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That numbers include sales across PS5, PS4, and PC, as well as players gained through PlayStation Plus and PC Game Pass.

Connecting with over *16 million Porters across PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and PC, DEATH STRANDING is an award-winning videogame that has captivated players from all over the globe. DEATH STRANDING originally launched on 8th November, 2019 on PlayStation®4 and features an A-List cast including Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Léa Seydoux, Guillermo del Toro, and Margaret Qualley.

Source: https://www.kojimaproductions.jp/en/A24-announcement

 

[Flabagast]

That's great, bring on DS2

 

[Mortisfacio]

Looks like 43% roughly finished the game (based on trophy %). Seems about right. Great world and presentation, but incredibly boring and I personally couldn't force myself to finish it. I even play boring walking/crafting games like Satisfactory, but this game just didn't click with me and about 20 hours in I put it down and uninstalled.

 

[Luipadre]

Amazing. Cant wait for ds2, but i was so disappointed by the lack of ds2 news at the game awards

 

[Kilau]

Probably my favorite game of the last 10 years.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Ive been considering going back for a replay since I now know the exact spot to break away from the crack-like delivery addiction and streamline the rest of the story.

 

[Hugare]

It was given for free on Epic Store, not to mention on Game Pass and PS Plus

Its a cool game tho, I'm excited for the sequel.

But "experienced" ≠ bought

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Fantastic game

 

[Flabagast]

Probably my favorite game of the last 10 years.

yeah,

Or at least the boldest and most innovative AAA game in the last 10 years (I dont really know how anyone could say otherwise)

Cant wait for 2

 

[R3TRO]

I really need to finish this one day.

 

[ReBurn]

"experienced" ≠ bought

 

[Flabagast]

Ive been considering going back for a replay since I now know the exact spot to break away from the crack-like delivery addiction and streamline the rest of the story.

Yep, I would also want to do a replay for the story but I do not want to spend another 70h doing deliveries and maxing everything (although I really liked it back in the day).

Do you have some advices ?

 

[Chuck Berry]

Yep, I would also want to do a replay for the story but I do not want to spend another 70h doing deliveries and maxing everything (although I really liked it back in the day).

Do you have some advices ?

Well I always beeline the story as soon as I finish Heartman, and by that point I already have all of the weapons, supplies, vehicles etc that I need (after 50 hours of deliveries of course lol)

I find it near impossible to skip all of that delivery time. Like thats the game lol Its just too fun and sucks me in too quick

 

[Evil Calvin]

It's a 4 year old game. Why mention sales now? No one cares.

 

[Pelao]

Masterpiece. Finished it twice and loved it both times. I would replay it more if it had a new game plus mode, as it's way too long.

 

[GymWolf]

Best fedex simulator i ever played.

 

[mayham2199]

I tried it out and it didn't seem to bad for an intro. I think I might go back and try it some more. Just not sure how much I can enjoy the delivery stuff.

 

[adamsapple]

It's a 4 year old game. Why mention sales now? No one cares.

Not sales. It's GAF favorite Engagement

Don't forget, this has been on PS+ for a long while, also dropped on PC Game Pass last year, and has been an EGS freebie.

 

[TheRedRiders]

I was LTTP to this game - just finished it a few days ago. Man I love it, already poured 60 or so hours into it. It had way may depth than I was expecting, gameplay and the world design was incredibly fun. Still busy busting my ass of building roads - someone give me 6000 Ceramics please!!!!

Cannot wait for DS2.

 

[Kilau]

Best fedex simulator i ever played.

Nah not FedEx, these deliveries actually get made.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Downloaded free on epic game store. I got as far as the president jumping out of bed and Norman reedis being a jerk to her for me to label this game as not for me. My controller shut down and I deleted it.
Im just not a fan of death stranding.

 

[Negotiator101]

Engagement metrics are fine for PlayStation games

 

[Mr Moose]

I have it kinda 4 times. The PS4 version, PS5 upgrade, and two free versions from Epic store.

Engagement metrics are fine for PlayStation games

They share things like this from time to time.

 

[Ribi]

Why do gamers like thier time wasted?

 

[winjer]

It was given for free on Epic Store, not to mention on Game Pass and PS Plus

Its a cool game tho, I'm excited for the sequel.

But "experienced" ≠ bought

And Humble Bundle.

So everyone who was even curious about it, had a chance to play it, even if for just a few minutes.
Those 16 million are very inflated numbers.
Imagine if a company were to brag about a lot of people playing a demo disc, back in the day.

 

[Puscifer]

Looks like 43% roughly finished the game (based on trophy %). Seems about right. Great world and presentation, but incredibly boring and I personally couldn't force myself to finish it. I even play boring walking/crafting games like Satisfactory, but this game just didn't click with me and about 20 hours in I put it down and uninstalled.

When the average % of players who finish games is 20% that's a great number

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Another Kojima masterpiece. DS2 coming in 2024 and you best believe it's going to be at the top of the GOTY contender pile, can't wait.

 

[MarkMe2525]

Wait... are we talking about engagement numbers here? I thought those were reserved for Xbox centric titles.

On topic: While I eventually fell off this game, I enjoyed my roughly 30 hours with it. I can easily see what made it special. Great atmosphere, neat mechanics, looks great.

 

[GymWolf]

Nah not FedEx, these deliveries actually get made.

I was trying to be gentle with the game, don't push me broh

 

[rofif]

It didn't sold too much. Number is high because it was free.

But my god - playing this day 1 on ps4 was crazy

 

[gow3isben]

Amazing. Cant wait for ds2, but i was so disappointed by the lack of ds2 news at the game awards

Why so when we got a clip of rando screaming faces and Jordan Peele?

 

[Heisenberg007]

It was given for free on Epic Store, not to mention on Game Pass and PS Plus

Its a cool game tho, I'm excited for the sequel.

But "experienced" ≠ bought

Yeah, these player count metrics are stupid as always - especially in a world where gaming subscriptions and free giveaways are a thing.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Say what you will, I think it's beyond impressive that Kojima went on a limb to make the game he truly wanted to make. Even if it wasn't for everyone. Sure, it borrowed some things from other games, but it was also pretty damn unique in a variety of ways. These days you don't see many AAA/high budget games making something unique and different as it's typically a gigantic risk.

It's a very divisive game, and understandably so. But I think it's worthy of attention for the reasons above, alone.

That being said, personally, I loved it. It was different, strange, and risky. Not to mention it coming out around peak COVID/quarantine time almost made the game hit harder. I look forward to seeing what happens with the sequel.

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

Looks like 43% roughly finished the game (based on trophy %). Seems about right. Great world and presentation, but incredibly boring and I personally couldn't force myself to finish it. I even play boring walking/crafting games like Satisfactory, but this game just didn't click with me and about 20 hours in I put it down and uninstalled.

I think 43% is excellent for a single-player game with this much content. Hogwarts Legacy had roughly 26% on Steam.

 

[Mortisfacio]

I think 43% is excellent for a single-player game with this much content. Hogwarts Legacy had roughly 26% on Steam.

Comparing two different platforms, though. Steam users on average complete games less often than PlayStation players (I've always just taken this to be because of the absurd amount of games to go through on PC vs consoles + Steam/Humble Bundle/GMG/etc bundle a lot of stuff). Playstation trophy count has Hogwarts at 51%. Steam Death Stranding is 30%

 

[skit_data]

Looking forward to DS2, Death Stranding was probably one of my top 10 last gen games. Truly unique gameplay with a 10/10 presentation.

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

Comparing two different platforms, though. Steam users on average complete games less often than PlayStation players (I've always just taken this to be because of the absurd amount of games to go through on PC vs consoles + Steam/Humble Bundle/GMG/etc bundle a lot of stuff). Playstation trophy count has Hogwarts at 51%. Steam Death Stranding is 30%

So, it sounds like you're saying the completion average when you include PC and console is about the same as Hogwarts Legacy, and is actually higher than Hogwarts Legacy on PC.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Not too impressive for a four year old game on three subscription models, a free giveaway on PC, and PC bundles.

 

[Mortisfacio]

So, it sounds like you're saying the completion average when you include PC and console is about the same as Hogwarts Legacy, and is actually higher than Hogwarts Legacy on PC.

Hogwarts and Death Stranding story completion on Steam are both at 30.7%

Death Stranding also sold less and was released on PC in summer of 2020 when everyone was at home due to COVID lockdowns. 3 1/2 years to complete vs a game that released earlier in 2023 in a stacked year. The connection you're trying to draw is incredibly dishonest.

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

Hogwarts and Death Stranding story completion on Steam are both at 30.7%

Death Stranding also sold less and was released on PC in summer of 2020 when everyone was at home due to COVID lockdowns. 3 1/2 years to complete vs a game that released earlier in 2023 in a stacked year. The connection you're trying to draw is incredibly dishonest.

lol, now you're bringing COVID into it? Sure thing, man. A 43% completion rate for a single-player game is incredibly underwhelming, unless it's for any game other than Death Stranding.

 

[Mortisfacio]

lol, now you're bringing COVID into it? Sure thing, man. A 43% completion rate for a single-player game is incredibly underwhelming, unless it's for any game other than Death Stranding.

On PlayStation, Hogwarts is 51% completion. Death Stranding is 43%. COVID lockdowns with time to kill and 4+ years to finish (edited for console release) vs a release this year. If you can't see the difference there, there's no point discussing further. You're doing mental gymnastics.

 

[Sushi_Combo]

Such Engagement much nice. I did enjoy the game quite a bit actually.

 

[Freelance Yakuza]

DS felt like a strange little indie game with AAA budget
It's core gameplay loop was just... strange and experimental, something only Kojima would be able to pull out
I look forward for DS2

 

[March Climber]

Why do gamers like their time wasted?

That's the entire point of the medium.

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

On PlayStation, Hogwarts is 51% completion. Death Stranding is 43%. COVID lockdowns with time to kill and 4+ years to finish (edited for console release) vs a release this year. If you can't see the difference there, there's no point discussing further. You're doing mental gymnastics.

lol, I'm doing mental gymnastics? You're the one trying to say stats don't matter because of COVID. Moving the goalposts much?

 

[mckmas8808]

Looks like 43% roughly finished the game (based on trophy %). Seems about right. Great world and presentation, but incredibly boring and I personally couldn't force myself to finish it. I even play boring walking/crafting games like Satisfactory, but this game just didn't click with me and about 20 hours in I put it down and uninstalled.

43% is GREAT number considering it was on PlayStation Plus. And it's a game that lasts 40 to 80 hours.

 

[Mortisfacio]

lol, I'm doing mental gymnastics? You're the one trying to say stats don't matter because of COVID. Moving the goalposts much?

Ok, bud. You can't see the difference between 4 years to complete and a game that came out this year. Elementary concept of time you seemingly can't comprehend.

 

[PuppetMaster]

Love Death Stranding! Platinumed it twice.

Second play through I did entirely on the 21:9 ultra wide-screen mode on PS5. And it looked like nothing else I have played.

It's not the story or the cinematics that are the draw for me in this game. It is the sense of exploration and adventure. Discovering new things for the first time. Also building an incredible network of zip lines!

Bring on DS2!

 

[GreatnessRD]

I really need to finish that game. Haven't even scratched the surface. Good for Kojima-San.

 

[Bernkastel]

Best fedex simulator i ever played.

So DS2 would be international shipping simulator? Order something from Amazon UK and wait for months for them to not ship your product, and eventually you beg them to refund. Try simulating that pain Kojima.