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Mafia: The Old Country Surpasses 800K Units in First 5 Days

Hangar 13's latest entry in the Mafia franchise has enjoyed a strong launch, selling 800,000 units across Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox in its first four days. PlayStation leads the way with around 48% of total sales, while Steam contributes roughly one-third of the total. The game's reception shows that both PC and console audiences have embraced the title, making for a successful multi-platform debut.

Launch Highlights
Units Sold: 800,000
Average Playtime: 8.8 hours
Positive Reviews (Steam): 72.9%

The robust early sales underline the enduring appeal of the Mafia IP and validate the studio's choice to deliver a linear, narrative-driven experience with cinematic presentation. The stronger performance on PlayStation may reflect the platform's strategic alignment with story-focused single-player games.

 

[Luipadre]

Great to hear. Want more Mafia for sure

 

[demigod]

 

[Flabagast]

Great, hope it shows the way for shorter, tightier AAA games.

By the way Xbox has become useless

 

[PeteBull]

That means it will break 1m sales before any discounts and very high likely gonna reach 2m sold copies total ltd ^^
3,61:1 ratio of copies in favour of playstation tho, should give us rough estimates how situation looks in terms of consoles sold, ofc nowadays xbox players are trained to never buy games at launch but still i think that 3:1 worldwide playstation vs xbox series units aproaching upon us quickly =D

 

[Gonzito]

Hopefully with those sales they can make a proper game next time because although the game is decent and has a good story, the gameplay is quite poor. I cant believe I am saying this but I enjoyed more Mafia 3 gameplay wise

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

I'm surprised how quickly people are playing the game. I got the achievement for completing chapter 9 last night, and it's over 40% earned. Almost half the people that bought the game have played 2/3rds of it in less than 2 weeks. Even for a shorter game, that seems really high for the first 2 weeks.

 

[Punished Miku]

Great, hope it shows the way for shorter, tightier AAA games.

By the way Xbox has become useless

112k in 8 days at full price. I'm sure a small publisher like that is more than fine with it. It'll keep selling over time.

What it shows me is that if you're a PS exclusive, you'll get half as many sales as going multiplat, or worse.

 

[Nankatsu]

Think I'll wait for it to hit PS Extra.

 

[Forsete]

Nice, hope they will be alright.

 

[StereoVsn]

That's pretty decent sales all things considered. Hopefully, this will be sufficient for Take2 to highlight a larger game next.

 

[winjer]

This game doesn't look like it had a big budget, so it might be already profitable.

 

[The_hunter]

That's good to hear.

 

[Windom Earle]

This is really good news for shitty movie games/walking sims without many gameplay mechanics to speak of. Yay!

 

[Gaiff]

This "game" is garbage. The only redeeming quality is the setting.

 

[thekillergreece]

For a low-budget game, it's alright.
It's a bit unfortunate it's a massive downgrade from previous Mafia titles in terms of replayability and gameplay. Outside of the story mode, there's absolutely nothing to do. No enemies to fight, no police system, no car chases and the list goes on.

I'm hoping we'll get news for Mafia IV soon.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

This "game" is garbage. The only redeeming quality is the setting.

 

[Tobimacoss]

That means it will break 1m sales before any discounts and very high likely gonna reach 2m sold copies total ltd ^^
3,61:1 ratio of copies in favour of playstation tho, should give us rough estimates how situation looks in terms of consoles sold, ofc nowadays xbox players are trained to never buy games at launch but still i think that 3:1 worldwide playstation vs xbox series units aproaching upon us quickly =D

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Play Mafia: The Old Country with Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta). Uncover the origins of organized crime in Mafia: The Old Country, a gritty mob story set in the brutal underworld of 1900s Sicily. Fight to survive as Enzo Favara and prove your worth to the Family in this immersive third-person...

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You can Buy and Stream the game on any chromium browser, without having to own any hardware.

 

[Danjin44]

I like the setting takes place but most gameplay I saw from it is very much cinematic Uncharted style game and I'm just so over that type of gameplay.

I'm more excited for this, it has setting I like with more interesting gameplay.

 

[geary]

That means it will break 1m sales before any discounts and very high likely gonna reach 2m sold copies total ltd ^^
3,61:1 ratio of copies in favour of playstation tho, should give us rough estimates how situation looks in terms of consoles sold, ofc nowadays xbox players are trained to never buy games at launch but still i think that 3:1 worldwide playstation vs xbox series units aproaching upon us quickly =D

Congratulations, you managed to add console warring to this thread.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

I like the setting takes place but most gameplay I saw from it is very much cinematic Uncharted style game and I'm just so over that type of gameplay.

I'm more excited for this, it has setting I like with more interesting gameplay.

Yakuza combat gameplay is the worst aspect of the games imo.

 

[Danjin44]

Yakuza gameplay is the worst aspect of the games imo.

To me it looks faaaaaaar more interesting than what Mafia is offering.

 

[PeteBull]

Congratulations, you managed to add console warring to this thread.

Not every1 is circana subscriber to have access to all kinds of data, us normies gotta extrapolate from somewhere, and whats better than official sales data with a 3way split from newly released game

 

[Punished Miku]

Congratulations, you managed to add console warring to this thread.

Added? It's the only thing this whole thread is for.

Mafia is a B tier series that sells for $10 or less everywhere and still people barely talk about it. It's doing B tier numbers, which is what everyone should have expected.

 

[chromatic9]

Good numbers, especially in the summer.

 

[Kacho]

To me it looks faaaaaaar more interesting than what Mafia is offering.

It is. Mafia gameplay isn't passable even by western standards.

 

[Danjin44]

It is. Mafia gameplay isn't passable even by western standards.

Yeah, to me looks very standard and boring cinematic gameplay that came out in 2009….I'm just over that type of game.

 

[Tajaz2426]

Good stuff, my son bought it and said he enjoyed it.

 

[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

Very good game. Strongly recommend.

 

[JayK47]

I plan to pick this up soon. Will wait for some patches and maybe a sale.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Very happy for the team! The game is amazeballs

 

[The_Observer]

Hope it's enough for them. It didn't seem low budget at all to me. My GOTY for sure

 

[Perrott]

For a low-budget game, it's alright.
It's a bit unfortunate it's a massive downgrade from previous Mafia titles in terms of replayability and gameplay. Outside of the story mode, there's absolutely nothing to do. No enemies to fight, no police system, no car chases and the list goes on.

I'm hoping we'll get news for Mafia IV soon.

This is Mafia "IV". And not only that, it is the first in a trilogy that's all about these characters.

 

[Karim]

Hope it pushes them to release a DLC soon than later.

 

[thekillergreece]

This is Mafia "IV". And not only that, it is the first in a trilogy that's all about these characters.

It is not Mafia IV.

 

[Vlodril]

Just finished it. Awesome game. Great shooting (the shotgun especially so). Good story, Good vo. Didn't overstay it's welcome. Great setting.

 

[metareferential]

I like salty tears. Good job Hangar 13, the game is beautiful and worth playing.

Long live singleplayer games.

 

[calico]

This "game" is garbage. The only redeeming quality is the setting.

 

[calico]

I would have expected it to skew more toward Steam.

 

[Chuck Berry]

It is not Mafia IV.

Yeah I see TOC as more of an epic side piece that links parts of the trilogy

Mafia 4 we need in the 70's dammit.

And even the ending to 3 was a bit jaw dropping

Link below

 

[anyasok]

Game is great for what it is. Glad to hear its selling decent for its niche

 

[Karim]

Game is great for what it is. Glad to hear its selling decent for its niche

800K in 5 days it's far more than just decent. If true and doesn't stop to sell suddenly.

 

[Elginer]

Cool beans I did my part

 

[Lux77]

This just shows how much PS players are missing linear single player games.

 

[R3TRO]

Grabbed it for my Pro.

 

[mckmas8808]

That means it will break 1m sales before any discounts and very high likely gonna reach 2m sold copies total ltd ^^
3,61:1 ratio of copies in favour of playstation tho, should give us rough estimates how situation looks in terms of consoles sold, ofc nowadays xbox players are trained to never buy games at launch but still i think that 3:1 worldwide playstation vs xbox series units aproaching upon us quickly =D

100%.

For a game that isn't Pro-Playstation or Pro-Xbox from the past. A pure neutral game. Once it hits 4:1 ratio for software sold per game.......media will really pay attention.

 

[yogaflame]

Good game. Reminds me of uncharted.

 

[ByWatterson]

Nice! Picking up soon.

 

[Tobimacoss]

Not every1 is circana subscriber to have access to all kinds of data, us normies gotta extrapolate from somewhere, and whats better than official sales data with a 3way split from newly released game

As I showed to you, your numbers are going to be very flawed. Because there's still 20-25 million Xbox One users out there with the ability to Buy and Stream current gen Series games.

Sony doesn't allow that for PS4 users or Cloud only players.

 

[PeteBull]

As I showed to you, your numbers are going to be very flawed. Because there's still 20-25 million Xbox One users out there with the ability to Buy and Stream current gen Series games.

Sony doesn't allow that for PS4 users or Cloud only players.

Those 20-25m old xbox one s/x users are cheap enough to not change to xbox series consoles 4,5 years into the generation, i bet negligible amount will be doing anything like that ;P