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[ChoosableOne]

Probably because everyone is busy with the "Trans-Friendly Fantasy Game Pack". I'm really sorry, this game doesn't deserve such a start. Hang on Selene, probably you're going to crash again.

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[64gigabyteram]

it'll get higher as more PC gamers realize how fun this game is

 

[Warnen]

it'll get higher as more PC gamers realize how fun this game is

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

that's extremely very not good!

 

[dwish]

Its a great game. Try it! (Refund policy is great so you can basically try for free without risking anything)

 

[64gigabyteram]

come on, it's a roguelite.

PC games spread fast through word of mouth. Already left it as a recommendation for one of my buddies

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

come on, it's a roguelite.

PC games spread fast through word of mouth.

How long you gonna give it then? A week, month... or a year?

 

[lh032]

rogue lite
new IP
Not cheap.
Requirement is not consider easy entry.

Hard, although i do agree returnal; is a fun game.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

5642 of us!

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

No one is spending 60 dollars in that lmao.

 

[GnomeChimpsky]

Didn't Uncharted just come out and Last of us is dropping in a few weeks? Hardly surprising people aren't tripping over themselves to play $60 lesbian granny roguelite game.

Why don't they at least spread these out a bit?

 

[HoodWinked]

Insane pricing.

 

[Punished Miku]

It's been extremely overpriced since launch. Also has multiple game design issues.

There's a lot there to like, but they need to take what's there and make a better game next time. Housemarque usually is solid, so I'm confident they'll improve.

 

[Guilty_AI]

it'll get higher as more PC gamers realize how fun this game is

it'll get higher once it goes into a deep discount

 

[DenchDeckard]

60 dollars....

Sony has two options, release day and date with the ps5 or launch at half the price...you don't get both.

The last hurrah is last of us part 1....if that doesnt do big numbers...with the boost of the TV show too....Then they need to re evaluate if they are dedicated to this PC initiative or not.

 

[Kenpachii]

Will have legs when it drops to 20 i would say, not many people even know of this game existence as there is no marketing around it.

 

[64gigabyteram]

it'll get higher once it goes into a deep discount

hey, that works too.
the type of game this is, i feel like it's got more staying power than the other Sony games. Just look at other roguelites and their player counts

 

[baphomet]

at $30 it'll sell a million.

at $20 it'll be multiple millions

 

[Fake]

Price plus other games.

 

[OceanGaming]

This is a better source : https://steamdb.info/app/1649240/charts/

 

[T4keD0wN]

Shame that it has a pretty unfortunate timing and close to no marketing. Their big games like spider-man and god of war can get away with that, but not this game.
I bet it would most likely sell way more on pc than it did on console had this launched day one since there was so few of PS5s and games like this are popular on pc.

I hope it will do well over a longer time period, not a great start though.
Funny that this is still almost 10x better than Sackboys peak.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

This is a better source : https://steamdb.info/app/1649240/charts/

God of War and Spider-Man have more players right now and Days Gone isn't too far behind, lmao.

 

[MarkMe2525]

As others have mentioned, the price is not right. Not many were going to bite at full retail.

 

[[Sigma]]

at $30 it'll sell a million.

at $20 it'll be multiple millions

Excuses. Reality is even at that price, not much would change from current results.

 

[ComputerBlue]

Suck it, Hogwarts!

 

[FearlessBelgian]

60€ for a rogue like lol

Maybe later for 20€...

 

[TintoConCasera]

60€ is a bit too much to ask for a roguelite imo, specially with so many games coming out this month, and specially considering how big the backlog for the average PC player might be.

 

[Lyrical]

60 dollars....

Sony has two options, release day and date with the ps5 or launch at half the price...you don't get both.

The last hurrah is last of us part 1....if that doesnt do big numbers...with the boost of the TV show too....Then they need to re evaluate if they are dedicated to this PC initiative or not.

If they sell for half price 2 years after PS5 launch, will that increase sales by 2?

 

[VN1X]

How long you gonna give it then? A week, month... or a year?

You do realize there have been plenty of games on Steam (or elsewhere) that have started with low CCU's and have become extremely successful over time?

I'm not saying this automatically applies to Returnal but to just dismiss it entirely because of initial peak numbers just reeks of "hot take" posting.

 

[GametimeUK]

It's a stuttering mess so I avoided it. I would have gladly bought it. If they fix it I'll buy it. I want it to be successful.

 

[Warnen]

come on, it's a roguelite.

PC games spread fast through word of mouth. Already left it as a recommendation for one of my buddies

A rare genre on PC indeed…. Surely worth the asking price…

 

[Mr Reasonable]

There's some weird cheerleading that goes on around here.

 

[VN1X]

It's a stuttering mess so I avoided it. I would have gladly bought it. If they fix it I'll buy it. I want it to be successful.

Obviously it depends on the hardware but for me it's been fine really and the whole "stuttering mess" is kind of hyperbolic. It's far from a perfect port mind you but it's hardly "unplayable" or anything.

 

[SLB1904]

60 dollars....

Sony has two options, release day and date with the ps5 or launch at half the price...you don't get both.

The last hurrah is last of us part 1....if that doesnt do big numbers...with the boost of the TV show too....Then they need to re evaluate if they are dedicated to this PC initiative or not.

Isn't this more than high rush ever achieved? And it cost the double. Plus is a 2 year old game.
I think is pretty successful all things considered

 

[Yoboman]

A rare genre on PC indeed…. Surely worth the asking price…

What about it is not worth the asking price?

 

[Nankatsu]

Game doesn't deserve that, but I'm sure it will come around once the Potter effect starts to wear off.

Returnal is freaking fantastic...if you survive the initial beat up you're bond to get

 

[OZ9000]

Given how its two years old the pricing makes zero sense.

I would buy it at £20-30 - the going rate for the game on eBay.

 

[DenchDeckard]

If they sell for half price 2 years after PS5 launch, will that increase sales by 2?

I would feel confident if this was 20 to 30 dollars that number would be two to three times bigger and then you create more word of mouth....more buzz...more positivity around the title and could then create a snowball effect to create more sales.

 

[64gigabyteram]

Isn't this more than high rush ever achieved? And it cost the double. Plus is a 2 year old game.
I think is pretty successful all things considered

Hifi's peak is 6k, this games peak is 5k

 

[Unknown?]

PC gamers aren't warriors like console gamers and don't care about platform loyalty. Most of them interested already bought a PS5 for this game.

 

[SLB1904]

Hifi's peak is 6k, this games peak is 5k

5642 to be exactly

 

[TintoConCasera]

Hifi's peak is 6k

On Steam, but that game is also available on Gamepass PC.

It's also a new game, from a much cooler genre than roguelites (which the PC space is already full of) and it's priced much more reasonabily. So yeah imo no wonder it has more people playing it.

 

[The Cockatrice]

For a full priced rogue-like its doing ok all things considered. It'll be on sale in two months and more people will buy it then as well.

 

[Warnen]

What about it is not worth the asking price?

When most games in the same over saturated genre on pc are sub $10 you tell me why it's is worth it….

 

[ClosBSAS]

ya it sucks...game is addictive as fuck. lmao, i am 10 hrs in and still in the first biome...shits hard but so good to die and come back to redo it. lol, and you keep getting better. game of the year for me.

 

[Jim Ryan other Clone]

The market has many games and these guys come with a strange genre full priced, 40€ would make it good deal to consider at 60 you consider the next torrent site.

 

[Jigsaah]

Hey I'm one of those Steam Players. Returnal is...a brutal game at first. I both enjoyed and was frustrated by it. How in the hell did people play this on controller?

Took me 3 tries to get past the first boss. After that with the new enemy types in the desert area...I found myself gambling (and losing miserably) on health upgrades that might just kill you haha.

I do think it should have been like 50 bucks though. Horizon wasn't full price when they brought it over was it? I didn't care about the price honestly...I had already waited too long.

 

[Guilty_AI]

hey, that works too.
the type of game this is, i feel like it's got more staying power than the other Sony games. Just look at other roguelites and their player counts

Yeah... about that. From the impressions i've seen of the game, although a great third person shooter, isn't strong as a roguelite. I feel like it'll stay behind other roguelit/kes like Hades or Risk of Rain 2.

 

[jaysius]

5642 to be exactly

Every 1/64th inch (mm for rest of world) counts in this dumb dick measuring contest.

 

[ExcitableBoy]