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It seems DS2 is struggling to maintain its momentum in the PlayStation ecosystem despite being released recently on the market, and it is currently trailing behind an older game like FH5.

 

[Punished Miku]

Put a Forza car in Death Stranding. Problem solved.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Forza targets a larger audience and just hope this shows MS to release the next Forza day one on PS and make our GAF club even bigger

 

[onQ123]

Forza is digital only

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Then release it on PC already.

 

[jm89]

Meanwhile at Sony HQ

 

[Bond007]

Forza caters to a way larger group of people.
I love DS2 but try explaining the game to someone and what they are getting into. An over simplification of UPS simulator, which isnt really wrong- but not exactly fair either. lol

Hideo will survive

 

[Beechos]

One is niche and the other is mainstream. I guess the better comparison is how it ends up doing against gt.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Death Stranding 2 is also available physically, so this companion is nonsensical.

As for FH5…

1. Make a game that scores 90+ on Metacritic

2. Release it on a console that people actually own

3. Release it on a console people actually buy games on

Wasn't hard was it, Microsoft.

Not expecting many more Xbox Game Studios games to perform this well though on PS5 though.

 

[Dalbajobas]

Evidently even the best packet delivery game is a harder sell then the best driving game. I don't think anyone is surprised much.

 

[Ozriel]

Mibu no Whatshisname now:

Meanwhile at Sony HQ

I'm pretty sure Sony would have preferred to have DS 2 have better legs and a bigger sales outlook, irrespective of whatever FH5 does.

That said, I expect DS2 will be profitable in the long run. Kojima is pretty efficient, and the Decima Engine is god tier.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

You did not just compare a game that released at like 80 euros in a genre thats quite niche with a Forza game thats having its first discount on PlayStation lol.

 

[Mr Moose]

 

[adamsapple]

Not good for an AAAA game

 

[saintjules]

What a weird metric to use for comparison.

 

[Elios83]

The usual attempt to create drama where it doesn't exist.
The game is doing perfectly fine for what it is.

 

[Radical_3d]

It's a Glovo simulator. What did you all expected?

 

[Sooner]

Talk about trying to make drama out of nothing.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Kojima and Sony will be fine, but it's nice to see that people still have unhealthy fixations on Kojima.

 

[Unknown?]

THIS JUST IN!!! Death Stranding 2 high on physical charts, Forza nowhere to be found.

 

[PauloRoberto]

Are you seriously comapring a niche game (AAA, but niche nonetheless) and a game with a much larger audience pool ?! At least we know Koima does not pay rent, because he lives free on your head, that is the only explanation!

PS: I did not play neither of these games.

 

[tTHANOSs]

 

[Mattyp]

Some people seem upset by this news, that's okay but I'm sure Forza will be out of the chart next month.. next month for sure right guys?

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Some people seem upset by this news, that's okay but I'm sure Forza will be out of the chart next month.. next month for sure right guys?

I don't think people are upset most are just pointing out its a weird comparison and imo the whole thread is an attempt to bait people

That's just me though

 

[Sorcerer]

Kojima is too weird; everybody can relate to cars though. This is not surprising.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Well yeah. FH is a sports game and just like Fifa, Nba, whatever they're generally more popular than a niche amazon delivery simulator.

 

[Unknown?]

Well yeah. FH is a sports game and just like Fifa, Nba, whatever they're generally more popular than a niche amazon delivery simulator.

Not to mention one is only digital and one is also physical.

 

[willothedog]

THIS JUST IN!!! Death Stranding 2 high on physical charts, Forza nowhere to be found.

high? only just scraping the top 10 at 10 dropped 7 places getting trounced by Assassin's creed Shadows of all games.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

Some people seem upset by this news, that's okay but I'm sure Forza will be out of the chart next month.. next month for sure right guys?

 

[Certinty]

Death Stranding 2 always felt like a game where most of those who were interested would buy it launch. Plus, like everyone else has said, it has a far smaller audience.

 

[Mortisfacio]

I, for one, am not buying Death Standing 2 because the first was one of the most boring games I've played this last decade.

 

[Rush2112]

You KNOW Hideo wanted this to be his ticket to Hollywood. Too bad.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

Amazon.co.uk Best Sellers: The most popular items in PlayStation 5 Games

Death Stranding is 6th, no sign of Forza, see how this works both ways?

Anyway, glad to see FH5 doing well, FH6 day 1 on PS5

 

[m14]

Do you really believe games like Intergalatic, Death Stranding 2, Ghost of Yotei, and Wolverine can't draw in groups of people that haven't already purchased a PS5?

Business  Post in thread 'Xbox Series sales fall 30% year on year'

Jul 9, 2025

Yes imagine all those people who have been holding off on buying a PS5 because they've been waiting for Wolverine and the Knack remaster. Must be dozens of them.

Do you really believe games like Intergalatic, Death Stranding 2, Ghost of Yotei, and Wolverine can draw in groups of people that haven't already purchased a PS5?

• mckmas8808

I do.

 

[Ozriel]

You did not just compare a game that released at like 80 euros in a genre thats quite niche with a Forza game thats having its first discount on PlayStation lol.

FH5 isn't being discounted. It's $60 on PlayStation store. Those lists are sorted on revenue anyway, so the price actually swings the 'units' comparison even further.

its position is probably a bit skewed by it being digital only, though.

Amazon.co.uk Best Sellers: The most popular items in PlayStation 5 Games

Death Stranding is 6th, no sign of Forza, see how this works both ways?

Anyway, glad to see FH5 doing well, FH6 day 1 on PS5

FH5 is a digital only release. Why would you expect to see it on Amazon?

 

[m14]

Amazon.co.uk Best Sellers: The most popular items in PlayStation 5 Games

Death Stranding is 6th, no sign of Forza, see how this works both ways?

No, not really. In the UK the physical market is significantly smaller than digital. The same is true for the US and many other countries.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

No, not really. In the UK the physical market is significantly smaller than digital. The same is true for the US and many other countries.

Still, combined sales would be a better comparison.

Anyway, I guess the success of FH5 means every MS game will be coming to PS5 day 1 from now on.

 

[analog_future]

Who's going to make the "Death Stranding 2 is a flop" thread?

 

[RetroGamingUK]

FH5 is a digital only release. Why would you expect to see it on Amazon?

My point is that this thread is only taking digital sales into account.

I presented how things would look if only physical were taken into account.

This thread doesn't look at the whole picture.

 

[Fbh]

4 years old Forza Horizon outselling tons of new games despite still being $45 even when on sale.

Meanwhile EA: "You know what we should do with Need for Speed?...kill it"

 

[begotten]

Sequel to a game that everyone disliked until recently that also has a physical release

vs

Popular digital only arcade racer which has been a big hole on the PS Platform for awhile


Hmmmmm

 

[RCX]

Forza is huge for mainstream audience. DS2 is for nerds, like us.

Mystery solved.

 

[Sephiran]

DS2 is just like FF7 Rebirth, the only people buying the game is people that played and loved the previous game, with no one else picking it up.

 

[Sephiran]

Death Stranding 2 is also available physically, so this companion is nonsensical.

As for FH5…

1. Make a game that scores 90+ on Metacritic

2. Release it on a console that people actually own

3. Release it on a console people actually buy games on

Wasn't hard was it, Microsoft.

Not expecting many more Xbox Game Studios games to perform this well though on PS5 though.

I mean the whole justification of DS2 low physical sales have been that ''Everyone is buying it digitally'', turns out its doing low numbers digitally as well.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Sequel to a game that everyone disliked until recently that also has a physical release

vs

Popular digital only arcade racer which has been a big hole on the PS Platform for awhile


Hmmmmm

Don't forget quite substantial price gap too

 

[Ozriel]

Sequel to a game that everyone disliked until recently that also has a physical release

vs

Popular digital only arcade racer which has been a big hole on the PS Platform for awhile


Hmmmmm

DS has a Metacritic user score of 7.4/10 and a 4.6/5 star rating on PSN, with 77k reviews.

'Everyone disliked' is extreme hyperbole.

Don't forget quite substantial price gap too

Those ranking are on revenue, not units.

 

[GHound]

Keep my GOTY's name out your mother fucking mouth warriors.

 

[m14]

Still, combined sales would be a better comparison.

Anyway, I guess the success of FH5 means every MS game will be coming to PS5 day 1 from now on.

Yeah certainly for games like the FH it's a no brainer to launch day one on PS.

 

[genesisblock]

If there was a day one PC version, it would've sold more but whatever.

 

[Physiognomonics]

FH5 is 52€ with ps+ currently vs 80€ DS2.