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[kpopSuperstar]

Ka-ching. Subnautica 2 just launched in Early Access for $29.99, and is already a massive success.

Edit: Updated the numbers.

 

[pudel]

...but holy shit!

 

[Stuart360]

Yep said it could hit over 300k in another thread.

Surprised MS managed to get the game for Gamepass as everyone knew this was going to blow up.

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

Survival games can do Extraction but...

J/K... I just bought the hell out of this AND Blades of Fire.

 

[KyoZz]

Men_in_Boxes maybe extraction can do Subnautica?

 

[Stuart360]

Funny thing is there are a lot of gamers that dont buy Early Access games, either because they have been burnt in the past, or they simply dont buy games until they are completed.

It makes you wonder what this could of done if it was ver 1.0 and not EA.

 

[Gonzito]

What? Is it out now?

 

[calico]

That's great considering they're saying it's 2-3 years for EA.

 

[pudel]

What? Is it out now?

Early access is live now...yes.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Men_in_Boxes maybe extraction can do Subnautica?

Extraction & Survival

The two Omega Genres. You love to see it.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

....But is it Woke?

Already installed, will try it later. The only worry I have with it, is that it's lost it's feeling of 'despair' the first had.

 

[KyoZz]

Extraction & Survival

The two Omega Genres. You love to see it.

LMAO trying to frame extraction and survival in the same basket so you have a case is a new level of cope.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

The Omega genre to rule all Omegas?

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

LMAO trying to frame extraction and survival in the same basket so you have a case is a new level of cope.

This aint new. I've said this for years.

 

[Stuart360]

437k right now

 

[winjer]

426,706

 

[Lokaum D+]

 

[KyoZz]

This aint new. I've said this for years.

Yeah Subnautica had great PvP, same for Valheim, Green Hell, The Long Dark, Raft etc... they all had PvP has a main focus right?

Anyway go in PM if you want to talk for real, let's not hijack the thread.

 

[Stuart360]

Steam reviews will be interesting. I see a lot of people on the forums moaning about performance.

 

[Magic Carpet]

First game is Cultural Phenom. Hyperbole? A little, but reasons.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Yeah Subnautica had great PvP, same for Valheim, Green Hell, The Long Dark, Raft etc... they all had PvP has a main focus right?

Guy lists 5 successful survival games as proof it's...not an omega genre?

 

[manlisten]

Didn't realize Subnautica was this big of a deal. Very cool.

 

[Holammer]

What a surprise (not).

 

[calico]

It's another wake slop

 

[Arsic]

It's another wake slop

Still on page one.

Never change GAF!

 

[adamsapple]

....But is it Woke?

Gonzito

 

[Gen.Grievous]

Saw some gameplay on twitch. Ocean looks a lot more alive than in previous games.

 

[KyoZz]

Guy lists 5 successful survival games as proof it's...not an omega genre?

As proof it has nothing to do with a PvP focused game mode. But it was pretty clear, you're just playing dumb.

Survival is an actual OmegaGenre (whatever that mean lmao). Extraction is not.

 

[Holammer]

460k now, I bet it's going to break 500k.

 

[calico]

Technically you extract in Subnautica 1

 

[KyoZz]

460k now, I bet it's going to break 500k.

500K is definitely happening, maybe even 600K this weekend!

 

[FoxMcChief]

I'll get it on the Switch 2 far down the road.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Didn't realize Subnautica was this big of a deal. Very cool.

It's a fun game that's gotten great support over the years. I went in early, stopped and then came back much later. I think I own the game on like 4 different consoles. Just recently I did the Switch 2 upgrade.

 

[calico]

Gentle reminder: "The studio will also remain eligible for the US$250 million bonus payout, as the court has extended the earn-out period until September 2026."

 

[Myuni]

Yeah, I'll join later this evening... and will get it refunded most likely if it stutters like hell!
Put almost 70 hours into the 1st one. Got me mesmerized, even though it was a technical mess.

 

[Stuart360]

Didn't realize Subnautica was this big of a deal. Very cool.

It was one of the first 'Big' survival games along with Ark. It built its audience over time and new content over the years.

The sequel was always going to blow up.

And again this is while being a Early access game, while being on Gamepass, and while having a pirate version available for a few days now. Crazy.

 

[Stuart360]

Apparently the devs just announced they have sold a million copies already. I just heard it on Cohh's stream.

 

[pudel]

What a surprise (not).

I expected quite a few people jumping into it....but 400-500k is way more than I expected.

 

[StueyDuck]

Pretty crazy numbers.

But its no highguard or marathon type crazy

 

[Moondoggy]

Now hopefully, unlike the Slay the Spire 2 devs, they told Anita Sarkessian and Sweet Baby Inc. to fuck off.

 

[Gonzito]

Gonzito

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

As proof it has nothing to do with a PvP focused game mode. But it was pretty clear, you're just playing dumb.

Survival is an actual OmegaGenre (whatever that mean lmao). Extraction is not.

The natural order:

SP finds and hones a genre.

MP moves in and takes over when the genre is adequately unearthed. Subnautica 2 placed a lot of resources into MP design, but it will not usurp Rust, DayZ, or Ark Survival Evolved which all cater to PvP design more.

I told my Mom that Guerillas MP game should be a PvP survival game back in 2018. Anyone can ask her. Instead, we got Hunters Gathering for some reason.

AAA avoids this lucrative genre like the plague...

 

[Stuart360]

The natural order:

SP finds and hones a genre.

MP moves in and takes over when the genre is adequately unearthed. Subnautica 2 placed a lot of resources into MP design, but it will not usurp Rust, DayZ, or Ark Survival Evolved which all cater to PvP design more.

I told my Mom that Guerillas MP game should be a PvP survival game back in 2018. Anyone can ask her. Instead, we got Hunters Gathering for some reason.

AAA avoids this lucrative genre like the plague for some reason.

The devs themselves said that Subnautica 2 is a SP game, but a SP game you can play in co-op.
Its designed around SP though first.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Never knew the sequel would this big. The first game had peak CCU way back of about 50k.

Didn't follow the games and I don't think gaf talked about the sequel much at all.

But great on devs selling a ton! Always good to see success.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

The devs themselves said that Subnautica 2 is a SP game, but a SP game you can play in co-op.
Its designed around SP though first.

Yet it benefits immensely from the MP addition.

 

[Sanepar]

This is like a no man's sky on ocean right? No end, no story, right?

 

[ssringo]

Funny thing is there are a lot of gamers that dont buy Early Access games, either because they have been burnt in the past, or they simply dont buy games until they are completed.

That's me, to an extent. I'll buy certain types of EA games but not the survival-craft stuff; I'd just get burned out before the game was finished.

On that note, might be a good time to check out the first game since it's on sale

 

[Hari Seldon]

AAA avoids this lucrative genre like the plague...

Because they cannot monetize it. Also these games require staff that can write software, not just script in UE. AAA companies don't hire these people.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Gentle reminder: "The studio will also remain eligible for the US$250 million bonus payout, as the court has extended the earn-out period until September 2026."

Who know what the criteria is, but getting a $250M bonus based on a game that retails for $30 sounds impossible unless it sells at least 10M copies

 

[Moondoggy]

This is like a no man's sky on ocean right? No end, no story, right?

First one had an end, and the story was mostly told through audio logs.