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[Draugoth]

Yesterday was the official launch of Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition on PC, which is now available through Steam and the Epic Games Store, but the game had a poor launch on Steam. According to data shared by SteamDB, Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition reached a peak of 25,258 simultaneous players 16 hours ago (the number may rise over the weekend).

With this result, Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition failed to beat the first game, Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition, which registered 56,557 simultaneous players at launch. Forbidden West was even behind Days Gone, with 27,450.

On the other hand, Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition managed to beat Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves, which had 10,851 simultaneous players at launch.

 

[Magic Carpet]

when price drops to DLC levels I Will get it.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Loved FW. For the gameplay.

There's a ton of baggage with the dialogue and story that I find grating.

 

[acm2000]

stop obsessing over steam concurrent numbers, games on pc especially continue to sell for way past their launch day.

 

[Gaiff]

This thread is certainly premature. For one, games tend to peak during their first weekend, and for two, this is coming out right at the same time as Dragon's Dogma 2 which will likely peak at over 300K+ this weekend.

 

[Kacho]

Curious to see how high this peaks over the weekend. Once DD2 dropped the player count cratered.

 

[Fabieter]

Alot of people bought the first game on Steam ro support pc ports from sony. They know they will get everything now so back to buy in sales or pirate the games.

 

[PatientGamer]

Concurrent players is a pointless metric imho, unless its an MMO/GaaS. Story driven experiences will grow over time.

Just finished this game recently; give it a 7.5/10. Decent gameplay, great modifications made to suit different play styles. Story is shockingly bad though.. e.g. Regalla's storyline is pure

 

[SJRB]

Galaxy brain IQ move to release this on the same day as Dragon's Dogma 2.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Besides being premature, it's normal that a sequel sells less than the previous videogame, book, or movie.

 

[SmokedMeat]

A mid Sony franchise going up against Dragon's Dogma 2.

Sony fans aren't even high on it. They just talk about how pretty it looks. Never about the actual game.

 

[Jaybe]

Too early for this. Games peak in CCU either their first Sunday or second Sunday, depending on if they are long games and/or whether there is multiplayer.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Make more GAAS. These games are duds.

PC has become the savior of console gaming.

 

[T4keD0wN]

68th most users in the last 24h, but its numbers 3 in top sellers. Game is a big download so it might take a while to go up.

Sony fans aren't even high on it. They just talk about how pretty it looks. Never about the actual game.

Holy shit, youre right.

 

[evanft]

stop obsessing over steam concurrent numbers, games on pc especially continue to sell for way past their launch day.

It really is so tiresome. Also when someone posts about "Game X player count drops by XX%!"

 

[Zathalus]

Alot of people bought the first game on Steam ro support pc ports from sony. They know they will get everything now so back to buy in sales or pirate the games.

Most players interested in the game are probably playing DD2 first.

 

[rodrigolfp]

It's $60, so, GOOD!

 

[Kurimao]

First it was Zelda BOTW and now Dragons Dogma 2, Sony is an idiot.

 

[Fake]

They release games next to huge one and ask why this happen.

First BOTW, Elden Ring and now Dragon Dogma 2.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Word of mouth soured on this game over time just like Ragnarok. Both will get shat on by Ghost of Sushi. If they want big sales they should release them during the honeymoon period and not on the same day as another highly anticipated game that is actually new.

 

[Windom Earle]

Woke games are not exactly hot shit these days. Also:

 

[Del_X]

Maybe don't take two years to release your Ubisoft-tower collectathon

 

[Ogbert]

Because it's the world's most boring game.

 

[Sushi_Combo]

Woke games are not exactly hot shit these days. Also:

What is woke?

 

[REDRZA MWS]

This series isn't very good as far as playing and enjoying the experience. I couldn't play more than a total of id say 5-6 hours on the 1st title.

It's a tech/graphical powerhouse for sure, I couldn't stand the gameplay.

 

[Kacho]

They release games next to huge one and ask why this happen.

First BOTW, Elden Ring and now Dragon Dogma 2.

This reoccurring theme will never stop being hilarious

 

[Herbspiceguy]

I like how Kabrutus called it Horizon: Forgotten Fast

 

[REDRZA MWS]

They release games next to huge one and ask why this happen.

First BOTW, Elden Ring and now Dragon Dogma 2.

Yet I've been told on this forum many times Sonys 1st party exclusives are best in class

 

[SEGAvangelist]

It's cuz it's just another Ubisoft game at this point.

 

[DenchDeckard]

I think it sold less than the first on Playstation as well right?

Fatigue after one game is not a good look.

 

[ValiantTraveler]

Horizon: Forgotten West

 

[Windom Earle]

What is woke?

I have only played the first game but it wasn't even subtle... Matriarchal societies, Only white male villains, female geniuses, insane amounts of race mixing. From what I have heard FW has like 50% gay people lol.

 

[Sushi_Combo]

I have only played the first game but it wasn't even subtle... Matriarchal societies, Only white male villains, female geniuses, insane amounts of race mixing. From what I have heard FW has like 50% gay people lol.

I didn't know Male villains, female geniuses, race mixing was controversial.

 

[Windom Earle]

I didn't know Male villains, female geniuses, race mixing was controversial.

"wokeness is not actually a thing"

 

[Kacho]

I couldn't play more than a total of id say 5-6 hours on the 1st title.

Same thing happened to me. I slowly walked through some grass, played as young Alloy, then fell asleep.

 

[JaksGhost]

Yet I've been told on this forum many times Sonys 1st party exclusives are best in class

Went up against those games and still sold over 32 million copies between the two. Sony isn't the one questioning the sales of the game but this forum sure as shit keeps doing it.

 

[mckmas8808]

This thread is certainly premature. For one, games tend to peak during their first weekend, and for two, this is coming out right at the same time as Dragon's Dogma 2 which will likely peak at over 300K+ this weekend.

Agreed. Why is the OP saying something that they know may not be true 48 hours from now?

 

[Sushi_Combo]

"wokeness is not actually a thing"

You still can't explain what woke is without sounding like an old man yelling at cloud.gif

 

[Windom Earle]

You still can't explain what woke is without sounding like an old man yelling at cloud.gif

I just did

 

[mckmas8808]

It cuz it's just another Ubisoft game at this point.

Not even close. But it does sell twice to three times better than another Ubisoft game.

I think it sold less than the first on Playstation as well right?

Fatigue after one game is not a good look.

You sure gamers are fatigue on the series? You sure?

 

[mckmas8808]

I have only played the first game but it wasn't even subtle... Matriarchal societies, Only white male villains, female geniuses, insane amounts of race mixing. From what I have heard FW has like 50% gay people lol.

Anybody who thinks matriarchal societies and race mixing is "woke" needs to have their brain checked out. Talk about a mental illness. Geez lol.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Not even close. But it does sell twice to three times better than another Ubisoft game.

I wonder how it compares to the Epic Game Store and Ubisofts Avatar Pandora game.

 

[Rockman33]

stop obsessing over steam concurrent numbers, games on pc especially continue to sell for way past their launch day.

Yes, only obsess when a PlayStation studios game does really well, not just okay…. Neogaf has a narrative to spread damnit!

But on a serious note I agree to some degree. Theres so many threads made with about steam concurrent numbers…. On the other hand its reallly the only metric that everyone can see real time for any platform.

 

[vkbest]

Sony hurting and ruining their console business for this lol. I said when they announced first Horizon, they will sell less games combined with PC + PS than when they were exclusives. People buys exclusive products because they are really exclusive. They are not gaining new consumers, they are losing older ones

 

[Guilty_AI]

Releasing right beside DD2 certainly didn't help.

Anybody who thinks matriarchal societies and race mixing is "woke" needs to have their brain checked out. Talk about a mental illness. Geez lol.

 

[Rockman33]

Besides being premature, it's normal that a sequel sells less than the previous videogame, book, or movie.

For books and movies I agree. For video games the first 1-2 sequels generally sell better.

Uncharted, Spiderman, GOW, Halo, Gears, Fable, grand turismo, forza horizon, fallout, elder scrolls, GTA, etc.

 

[Ozriel]

Sony hurting and ruining their console business for this lol. I said when they announced first Horizon, they will sell less games combined with PC + PS than when they were exclusives. People buys exclusive products because they are really exclusive. They are not gaining new consumers, they are losing older ones

This doesn't make sense. They are undoubtedly net positive with the customer base when they make these ports. There's nobody refusing to buy a game they like simply because it isn't console exclusive.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Exclusive things are inherently more valuable. The brand is perceived as stronger.

To me, the mediocre PC sales don't justify the losses in branding. For MP and GaaS or VR, yes, PC day 1, single-player AAA should be only on Playstation consoles.

 

[willothedog]

Woke games are not exactly hot shit these days. Also:

 

[rodrigolfp]

Not even close. But it does sell twice to three times better than another Ubisoft game.

This includes Far Cry 5, The Crew, For Honor, The Division and AC Black Flag?