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Ogbert
Gold Member
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
Maybe the publishers and stockholder need to accept that a good single player game can sell 10 million+ units. Budget accordingly and keep expectations in check.....instead of promising a steady flow of $$$$$ with GAAS
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
How about we don't get ahead of ourselves until we have it for a fact that Astro Bot can sell similar to TLOU, Uncharted, Horizon, etc.
Oh and it's kind of cute that people like you pretend that those other Sony games are not some of the most highly acclaimed games of the industry. Heck, part of the Astro Bot charm is about paying tribute to those generally beloved games.
Killjoy-NL
Member
The goal of their gaas-strategy is to have their own gaas exist alongside singleplayer games and help fund more of said singleplayer games.
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
How long before Sony shuts Asobi down for not meeting unrealistic expectations?
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
Well that didn't work out did it?
MisterXDTV
Member
Everyone knew this was going to be amazing: first time in my life I preordered a game digitally....
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demigod
Member
Not sure how you got that out of that tweet unless it was in the article.
splattered
Member
You know it doesn't count if you do his schoolwork for him because you want to play Astrobot...? jk! Grats
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jm89
Member
Some of you just enjoy being miserable.
Killjoy-NL
Member
Bit early to tell, huh? Helldivers 2 is the second biggest hit this year, next to Black Myth Wukong.
Physiognomonics
Member
Me too...All because I sold my PS5
Wait you are serious? Are you even a gamer? GTFOYes, color me surprised.
Guess it's an exceptional glorified tech-demo.
StueyDuck
Member
So glad to see it's fire like we all expected, now we all gotta just put our money where our mouths are and support this big time (I already pre-ordered basically the day that i could)
The only way you get more games like this and less games like concord is if those games bomb and these games soar as a success
The only way you get more games like this and less games like concord is if those games bomb and these games soar as a success
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Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
That is the state of the industry...not me
kaizenkko
Member
I really don't know why people keep saying that. Where did you get that? I'm 100% sure that Astro Bot sells can fund Team Asobi's next game. In fact, all Sony's single-player titles are profitables. What is not profitable are Concord's-like.
Sixth actually, Uncharted 2(96), Gran Turismo(96)
digoutyoursoul
Member
Well that’s my nephews birthday present sorted
Slothbeing1209
Member
Holy shit, looks like this year goty just arrived.
Killjoy-NL
Member
Lol I'm not even hating on the game.
People are way too sensitive over these things lately.
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Doctor Hades
Member
Cannot wait to play this tomorrow but I really do hope that this game does well for the developers and Sony.
PS5 owners should at least be familiar with the character via the free (and awesome) Astro's Playroom but I hope that Astro Bot isn't cruelly ignored/overlooked in favour of the latest triple A shooter. It would be a real shame as new IPs are rare these days and Astro Bot himself (itself?) seems like a great mascot for the PlayStation brand.
PS5 owners should at least be familiar with the character via the free (and awesome) Astro's Playroom but I hope that Astro Bot isn't cruelly ignored/overlooked in favour of the latest triple A shooter. It would be a real shame as new IPs are rare these days and Astro Bot himself (itself?) seems like a great mascot for the PlayStation brand.
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Astray
Member
He's been salty since Feb lol.
Wukong selling 18 million copies definitely has him screaming on the inside too.
Senua
Member
Yes, color me surprised.
Guess it's an exceptional glorified tech-demo.
Mibu no ookami
Demoted Member® Pro™
It's because you don't listen when people say things.
Astro Bot was a cheaper single player game. Most of Sony's AAA single player games cost big money. They're inherently risky endeavors and they take a long time to produce.
Companies need constant cash flow and operating income.
Concord was a failure and Helldivers 2 is probably the best selling PlayStation game of all time... "it be like that sometimes"
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StueyDuck
Member
The Geoffies are heavily sponsored by China and Chinese companies... just look at tencent awarding themselves the singular random award of greenest games company at gamescom.
I think you could easily see wukong winning at the Geoffies...
Caio
Member
You read my mind
How long before clueless people declaring Astro Bot a massive commercial success without knowing or comprehending the game's actual financial performance?
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Oh already too late...
Elfstar
Member
Let's be real, Banjo's audience is nowhere near Xbox's marketshare.
Pedro Motta
Member
Hope it sells as well as it scores...
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
And here I was figuring mid 80s at best
sankt-Antonio
:^)--?-<
Preordered.
Mownoc
Member
You typed Sony but I think you were thinking about Microsoft.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Hope so, we need less realistic stuff and more fun stuff.
Give Astro Bot also a marketing budget of >100m dollar and we'll see.
I don't give a shit about highly acclaimed games if they are not for me. For me it's all about gameplay, just like in the good old PS1 + PS2 times.
TheDarkPhantom
Gold Member
Now go buy the game you cheapskate fucks, money talks, send the message 
Killjoy-NL
Member
Because Sony has been talking about it since 2019?
That includes them being realistic enough to acknowledge the risks and probability that not all titles will succeed.
The way Concord flopped is exceptional though, regardless of Sony's strategy.
Hollowpoint5557
A Fucking Idiot
I'll aquire it when it comes to PC.