Generic
Member
Time for a Switch port!
Astro Bot has sold 1.5 million copies
- Thread starter Dazraell
- Start date
tkscz
Member
Now this is a rough estimate I'm making based on data Sony has given before (75% of PS5 users buy games digitally). If that is the case for Astrobot then at least 75% of the revenue it made Sony doesn't pay out a 30% share (this is all ignoring tax). Where the physical copies still have that 30% go to the stores.
That said at 1.5 million units, the game made around $83.25M. I wouldn't mind knowing the budget of the game, I hope it has the legs to make over $100M. I'd like to see a game so well made succeed.
That said at 1.5 million units, the game made around $83.25M. I wouldn't mind knowing the budget of the game, I hope it has the legs to make over $100M. I'd like to see a game so well made succeed.
Sleepwalker
Member
I didn't buy it. Sorry GAF.
sncvsrtoip
Member
Im long past platformers, its more Nintendo game + they didnt bother with psvr2 so I didnt bother to check it
Last edited:
Roman Empire
Member
Buy Astro Bot! Play it and then come back to this thread.
Kacho
Member
well considering the latest Sonic game sold a million copies in a few days and most of that was probably on Switch, they may want to consider that
Last edited:
NeverYouMind
Member
It is not going to do well on PC either. Both Sackboy and Rift Apart sold poorly on PC.So it was a graveyard after all. Should have been on PC day 1 I guess.
Opinion - Cringe - TheGamer: Astro Bot Isn't A Celebration, It's A Graveyard
TLDR: Astro Bot will have cameos for games we will never see again Article I’m as excited to play Astro Bot later this week as everyone else. Sony is bringing back the cutesy, simple platformer that’s all about vibes and gameplay first and foremost, finally injecting some variety into a...www.neogaf.com
Last edited:
Chairman Yang
if he talks about books, you better damn well listen
Spectacular game that I hope continues to sell. If it tops out at 2 or 2.5 million, which seems doable over time, I think it'll be a moderate success for Sony.
Mibu no ookami
Demoted Member® Pro™
That's why Sony is releasing Lego Horizon.
I bet they come out with at least 1 if not 2 family friendly titles per year moving forward.
Robb
Gold Member
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Should do really well around the holidays.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
release it in Switch, Sony.
Mister Wolf
Member
Switch 2 port.
Mr Moose
Member
Just did, it arrives tomorrow.
LordOcidax
Member
Exactly this, it's all about doing good business, but people tend to said Flop when a low budget Nintendo games sell this amount. BTW, due the quality of this game and critic reception, this game deserve more, but i was expecting this kind of results. Playstation fanbase need to support more this kind of game… I have a few friends that has been calling Mario games childishs for years… now they don't want to touch Astrobot for obvious reasons… Sony need to work on change the PlayStation user base mentality.
The artful mincer
Member
60 times more than Concord! Roaring success!
The artful mincer
Member
Patience my precious it will get there!
If games like Metro Exodus can leg to 10 million Astro can.
Digital has given games infinite shelf life especially good games.
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
lmao thats it?
I was laughed at in a thread this year when I said this type of game doesn't attract the typical PlayStation audience. Its seen as a game for kids.
1.5 million with those reviews and that large install base is trash. no two ways around it.
Should be doing triple these numbers.
I was laughed at in a thread this year when I said this type of game doesn't attract the typical PlayStation audience. Its seen as a game for kids.
1.5 million with those reviews and that large install base is trash. no two ways around it.
Should be doing triple these numbers.
kruis
Exposing the sinister cartel of retailers who allow companies to pay for advertising space.
On the other hand, Sony's single player games are a more reliable stream of income than going to the GAAS casino. Sony's gambling with a whole lot of money.
TropicanaTwista
Member
That's a shame. Didn't expect crazy 10mil type numbers that some people were expecting but expected more than this. Game deserves way more than this. Still was probably highly profitable for Team Asobi and Sony. Plus with it being a platformer, good chance it will have long legs.
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
Would have sold better on Xbox
Humdinger
Gold Member
It's not new owners. It's just people who haven't bought a Sony 1st party game before.
onnextflix5
Member
It was $70, people are not made of money. I and many others would have bought it day one at $40.
Last edited:
Cakeboxer
Member
No need to complain about the price. Disc version was already dirt cheap at least in Europe in Septembre and like 80% of the PS5 owners have a disc drive if i'm not wrong.
Last edited:
Robb
Gold Member
That's ridiculous. Mario Odyssey did roughly 5M in 6 weeks on Switch, and that's the fastest selling 3D Mario ever made, an IP that is infinitely bigger than AstroBot.
5M after 9 weeks was never in the cards. It'll take years to get there and beyond, which the game hopefully has the legs for.
Mibu no ookami
Demoted Member® Pro™
People need to start putting things into proper perspective.
It's a PlayStation exclusive and not even on PS4.
We knew that games like Silent Hill 2 hit 1 million units ACROSS platforms by October 17th. We also know that Space Marine 2 hit 4.5 million units in its first month across multiple platforms. Metaphor sold 1 million units across platforms AND generations.
I don't think 1.5 million for a PS5 exclusive title of this size and scope and price is a bad thing, especially with people's time divided among Space Marine 2, Silent Hill 2, Wukong, Metaphor, annual sports titles, COD, dragon age, DBZ, undisputed, diablo expansion, sonic x shadow.
Like I and others have said, it will have legs and it will get a boost from GOTY if it wins it as well as a boost from discounting it keeping it relevant. A possible boost from bundling as well.
Vlodril
Member
That is what i meant yes. Not that they bought a console for it. There is clearly a demand there that is not being supplied so far.
Arachnid
Member
Yeah the childish aesthetic and platformer stuff turned me off too. The people saying it should be GOTY and praising it to high heaven peaked my interested though. I'll give it a go at cheaper
onnextflix5
Member
where can i buy this game at this price right now, little point showing me a deal that is no longer available and not in my country, idiotNo need to complain about the price. Disc version was already dirt cheap at least in Europe in Septembre and like 80% of the PS5 owners have a disc drive if i'm not wrong.
Last edited:
Humdinger
Gold Member
Oh, new owners of Sony first-party games, ok. Yeah, it's nice to see more diversity in their lineup. I get tired of the AAA cinematic games myself.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
Narrator: In the end, Men_in_Boxes was right.
Wastelander92
Member
Astro is also not a $300 million budget game.
NeverYouMind
Member
Last edited:
Cakeboxer
Member
I have no idea what parts of Europe and was you didn't undertsand, but thanks for the unnecessary insult.where can buy this game at this price right now, little point showing me a deal that is no longer available and not in my country, idiot
Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
This better be a Terrifier 3 scenario for Sony.
That movies budget was 2 million. It's recently crossed 63 million at the box office
Not huge numbers. But amazing profit. Hopefully the budget for this was peanuts
That movies budget was 2 million. It's recently crossed 63 million at the box office
Not huge numbers. But amazing profit. Hopefully the budget for this was peanuts
Killjoy-NL
Gold Member
Is that true, though?
They released 2 Gaas titles, HD2 and Concord.
One was a massive success, the other a massive flop.
GT7 seems to fall into their Gaas-offerings as well and that has been doing well.
All the other upcoming titles are anyone's guess.
Last edited:
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
The catastrophic failure of Concord overshadows the lukewarm sales of Astrobot.
This has bad ex energy.
What you should be paying attention to is Helldivers 2 earning 10x more than Astro Bot despite being significantly closer to its genres floor in terms of execution. How much more money does Helldiver 3 make with a 94 metascore out of the gate?
SEGAvangelist
Member
I'll be playing this once it's on a bigger digital sale than 10%. I have so many other games to play first. Glad to see it's doing well, though, because it looks amazing.
NeverYouMind
Member
Flash in the pan. Most are already bored with it. Why would people buy into the next iteration when they already know the existing one gets stale in a month.