YeulEmeralda
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I disagree. In 2024 there are no remote or undiscovered tombs anymore. It would be too unrealistic.
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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has (so far) hit an all-time peak Steam CCU of 12,138 users
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Lux77
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In Yucatan there are still tons of undiscovered places, even cities hidden in the jungle. Lately with help of lidar they are discovering them more and more.
wait wait wait, this is Machinegames from Zenimax, not a MS studio mismanaged to hell and back, the game might no be perfect, but Xbox games mediocrity is too much don't you think, considering they were absorbed in the purchase and kept working as usual, it's not like MS bought a shell with the name and logo of the studio
Indy is irrelevant in this day and age, the last movie sealed the fate of the franchise considering H.Ford is like 80 now and there is no way he'll be cast for the role again or get replaced like Disney tried with the actor for that Solo movie that flopped hard
Mattyp
Not the YouTuber
No they wouldn’t. Subscription base is preferred over all else, they would rather a monthly subscription to windows if they could like Office & Azure.
I assume a target subscription base of 50,000,000 x $20 a month is where they would want to be. Release gamepass on PS5 and they’ll get there.
Joel Was Right
Member
Any indications on how well this game is doing? I read elsewhere that achievement unlocks were quite low
SneakersSO
Member
There is no metric they had for it that its managing to reach outside of solid reviews. To me, its both a combination of poor Microsoft marketing and the waning of Indiana Jones as an IP. Last movie was a canary in a coal mine.
Conflict NZ
Member
Game debuted at #8 most played on Xbox, only 4 spots below Marvel's Rivals (similar launch window). All but 2 games ahead of it are F2P. That's a pretty good result.
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mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Most played..... Yes! But what about purchases?
Killjoy-NL
Gold Member
Sure, but I don't think MS acquisitions were elevating them from mediocrity to begin with (Zenimax has some popular games, but I don't think they're setting a high standard. Certainly not Elder Scrolls.)wait wait wait, this is Machinegames from Zenimax, not a MS studio mismanaged to hell and back, the game might no be perfect, but Xbox games mediocrity is too much don't you think, considering they were absorbed in the purchase and kept working as usual, it's not like MS bought a shell with the name and logo of the studio
Except ABK. Which is why they bought ABK as a "hail mary" attempt.
The game just comes across as bland and mediocre. The only real saving grace is the lighting.
It's a pattern with Xbox output. Everything just misses the mark.
Joel Was Right
Member
How does this reconcile with low % of achievements though?
BusierDonkey
Member
I might have to abandon the game. Something is very wrong with this thing. Day one I was getting a locked 60fps on my setup with everything maxed out except path tracing. A couple days later I started the game and for some reason the framerate drops into the 40s in the same areas I was seeing locked framerates. I tried dropping settings, even putting everything to their lowest settings and dropping resolution down to 720p. That somehow made the fps drop into the 30s and it would pop back up when I reverted the settings. This morning, I figured I'd try a few more things and once again to my surprise the game was running butter smooth for a few hours, I stopped playing for a bit and reopened this afternoon to find the game dropping consistently into the 40s again. I've never seen this kind of thing before, none of the other games I tried are having any issues like this so I doubt it's a hardware issue.
It's unfortunate as I am enjoying the game.
It's unfortunate as I am enjoying the game.
rodrigolfp
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Why should anyone purchase a game on gamepass??
Unknown Soldier
Member
They recently found an entire undiscovered Mayan city in the jungle there IIRC
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Given its nature, would actually make a top-notch, high-tier VR game.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
A very small percentage of the total addressable market has Game Pass. And the game isn't available on all tiers of Game Pass day one. It's only available on GPU and PC Game Pass.
So it's not like everybody from that TAM is getting the game. If the sales are low, that means that the majority are opting not to buy/play the game.
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vaibhavpisal
Member
On Xbox app, its showing in most popular list. That usually doesn’t happen for most games. All games in that list have fixed spots.
Not sure what nos its doing.
MacReady13
Member
And this here is the exact issue with many gamers today. A fantastic single player game and yet not many people will purchase it cause it’s “only long enough to last a week so rent it on Gamepass”…. Fucking hell I really hate what Microsoft have done to gamers today. Indiana Jones is a brilliant single player game. People, buy the fucking game and show Microsoft this is more of what we want! Stop renting these fucking games and BUY THEM!
Jinzo Prime
Member
Honestly, Microsoft has only done this to Xbox gamers. If this was on PS5 right now, people would buy it.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
You don't see how that is a problem for MS if most people think this way?
Killjoy-NL
Gold Member
That's why Xbox going full 3rd party is the only thing that makes sense for them.
They need PS sales. Indy will sell a decent 1-2M copies on PS5.
dragonyeuw
Member
It's moreso how Microsoft have trained their userbase to consume content. A Netflix style buffet of games was always going to devalue their software. Despite Sony dipping their toes in live service games a few too many times this gen, their bread and butter is still single player( Nintendo too of course), and not serving them on a platter day and date amongst a sea of other games maintains the perception of value and encourages purchasing instead of breeding the 'eh, I'll wait till its on gamepass' mindset.
If this was on PS5 right now with the word of mouth it's getting, it would be getting good sales and you wouldn't be hearing so much 'Indiana Jones is irrelevant today' quotes. It's the kind of game ripe to exist on Sony's platform with their other great single player experiences.
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Alan Wake
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Most certainly low. Games don't sell on Xbox anymore and Indy won't change that. I don't think they'll see an increase in GP subs either.
dragonyeuw
Member
I'm actually flabbergasted that Microsoft hasn't been more aggressive with console discounts this holiday. Then again, maybe they truly have concluded fuck it all. The Series X should have had an Indiana Jones special edition console, promoting Indy without the stupidity of announcing the PS5 version months before release.
Their marketing this entire generation has been god awful. Even the Indiana Jones themed controller was out behind some sweepstakes bullshit instead of a wide release. People with fucking marketing degrees came up with this bullshit.
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Alan Wake
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I don't get it either. Even if they don't care about console sales anymore (which they obviously don't), why hurt your own chances like this?
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
It makes zero sense.
Killjoy-NL
Gold Member
Unless they're going to pull the plug on hardware and want to cut losses per unit sold until they quit.
They're not selling anyway, sales won't change much.
Killjoy-NL
Gold Member
People also need to realize that reviews are just individual opinions and don't really have much value.
dragonyeuw
Member
As far as compared to Sony, yeah that ship has long sailed. But they've deliberately sabotaged their console business. It has to be deliberate because the alternative is woeful incompetence which should have resulted in some heads rolling.
Yet they are saying another generation of Xbox is coming?! To sell to who? To what end? Everything about their messaging is antithetical to the idea that they are still in the business of selling hardware.
Killjoy-NL
Gold Member
I think they're just easing their hardcore fanbase into the exit of Xbox as a platform-holder.
Just like how they said "only 4 games".
So, if your platform is dead anyway, might as well keep prices high to maximize revenue from the little bit of sales you have left.
They're fucked either way.
Mattyp
Not the YouTuber
But over half of all Xbox owners booted into CoD on the first week of release so did it sell millions of physical units or are ultimate game subscriptions more popular than you like to admit.
dragonyeuw
Member
I do wonder what the long term effect will be, because this rip the bandaid off approach is killing consumer confidence. Not that any of these corporations are to be trusted, but I mostly know what I'm getting from Sony and Nintendo( not that I trust them either as for-profit entities).
Killjoy-NL
Gold Member
Over half of a small pool isn't something to brag about.
Klayzer
Member
Yeah. You would think, with COD being super popular, those numbers would have increased tenfold on Xbox. Irregardless of Gamespass.
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vaibhavpisal
Member
One is not fit to be an Xbox customer if this stuff shakes their confidence in brand.
New consoles are coming. And they will sell well. Gamers like to buy them. Regardless of whatever gets written on forums.
MacReady13
Member
The increase would’ve come with COD. Yet it didn’t. Gamepass has failed. We keep hearing that once these games arrive Gamepass will thrive. Gamers have spoken loud enough- we don’t want this shit in gaming. Look at what it’s done to films. To the music industry. Get it the fuck out of gaming for fucks sake.
demigod
Member
I like your new tag.
Btw since you’re so triggered i tell you what. Up the ante to $1000 for charity of my choice until next October.
Mattyp
Not the YouTuber
And yet more people would of played Indy so far then astrobot on an install base half the size
What metric is used to determine that a title is "mediocre"?
Klayzer
Member
dragonyeuw
Member
The Xbox console market has fallen off a cliff. What evidence is there that another round of systems sells well, whatever that phrase means? We don't know what Microsofts internal metrics are for hardware sales, but I doubt the line is trending in the direction they want it to and nothing is really happening to hype up the idea of a next gen Xbox.
vaibhavpisal
Member
It will sell cause of new shiny toy effect. Also good specs at launch.
Later in generation, its sales will fall off due to competition from pc. Just like now.
Killjoy-NL
Gold Member
Eyesight
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Mattyp
Not the YouTuber
I’m not triggered at all, I find it funny people are against an awesome deal for video games.
The offer wasn’t for you, the dedication of reacting to every green rat post is top notch I wouldn’t take away from that.
Killjoy-NL
Gold Member
Imagine over half of the PS installbase playing Indy.And yet more people would of played Indy so far then astrobot on an install base half the size
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
You need to just leave indy threads alone tbh. Because you are claiming the game is mediocre but it's far from it. Its easily as good and better imo as many other publishers output.
You are projecting youre insecurities and hopes and dreams but they are not reality.
Such a shame because if this wasn't an Ms studio or was on ps day one you probably wouldn't even sniff at it it'll it want your cup of tea.
It's ms own creation. I would worry about humanity if they just outright bought a game and a subscription. The selling point for Xbox and gamepass is day one games. That's why you subscribe. It's for then to worry about the rest.
Your eyesight only?
Klayzer
Member
Wow. Dude actually said "one is not fit to be an Xbox customer"
I refuse to believe that's a legitimate thought. Good bait bro.
nemiroff
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The warrior metric. The guy is one of the worst this board has to offer.
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