

Pfffhahahahahahahaha

 

[Granjinha]

Bad practices?

they lied about features, basically

 

[Rellik]

Do we have any numbers for how many people use the refund function ?

No, not unless the devs/publisher reveal it themselves.

 

[Wollan]

Really enjoying it. Very Sci-fi with it's serene music, endlessness and material gathering/tinkering.

 

[hawk2025]

Seems to be blowing up on PS4 too and it's second on Twitch, so I imagine it's a huge success.

 

[Heckler456]

they lied about features, basically

Which features are those? And where did they lie about them? Sure wasn't the release trailers.

 

[[Agent]ZeroNine]

Look at the hate. Anyways, this game deserves every sale it makes. Looking forward to seeing it evolve over time and I'm definitely looking forward to the inevitable(?) multiplayer and base building aspects of this game. Just wish there could be some intelligence life populating some of the worlds.

 

[dity]

Do we have any numbers for how many people use the refund function ?

A lot, apparently.

 

[Shorty11857]

Look at the hate. Anyways, this game deserves every sale it makes. Looking forward to seeing it evolve over time and I'm definitely looking forward to the inevitable(?) multiplayer and base building aspects of this game. Just wish there could be some intelligence life populating some of the worlds.

Why are people not allowed to hate on games that run like shit?

 

[NegativeCero]

Most refunded Game of the Year.

Got mine earlier today. Curious how that goes.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Seems to be blowing up on PS4 too and it's second on Twitch, so I imagine it's a huge success.

On Amazon UK its the 5th best selling product of 2016

 

[Tabarin]

Most refunded Game of the Year.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Makes another thread about sales..thread slowly devolves into the same stuff as the other threads...

Congrats now fix it up hello games.

Game has been doing well on Amazon and GameStop btw

 

[Finaj]

That's even more impressive when you realize how badly the game runs on PC right now.

 

[3bada]

Most refunded Game of the Year.

Haha, just refunded it myself, thanks steam.

It was a mess, couldn't even change from bordered window mode and ran at shitty frame rates.

 

[23qwerty]

Well deserved, even if there are some performance issues here and there, hopefully those can get ironed out quickly.

 

[ViciousDS]

Which features are those? And where did they lie about them? Sure wasn't the release trailers.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=213295140&postcount=6658


nothing in the quotes.....happened, it was lies.

 

[etta]

Most refunded Game of the Year.

Haha pretty much.
Steam reviews are at mostly negative now.

 

[Rellik]

On Amazon UK its the 5th best selling product of 2016

That's impressive.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Probably won't be one of the best selling for long with all the refunds happening because of their shit porting.

 

[Caayn]

Which features are those? And where did they lie about them? Sure wasn't the release trailers.

Out of the top of my head. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Ability to meet other players.
"Everything is a simulation and planets are rotating on their axis and around the sun." Planets are stationary. Stars are part of the skybox.
Ability to fly between solar systems manually isn't in the game.

 

[Acerac]

Most refunded Game of the Year.

I'm bugging Jo to get Subnautica when the refund goes through.

It's a shame when hype doesn't deliver. Mere days ago I wanted my hands on this game so badly, but unless the PC port gets worked on I don't know if I'd want the game even with additional content.

 

[Nirolak]

Probably won't be one of the best selling for long with all the refunds happening because of their shit porting.

Even Arkham Knight didn't see much in the way of refunds.

 

[Rising_Hei]

It has been the most played game on my friend list for sure for a while (for both Ps4 and steam), and they're enjoying it so far

 

[Aeroglyphics]

Such a polarizing game. I'm sure of that number half loathe it and the other half love it. I'm strongly on the loving end but to each his own. Congrats to Sean and the team at Hello Games.

 

[5taquitos]

Ability to fly between solar systems manually isn't in the game.

Why would you want to spend a literal year going in a straight line?

 

[Leafhopper]

Which features are those? And where did they lie about them? Sure wasn't the release trailers.

These.

Again though, I feel like they should have just been better with communication.

 

[Forerunner]

I'm enjoying it so far. I luckily haven't had any huge performance issues, so I won't be refunding it. I know a lot people are having issues based off of the performance thread.

 

[Plesiades]

Survival and space games are huge on Steam, so I'm not really surprised.

 

[ebullientprism]

Look at the hate. Anyways, this game deserves every sale it makes. Looking forward to seeing it evolve over time and I'm definitely looking forward to the inevitable(?) multiplayer and base building aspects of this game. Just wish there could be some intelligence life populating some of the worlds.

Reading these posts makes me wish there was some intelligent life populating this board.

Its astonishingly stupid to dismiss people's (very valid) complaints about a poor port as "hate".

 

[Fantastical]

Which features are those? And where did they lie about them? Sure wasn't the release trailers.

As if trailers are the only way to get information out about a game?

 

[DarkLordMalik]

That's a lot of people beta testing it. The full game in 2017 with multiplayer looks promising.

Spoiler

Sorry for those who are having issues.

 

[Collateral22]

Steam version sounds like a fucking trainwreck. Wonder what is wrong with it. GOG version is smooth enough so far. Maybe it's the DRM in it?

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Even Arkham Knight didn't see much in the way of refunds.

That's surprising and disappointing.

Haha pretty much.
Steam reviews are at mostly negative now.

Indeed they are!