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[Alex Scott]

God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla DLC revealed, coming December 12

The free content features an unraveling and replayable adventure with unique twists inspired by the roguelite genre.

blog.playstation.com

 

[MrA]

quite impressive since they haven't given away a single copy yet,
though I'm curious as to how many ps4 copies, as you could still buy new day 1 editions just like 3 months ago

 

[Raonak]

Great game; where that DLC/standalone game at!

EDIT: LOL just saw the valhalla announcement! HYPE!

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

No engagement numbers

 

[Senua]

My favourite dad game

 

[Pyramid Song]

"They need to kill Kratos like they did with Joel and have a new main protagonist"

lol

 

[Kerotan]

quite impressive since they haven't given away a single copy yet,
though I'm curious as to how many ps4 copies, as you could still buy new day 1 editions just like 3 months ago

$30 is the cheapest it's been and that's a recent sale I believe. This was a money maker for sure.

 

[Fake]

Kratos > the rest.

 

[Ansphn]

Wow GOW + Rogue-like = Ecstasy

 

[FrankWza]

 

[Vroadstar]

 

[Beechos]

This looks pretty bad no wonder it's free. God of roguelite.

 

[Crispy Gamer]

My game of the generation congrats

 

[Crayon]

I haven't bought it yet but will eventually. Unless they put it up on the sub and I'm still subscribed, I guess.

 

[akaFullmetal]

Nice, and less than a week away.

 

[Godot25]

quite impressive since they haven't given away a single copy yet,

Wasn't the game bundled with PS5 consoles?

Or was the price of bundle increased (in relation to base PS5) to accommodate for price of the game?

 

[MrA]

Wasn't the game bundled with PS5 consoles?

Or was the price of bundle increased (in relation to base PS5) to accommodate for price of the game?

The bundle a small 10 dollars/euros discount so basically still full price

 

[Gamer79]

It is a fantastic game.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

So GoW:R probably did over a billion in revenue for Sony. Damn!

 

[Mibu no ookami]

So GoW:R probably did over a billion in revenue for Sony. Damn!

How did you come up with that?

 

[Klosshufvud]

Doesn't mean much to me when PS5 consoles were hard locked to the purchase of this game.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

How did you come up with that?

11M copies sold by Feb 2023 where most copies were full price, plus another 4M copies moved since then at a 75-50% of MSRP could get it to that ballpark. Maybe a tad below that.

 

[VideoGameEnjoyer]

How much player engagement though?

Well deserved. I really love the franchise and the new direction it has taken.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Well deserved. The gameplay in this is phenomenal

 

[Mibu no ookami]

11M copies sold by Feb 2023 where most copies were full price, plus another 4M copies moved since then at a 75-50% of MSRP could get it to that ballpark. Maybe a tad below that.

Even if every copy was sold for 70 dollars, you'd only get 1.05 billion and we know that there were two versions of the game, with one of them being 60 dollars.

If we assume that 25% of the sales were on PS4 which I think is probably pretty conservative, it drastically reduces the revenue, especially after the reduction in price.

The revenue is even lower when we account for the PS5 bundles.

 

[MasterCornholio]

How many times did Kratos say Boi though?

That's what really matters.

 

[MasterCornholio]

Wasn't the game bundled with PS5 consoles?

Or was the price of bundle increased (in relation to base PS5) to accommodate for price of the game?

Just be happy we got actual sale numbers. It could be worse.

 

[WitchHunter]

God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla DLC revealed, coming December 12

The free content features an unraveling and replayable adventure with unique twists inspired by the roguelite genre.

blog.playstation.com

Well deserved. Now, more nuisance dialogs please. Like,
what are we waiting for,
is that your sword,
maybe we should go now,
look, a crane,
the sky is blue,
watch out!,
not that way,
...

Eric Williams needs more AAA titles.

 

[Zuzu]

A very good game with some flaws. I'm eager to see what they can do on an upgraded engine made for specifically for the PS5.

 

[Aces High]

The gameplay in this is phenomenal

You mean the scripted walking and talking in corridors?

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

You mean the scripted walking and talking in corridors?

Nah I mean the combat. Hope that helps

 

[Aces High]

Nah I mean the combat. Hope that helps

I prefered GoW3 combat tbh.

 

[liquidzr0]

No engagement numbers

i was thinking the same thing. those numbers matter more than sales

 

[freefornow]

Is that only 3M more than Starfield?

Spoiler

Relax

 

[EDMIX]

" Oh wow, so it sounds like if flopped cause didn't the God Of War 2018 game move like 25 million units cause it was on the market longer?

That means this game failed cause its number is not high as 25 million as of 2023" - Some dumbass probably

 

[thismeinteil]

"They need to kill Kratos like they did with Joel and have a new main protagonist"

lol

Actually I agree. And I have a completely original take for a new character. Make a female Kratos that's stronger and smarter than him. So, we're going to put a chick in it. Then, we make her lame and gay. It's never been done before.

 

[DenchDeckard]

I love kratos, almost as much as I love gold!

GG

 

[Oddvintagechap]

"They need to kill Kratos like they did with Joel and have a new main protagonist"

lol

Homie is a god.

 

[Big Baller]

How many times did Kratos say Boi though?

That's what really matters.

Not once? I try to forget this terrible game.

 

[MaxwellParrish]

Even if every copy was sold for 70 dollars, you'd only get 1.05 billion and we know that there were two versions of the game, with one of them being 60 dollars.

If we assume that 25% of the sales were on PS4 which I think is probably pretty conservative, it drastically reduces the revenue, especially after the reduction in price.

The revenue is even lower when we account for the PS5 bundles.

Pretty sure it does 1.5 billions, not 1.05 ...and 25% is not conservative at all, most games are 80 or more on the new generation sistem

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Pretty sure it does 1.5 billions, not 1.05 ...and 25% is not conservative at all, most games are 80 or more on the new generation sistem

Check your maths bruv

When this game came out it was just becoming easy to find PS5s.

In January of 2023, PS5 hit 30 million units sold. Ragnarok hit 11 million by February.

You think 80 percent of that 11 million was on PS5? That would have mean nearly 1 out of 3 people bought Ragnarok on the PS5 massively outpacing God of War 2018, despite still selling significantly fewer copies.

 

[Midn1ght]

The bundle a small 10 dollars/euros discount so basically still full price

Don't know about other countries but where I'm at, they were clearing Phat PS5 stock during black Friday, you could find Disk PS5 for 440€ and Bundle Pack (GOWR, FFXVI) for 470€. They sold a shit load of copies this November. Regardless, 15 Mill is a fantastic result.

 

[NikuNashi]

They should have put sold in bold.
So as not to confuse it with engagement or player count.

 

[Lucie Goosey]

Hopefully we get a PC version sometime soon.

 

[gow3isben]

In about 1 year they sold 15 million.

The PS5 install base will vastly more than double over the next few years in Ragnarok will remain a premiere title.

Yeah 30 mill lifetime is on track.

 

[MasterCornholio]

Not once? I try to forget this terrible game.

I didn't find it terrible nor did many others who bought it.

15 million btw.

Now what?

 

[Robb]

Fantastic numbers! Nintendo and Sony really are in a league of their own when it comes to their first party output.

 

[Mr Hyde]

 

[pasterpl]

So it is approx 10% of playstation 4&5 owners got this game. Seems like a low attachment rate.

 

[MasterCornholio]

So it is approx 10% of playstation 4&5 owners got this game. Seems like a low attachment rate.

I don't think that really matters since it sold over 15 million. That's where the money comes from not attachment rates.