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NPD Sales Results for April 2016 [Sony, MS, & Nintendo refuse to comment on hardware]
- Thread starter Nirolak
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Surely that means its the best R&C launch in NA? Thats surprising if so...
ps3ud0 8)
Yup. Besides NA and the UK, MS just gave up trying to compete in the rest of the world. They just handed Europe to Sony this generation. it didn't help that they initially marketed the XBO to be very "American-centric".
To be fair, you didn't have access to preorder data, so that's a perfectly rational position to take in the weeks running up to launch. Until the reviews hit it looked like it would give the platform a real shot in the arm.
Mass Effect
Member
So did we get Ratchet numbers?
Maybe MS will be like "we don't care" and greenlight either anyway.
Wait, doesn't Remedy own the Alan Wake IP? So they could find another publisher maybe.
Maybe MS will be like "we don't care" and greenlight either anyway.
Wait, doesn't Remedy own the Alan Wake IP? So they could find another publisher maybe.
Why would they? Am I missing something?
At this point, I'd expect Sony greenlight another Ratchet before SO2.
It will be right there with Phantom Dust HD and 2, Freelancer 2, Lost Odyssey 2 ,and UWP becoming an open platform.
Well, the director and team behind Sunset Overdrive/Resistance 3 are working on a VR game for Oculus, so I'm guessing not.
The Ratchet team is also working on what looks like a shorter development cycle/smaller scale game for Oculus, so I suspect Sony decided to wait to see how Ratchet did before signing a sequel.
It always depend on how many weekes it has in The First month.
For a Game with 4/5 weeks, and in a way lower month ( March to April ), i'd Say ~85% drop should ne expect.
Still, 90% is really bad.
EDIT: Titanfall drop for example was -87%. 1.08m to 140k. ( XB1, of course i don't include 360 Version )
Did you hear any rumblings? SSOD didn't even chart. I'd be genuinely surprised if we got a sequel.
Clearly not a popular opinion but I think they're in talks with Insomniac about another exclusive, and SO going GWG could be MS checking engagement stats to see if it's worth funding another or whether to try a new IP.
At this point, probably not.
I'm not sure.
Could be a Ninja Gaiden situation where MS published the title on Xbox and then they took it to Playstation later. I would imagine MS likes to keep Remedy and Alan Wake in particular on a leash, though, so I bet there was some deals in place.
Which is a shame. I think Remedy's games would do much better on the PS4. The audience is there. Games like Until Dawn became huge hits even with Sony's limited marketing.
Jack The Nipper
Banned
worked ok before though, they dropped xbox like a rock
If the statement that Star Fox is #5 on individual charts is correct, then the split is more than 4:1.
Xbox Two launching October 2016 in the US, Tier 2 and 3 countries March 2017, some features and services may not apply in Tier 2 and 3, They like football so bundle Madde....FIFA, anyone got other suggestions..........Okay, we are good to go, if they don't love this I don't get it......wait Minecraft! Nice one Yusef, can always count on you. Thanks Phil.
DriftingSpirit
Member
Damn that QB number. I thought TPS fan base is huge on Xbox platforms?
Who is he? I didn't recognized the name.
Who is he? I didn't recognized the name.
DriftingSpirit
Member
This was back in late March/early April (post 2534) -
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=199853410#post199853410
Look at the responses I got. I'm not buying this new narrative about Ratchet and Clank at all. No one expected it to perform this well and it was the furthest thing from a "threat".
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=199853410#post199853410
Look at the responses I got. I'm not buying this new narrative about Ratchet and Clank at all. No one expected it to perform this well and it was the furthest thing from a "threat".
Thanks BTW
Such a shame that with all the poor HW numbers Sony didnt do PR as that seems to be a big highlight (well to me it is, I like these 'PS2' titles and happy to see them pop up).
Really well done to Insomniac - tbh its a relief they have so many pies for their fingers...
ps3ud0 8)
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
Lol yup pretty funny now. Even i thought u were crazy until a week before R&C launched
James Sawyer Ford
Member
Does MS own the Sunset Overdrive IP?
I think that was one of the conditions for signing with MS -- IP ownership.
I'd be curious to know if Sunset Overdrive 2 (if its being made) will be multiplatform and IG got a new publisher.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
How does Ratchet stack up against Insomniac's other launches? Higher than the Resistances?
mejin
Member
Holy shit. Crazy if it's true.
Mass Effect
Member
thanks.
nothing solid though. At least we know it did well regardless.
No, they don't. SO was before MS started wanting IP ownership again (because of the whole Ryse situation).
There's probably something in the contract that prevents them from bringing it to other systems for now.
Mr. Giggles
Member
Well done insomniac!! I'll be honest, I didn't see R&C charting well, nice to be proven wrong!
If I've read previous posters right, QB did worse than the order 1886? Damn....but these are not counting digital right? so there's a chance it will move units on PC via the windows store...right?
If I've read previous posters right, QB did worse than the order 1886? Damn....but these are not counting digital right? so there's a chance it will move units on PC via the windows store...right?
James Sawyer Ford
Member
I believe the highest first month for a resistance title was Resistance 2 at 385k.
So right now, nobody knows.
But given that R&C was developed at their North Carolina studio, it probably had a very small budget relative to their Burbank studio titles.
I think the great thing of all of this is that these sorts of titles can do well at a lower price point and lower budget...they just need to get made. I hope Sony keeps funding them.
Blackleg-sanji1
Banned
I doubt its much better on the windows store
Wonder if the Japanese digital release has anything to do with that.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Its definitely a pleasant surprise. I bet no one thought it would be the best launch for the series.
Remedy didn't seem very interested in multiplayer. I'd rather them not put it in at all rather than shoehorning it in.
Mr. Giggles
Member
Infamous did almost 500k in his first month. It's much better than 150k. But yeah it's not 5-6 milion seller , same for KZ ( which sold more than 2.1 ML as January 2014 ).
It was the reason that SO is not on PS4. Sony wants to control the IP so Insomniac went to MS. I read it somewhere that Insomniac can't put SO2 on another platform until MS approves. Don't quote me on that though.
No surprise. This game has a lot of problems, good idea, bad implementation.
SneakersSO
Member
It didn't work okay though. The PS3 outsold the 360 WW (by a razor thin margin) specifically because of the non-US market. In the US, the 360 enjoys a what, 10million or more lead over the PS3? That got made up for thanks to the international markets.
We are seeing the same affect between the PS4 & X1. Even if both consoles were sold dead even in the US, the WW sales are what put Sony at a 2:1 lead over the X1. Unless Sony has a huge blunder again where they price themselves out of the competition or show up a year late, two mistakes they actually recovered from in the same generation they were made, then MS never has a chance on the WW scale. And unless MS begins to try & address that, nothing is gonna change.
Mister Megative
Banned
Bumping this because it's the smartest post I've seen all day. Well spoken, sir. Funny how this happens every April, and people still haven't learned.
Resistance sold 71k on launch.
thanks
Jack The Nipper
Banned
Feel you are grasping and trying to make a point where there isn't one
360 did a lot more than ok, especially compared to "ps2, xbox" no one could say it was a wrong move unless you have some other idea behind it other than business.
xbox sold something like 20 something million in its life time and 360 is over 80. So, where did it not work? took out the huge difference between ps2 and xbox.