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[Unknown Soldier]

I had a sneaking suspicion that literally nobody gave a shit about this game but I guess now we have confirmation. I don't know anyone who is excited about this game, and that's implying most people even know it exists. Which they don't, actually now that I think about it

And for the few people who do know it exists...

Mod edit: Locked. Try using a better source next time instead of this fake news grift site.

 

[DenchDeckard]

It's on Gamepass lol!

Fuck me, get with the times people.

 

[Paasei]

I have yet to watch that deep dive gameplay now that I think about it.

 

[MMaRsu]

Why would I preorder a game I can play with the subscription service it's on

 

[chromatic9]

It's game pass content, think of the millions that will briefly check it out as subscribers.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Why would I preorder a game I can play with the subscription service it's on

I really think the world needs to completely readjust their expectation on how video games are delivered and digested nowadays. Just like TV and movies.

It's getting a bit beyond a joke, now. Gamepass has been around for years.

 

[balls of snow]

Gamepass effect.
Put up Stalker 2 preorder numbers as well. Dont be shy.

 

[ElFenomeno]

Engagement shall be enough.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

From watching the trailers, it just doesn't look that interesting to me. It all looks a bit clunky and boring.

Also, not everyone is subscribed to Game Pass, I certainly have no desire to pay an additional £10 a month when I barely have time to play the games I own, let alone hundreds more. I'm sure that I'm not the only person of that mindset either. Besides, even if I did have Game Pass, I'm not going to waste my time checking out games that I'm not interested in.

 

[Wandering Leopard]

The last few movies probably ruined the ip.

Similar to the Star Wars outlaws situation.

 

[saintjules]

I'm confused why they are comparing these two games together. Isn't the type of game and genre different?

 

[kruis]

What a silly comparison. Indy comes out on Gamepass and won't launch on PS5 this year. No wonder retail pre-orders are worse compared to a game that did come out on PS5.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

is releasing on a dead platform where no one buys shit... also, this ain't helping with the massive Xbox momentum. either way, this news is just bad PR

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

I'm confused why they are comparing these two games together. Isn't the type of game and genre different?

Modern Audiences

 

[begotten]

It's okay we'll hear about how the game had 5 million players in it's first month (where the average play time was 8 minutes)

 

[Sanepar]

Xbox gamers in general were educated to not buy games anymore. That is the result.

 

[Loboxxx]

This game has to win the public with the reviews, or they are +9 or it will pass without glory. On top of that, Gamepass comes out, the magic formula to devalue a videogame...

The gameplays seem to me very orthopedic, lacking in dynamism and Indiana, who is a character I love, no longer has the same popularity, he has not had a good movie since 1989, nor a good game since 1992.

 

[Thief1987]

It was obvious bomba since the reveal.

 

[ap_puff]

I really think the world needs to completely readjust their expectation on how video games are delivered and digested nowadays. Just like TV and movies.

It's getting a bit beyond a joke, now. Gamepass has been around for years.

You realize that's a quick way for the studio to just not exist any more right?

 

[Shake Your Rump]

It's game pass content, think of the millions that will briefly check it out as subscribers.

I await the inevitable “10 million players” tweet where they count people who don’t even trigger the first achievement.

 

[gtabro]

People say it’s because it’s on Gamepass.

Hell fucking no

I pre-ordered STALKER 2 because I plan on playing this game for a long time and don’t want to be a slave to a corporation.

But this Indy game? Yeah, maybe check it out for a week, in which case Gamepass is fine.

 

[Thief1987]

I await the inevitable “10 million players” tweet where they count people who don’t even trigger the first achievement.

You will never see it. Even 5 million is a big stretch.

 

[Robochobo]

Great article they got right there.

 

[lh032]

no wonder they are releasing for playstation as well

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Who could've seen this coming?

As I've said before:

Nobody is talking about Everwild, Indiana Jones and whatever else is coming, at all. Apart from the rare mention every now and then.

I doubt Indiana Jones will do much better than HB2.

Younger millennials and Gen Z hardly know who Indiana Jones is.
It's just part of the old farts that are hyped.

 

[Kvally]

I had a sneaking suspicion that literally nobody gave a shit about this game but I guess now we have confirmation. I don't know anyone who is excited about this game, and that's implying most people even know it exists. Which they don't, actually now that I think about it

And for the few people who do know it exists...

Preordered and my Series X is ready. Can’t wait.

 

[Warspite]

It pains me to say this but what is the pull of Indiana Jones these days, does the brand still have it?

 

[Kvally]

What a silly comparison. Indy comes out on Gamepass and won't launch on PS5 this year. No wonder retail pre-orders are worse compared to a game that did come out on PS5.

Stop using common sense.

 

[Cakeboxer]

A game you can play for 12-18 Euro doesn't sell well for 70 Euro? I'm shocked!

 

[Polygonal_Sprite]

From watching the trailers, it just doesn't look that interesting to me. It all looks a bit clunky and boring.

Also, not everyone is subscribed to Game Pass, I certainly have no desire to pay an additional £10 a month when I barely have time to play the games I own, let alone hundreds more. I'm sure that I'm not the only person of that mindset either. Besides, even if I did have Game Pass, I'm not going to waste my time checking out games that I'm not interested in.

Yup. Clunky is the word that springs to mind. First person for melee combat rarely works either. Mr Twatface doing his voice also doesn’t help. I’m happy to be proven wrong though if it scores in the 90’s I’ll play it.

 

[TBiddy]

Source: Trustmebro.gif

Still, one game is on Gamepass. The other is releasing on multiple platforms, including PS5 and is the newest entry in a well-established franchise. Who would've thought there would be a difference?

 

[begotten]

It pains me to say this but what is the pull of Indiana Jones these days, does the brand still have it?

No. I said this ages ago but feels like between Indie & Blade they were just picking up the scraps.

I'm going to play this because I love MachineGames not because of the IP.

 

[Saber]

I was one looking foward, but their trailers starting doing disservice to me.

 

[coachmcguirk91]

The last few movies probably ruined the ip.

Similar to the Star Wars outlaws situation.

Nobody under 35 cares about Indy. The recent Indiana Jones movie was supposed to generate a new wave of Indy fans but it bombed spectacularly. I'm sure the game was only greenlit due to the movie. But yeah, now we got a puzzle stealth adventure Indy game instead of Wolfenstein 3. Frustrating

 

[Mattyp]

I had a sneaking suspicion that literally nobody gave a shit about this game but I guess now we have confirmation. I don't know anyone who is excited about this game, and that's implying most people even know it exists. Which they don't, actually now that I think about it

And for the few people who do know it exists...

This is the shittest post I’ve seen in sometime on here and I’ve seen some shit. We need a shit award that removes a month of gold.

 

[Astray]

It pains me to say this but what is the pull of Indiana Jones these days, does the brand still have it?

The brand has been largely superceded by Tomb Raider and later on Uncharted.

Both have had massive success in games and decent success in films.

 

[Branded]

I mean retail pre-orders are only going to get worse going forward no? Even for successful games? I love physical games but that market is going to get smaller and smaller.

 

[Revolutionary]

Nobody under 35 cares about Indy. The recent Indiana Jones movie was supposed to generate a new wave of Indy fans but it bombed spectacularly. I'm sure the game was only greenlit due to the movie.

MachineGames watching the newest Indy movie crash and burn, and realizing they still have another year+ to work on a game that no one cares about:

 

[MetalFreak]

I wonder why...

Spoiler

 

[coachmcguirk91]

MachineGames watching the newest Indy movie crash and burn, and realizing they still have another year+ to work on a game that no one cares about:

Would be a lot scarier if Bethesda was still independent. At least Machine Games can hide behind Microsoft and Gamepass. Nobody bought the game, but 100's of millions played on gamepass, probably. Success! The first game solely developed by Machine Games in 7 years is Indy. Fucking waste

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Yup. Clunky is the word that springs to mind. First person for melee combat rarely works either. Mr Twatface doing his voice also doesn’t help. I’m happy to be proven wrong though if it scores in the 90’s I’ll play it.

I questioned the idea of first person whipping from the moment I saw the original concept for the game. I get that MachineGames does FPS titles but then why would they take on an IP like Indiana Jones??

And then we found out it was being made for mODeRn AuDIeNCeS and then I pretty much noped my way out of there

 

[clarky]

What a silly comparison. Indy comes out on Gamepass and won't launch on PS5 this year. No wonder retail pre-orders are worse compared to a game that did come out on PS5.

This should be obvious to anyone that isn't a retard.

 

[DenchDeckard]

What a silly comparison. Indy comes out on Gamepass and won't launch on PS5 this year. No wonder retail pre-orders are worse compared to a game that did come out on PS5.

You realize that's a quick way for the studio to just not exist any more right?

And why is that? Also, I don't care. It's not for me to worry about. MS put this game on GamePass, I'm a gamepass ultimate subscriber. Why would I purchase it. Its not my fault if Gamepass can't carry the studio, It's MS and they can and should be blamed if the studio closes due to their business incompetence.

I just think its dumb to report on this stuff when the first quoted comment is the reason why. It's obvious why it doesnt have the same pre orders as the dragon age game thats on all platforms and not on GamePass. Journalists really are the stupidest hacks these days.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

This should be obvious to anyone that isn't a retard.

It won't sell amazingly well on PS5 either.

Maybe 1.5M at best?

 

[BigLee74]

Wow, OP. You’re on to something. Thanks for pointing this out.

(Very much an old fart looking forward to playing this on my Gamepass subscription)

 

[MMaRsu]

MachineGames is a pretty goated developer so I do have faith in them regardless.

 

[clarky]

It won't sell amazingly well on PS5 either.

Maybe 1.5M at best?

Probably true, but that wasn't my (or the poster i quoted) point.

If its really fucking good it might do ok on PS. Unlikely though. All signs point to a 7/10.

 

[adamsapple]

A retail insider has shared

Fucking lol .

 

[Unknown Soldier]

It won't sell amazingly well on PS5 either.

Maybe 1.5M at best?

The last 2 movies were mediocre and then bad. The most recent movie was an outright box office bomb and lost Disney hundreds of millions of dollars

The franchise is in general dead

I'm not expecting miraculous sales numbers on PS5 Xbox, especially since it's going to be a timed exclusive on PC Xbox and Xbox and there will be zero release hype by then. See FFXVI on PC Xbox for more information

 

[Dr.Morris79]

They released an utterly shit Indiana Jones movie then followed it up with a game and a 'senior narrative designer' telling us the fucking thing will be for 'modern audiences'

I mean, what the fuck man? It doesn't scream great, does it.

Just clown shit daily, yet again

Can we get some adults in charge again please.