82 metascore game is a flash in the pan? No one believe this.
It's out earning Astro Bot today, and till the end of time. It's also more played than Astro Bot today, and till the end of time.
Are you talking about Astro Bot here? That games buzz and talk died about 2 weeks after launch.
I don't care about Astrobot. Metascores are not representative of quality or how strongly a game resonates with its core audience. It only shows how well publishers and journalists have marketed the game. Compared to other GAAS games Helldivers II is a flash in the pan.
It is a short game, but so polished and sweet. I finished it in 3 sittings but everything about it show how much care and love the devs have put into it. A far cry from the common bloated AAA game experience.
It absolutely delivered when it comes the quality and fun factor of the game.
The majority of the forum thought it would sell over 6 million lifetime.
Oh yeah I'm not saying anything about it's quality. It's an excellent game
Give them a break, they couldn't afford to buy it at full price.
If anyone expected this to reach 5 million in under 2 months while solely being a PS5 title, you're smoking crack. Those numbers are relegated to their big titles like Spider-Man and God of War.
In current PlayStation audience that's unfortunately not realistic.
That would made it sale even less, not everyone willing to shell out money to buy VR and not everyone can play it without getting sick.
You're not wrong. But if it was simply a VR mode, and you could still play flat screen, that would work.
1,5m is pretty good for almost no marketing. For games with Sony's ultra marketing it would be bad though.
Astro VR worked because entirely designed around VR.
Only first party game, but notice it's users and not PS5 owners. It's likely that 37% were out of the age range of things like TLOU, GoW, Stellar Blade, etc.
9 weeks vs lifetime? 6 Million is still optimistic though.The majority of the forum thought it would sell over 6 million lifetime.
Sales-Age - How many copies will Astrobot sell on PS5, lifetime?
I am talking lifetime, PS5 copies sold physical and digital. Say in 5 years how many PS5 copies will be sold?www.neogaf.com
True, but it does not have to be that way. A VR mode can work well, too. There would be some necessary sacrifices in immersion, of course. But it could still work.
Point is. Fanboys had unrealistic expectations for this.
How???
Game is already out of the charts… A PS5 Pro Bundle is the solution.
I know just the man for the job.
Kirby is more known IP and the fact there is way more audience for this type of game on Nintendo compare to current audience in Playstation.
I got the platinum in 16 hours. Game was extremely fun, but easy. So I zoomed through it.
The majority of the forum thought it would sell over 6 million lifetime.
Sales-Age - How many copies will Astrobot sell on PS5, lifetime?
I am talking lifetime, PS5 copies sold physical and digital. Say in 5 years how many PS5 copies will be sold?
9 weeks is lifetime, yeah ok.The majority of the forum thought it would sell over 6 million lifetime.
Sales-Age - How many copies will Astrobot sell on PS5, lifetime?
I am talking lifetime, PS5 copies sold physical and digital. Say in 5 years how many PS5 copies will be sold?
6M is not unrealistic. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart sold 1.1M units in 6 weeks and that went on to sell ~4M units by June 2023 (exactly two years after release).
That's not really true. They aren't on Nintendo's level where they can keep the launch price for years on end and keep selling but many Sony 1st party games sell tons after the launch window. They get prime marketing spot on the dashboard any time they are discounted.
Highly agreed. 1.5 million should be seen as a success for any non-Nintendo game in this genre.
Platformers on average have been pushed down to AA or below, and people will have to accept this. Franchises like Mario and Astro Bot are the exception.
Reaching new audiences is something Sony has talked about a lot this whole generation, and Astro Bot has ultimately accomplished said goal.
Oh man, we started.
Wish I was into Astro Bot, it definitely looks like a good game. But I would have been into it if it had a legit setting and story similar to like Ratchet and Clank for a platformer.AstroGOAT doing the lord's work
For a gaming world with more Astros and less Concords and Veilguards
If it only cost around 50 million then it's a good amount, even 1 million sold as the first announcement would be good. Just that many thought it'll sell a lot more since they pushed Astro Bot to be the face for Playstation.
