Astro Bot has sold 1.5 million copies
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Magic Carpet
Gold Member
37% of PS5 owners only have Astrobot as the only game? Wha?
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
That actually seems kinda low given the amount of buzz around it. Granted, that's just been the core gamer crowd... maybe that didn't translate to the more mass market audience?
Dazraell
Member
If I understand it correctly they haven't bought any first party game in last two years, not any game at all
dreamstation
Member
Way too low. Should be 10 million.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
Game is good but not as good as portrayed. Still think the original demo had better music and creativity.
Haint
Member
This is probably pretty successful for the likely budget of Astro, but would be a bonafide bomba if it were a new IP from someone like Naughty Dog or SSM. Star Wars Outlaws was just heralded as the biggest disaster in entertainment history for selling a million units in a few weeks. I honestly expected way more given the reviews and positive word of mouth in the "gamer sphere".
No, 37% of the 1.5 million do not own any other first-party games, emphasis on first-party.
No, 37% of the 1.5 million do not own any other first-party games, emphasis on first-party.
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xrnzaaas
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Well it's an 80€ game so I think some people will be waiting for a price drop. It definitely didn't have a 200mil+ budget so it should be fine and there are good chances for a sequel.
That percentage is interesting though, Sony should consider making more pure fun, non-serious games.
That percentage is interesting though, Sony should consider making more pure fun, non-serious games.
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Sales comparison with other 3d platformers in this generation.
Super Mario Odyssey - 9.08m in 67 days
Super Mario 3D World BF - 5.59m in 47 days
Kirby and the forgotten land - 2.65m in 5 days
Crash bandicoot trilogy - 2.5m in 90 days
Sonic Frontier - 2.5m in 35 days
It takes two - 2m in 66 days
Astro Bot - 1.5m in 58 days
Ratchet and Clank rift apart - 1.1m in 50 days
Sonic x Shadow generations - 1m in 3 days
Super Mario Odyssey - 9.08m in 67 days
Super Mario 3D World BF - 5.59m in 47 days
Kirby and the forgotten land - 2.65m in 5 days
Crash bandicoot trilogy - 2.5m in 90 days
Sonic Frontier - 2.5m in 35 days
It takes two - 2m in 66 days
Astro Bot - 1.5m in 58 days
Ratchet and Clank rift apart - 1.1m in 50 days
Sonic x Shadow generations - 1m in 3 days
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TheDarkPhantom
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Should be 10x that but let's see what kind of legs it has. Either way solid numbers vis a vis assumed dev costs and PlayStation now has a bonafide mascot that can appeal to *all* demographics 
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Dafegamer
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Certainly a take...
midnightAI
Member
All that proves is that gamers on Switch buy more platformers
Cyborg
Member
maybe.
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James Sawyer Ford
Member
Solid start.
Probably turned a profit on $80M in revenue so far.
Hope it goes on to do 4-5 Million.......winning some GOTY awards and the Christmas holiday sales period should help.
Probably turned a profit on $80M in revenue so far.
Hope it goes on to do 4-5 Million.......winning some GOTY awards and the Christmas holiday sales period should help.
Killjoy-NL
Gold Member
Decent for what Astro Bot is, but I think this shows how many Gaffers are seriously overestimating demand for these kind of games (same as Stellar Blade).
While Astro Bot seems like the 'break-out title' for Team Asobi, these kind of numbers show why Sony is going with the Gaas-strategy.
They can't keep running their business on a few major titles each gen and a handful of these games, they need more steady revenue.
While Astro Bot seems like the 'break-out title' for Team Asobi, these kind of numbers show why Sony is going with the Gaas-strategy.
They can't keep running their business on a few major titles each gen and a handful of these games, they need more steady revenue.
Spitfire098
Member
Sony needs to keep at it with naturing the astro bot brand. Besides the break out hit it takes two, all the other ips here have had multiple irritation of games over decades.
Physiognomonics
Member
And game is an ever green and is going to sell very well this holiday.
It's called a system seller. It's still a thing.
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It's not
Mibu no ookami
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I think people are making the assumption that Astro Bot will have decent legs and will sell some numbers this holiday season, especially if it wins GOTY.
I think you had a handful of people assume it could hit 10 million, but no one took these people seriously.
The high water mark for non Mario 3d platformers is really like 7.5 million units lifetime. It'll be difficult for it to reach those kinds of numbers given the price of the PS5 making it unfriendly for kids/families.
We could also see an Astro Bot bundle this holiday season and a marketing campaign. So jury is out.
Mibu no ookami
Demoted Member® Pro™
Reading is fundamental.
37% or 555K haven't purchased a sony 1st party title in the last 2 years.
freefornow
Member
Wasnt RaCRA impacted by low install base of PS5 due console supply contraints at time?
Killjoy-NL
Gold Member
For sure.
Tbh, I already thought it had sold 10M copies, but maybe it's because of the people you mentioned.
In case of Astro Bot, I think it'll do better with their next title. Sony seems to be broadening their library for younger audiences with games like Astro and Lego Horizon.
Will be interesting to see how this will play out, as that demographic is the same as Nintendo's.
Yep but the same thing could be said to Mario Odyssey as it sold 9m units on 14m userbase of Switch.
Bonfires Down
Member
Astro is a bland ass character compared to Mario.
ShaiKhulud1989
Gold Member
It will have huge legs though, especially after GOTY awards.
Anyway, with modest team and reasonable dev time/budget it's a clear success for Sony and Team Asobi.
Anyway, with modest team and reasonable dev time/budget it's a clear success for Sony and Team Asobi.
Insanemaelstrom
Member
Personally, the game deserves atleast thrice that, at the very least. It's brilliant, fun and most importantly, never boring. Shame more people aren't giving it a chance. Been showing off the game to my relatives's kids and their response has been unbridled joy.
Little Mac
Member
That's very low imo. Shame. Astro Bot is my GOTY.
TheGodfather07
Member
I said 5m-7m lifetime and I expect it will get there. Also just because the game is very good, doesn't automatically means it's gonna sell massive numbers. I don't know why people expected that? Since when was this a major ip for sony?
Vampire On Titus
Member
If Sony continues to support games like this consistently (family friendly platformers) audiences will eventually recognize Playstation is a brand for that niche. 1.5 million copies in 9 weeks is a great start.
Killjoy-NL
Gold Member
It was just a reaction from a certain demographic to Concord flopping.
GigaBowser
The bear of bad news
I give up on sony fans 1.5 millions the GOTY daaaaaarrrnnnnn you
KungFucius
King Snowflake
The 37% of new users is users not owners. Much of this is probably people making actual accounts for their kids so they can play it. I almost made an account for my 5 year old, but he preferred playing on my save.
My hot take on sales is: What the flying fuck? Why only 1.5 million? The game is the only first party single player Sony game so you would think that even the people like me who have a PS5 for exclusives only would get it. Second it is a great family game. Both my kids enjoyed it.
I am kind of pissed. I want more of these games and with sales like this, that is not going to happen.
xenosys
Member
Well deserved. Based on where it landed on the US Year to Date chart (outside the top 20), I expected it to be around 1 to 1.5m.
I imagine with a team the size of Asobi and the nature of the game, they've probably already made a tidy profit on the game.
Hopefully, good word of mouth will give it 3-4m total sales over the next couple of years. They should really get it released on the PC asap. Whether this sort of revenue is enough to convince Sony to keep investing in Astro is another matter.
I imagine with a team the size of Asobi and the nature of the game, they've probably already made a tidy profit on the game.
Hopefully, good word of mouth will give it 3-4m total sales over the next couple of years. They should really get it released on the PC asap. Whether this sort of revenue is enough to convince Sony to keep investing in Astro is another matter.
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Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
Rift Apart came bundled in the EU (not sure about other regions). A friend of mine got this PS5 bundle because it was the only choice at the time, although he had no interest in actually playing the game.
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Bernardougf
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And thats why you will eat up gaas from now on ... so dont complain
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Should be 10 million.
TheGodfather07
Member
Sony selling 20m+ copies of first party single player games didn't stop them from chasing gaas this generation though. Astro bot was never gonna change anything.