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Star Wars Outlaws has sold around 800,000 copies according to Games Industry
Hookshot
Gold Member
It makes sense when you learn she's Jabbas kid.
stn
Member
I'm planning to buy it eventually but I'm not in a rush. Compared to the recent Jedi games, it hasn't scored as high and nothing about it makes me want to pay full price. Even though Star Wars is a big name, some of its properties haven't been doing well due to average reviews (ex. Acolyte). Either way, I have it on my Amazon wishlist and will wait for a massive price drop.
Monkfish877
Member
That's atrocious, Ubisoft must be in panic mode, the new Assassin's creed doesn't look too hot either, don't know how many misfires they can manage, all their games seem to be reviewing and selling like crap. I think they're in big trouble.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
I was just thinking the same thing. This would’ve been a massive hit if it released back before people were sick of Ubisoft and sick of Disney’s Star Wars. It probably seemed like a no brainer cash cow back when they gave it the green light.
Oh well, sucks to be them!
Danny22
Neo Member
So almost a million in a couple of days plus pre-orders. That's dissapointing, not disastrous, but still pretty dissapointing.
Add in the big disney tax, and we'll soon know the negative adjective Yves uses for this at the next shareholder meeting.
Regardless, I'm fully expecting their AC:Shadows to become a big hit so none of this will really matter too much in the long run.
Add in the big disney tax, and we'll soon know the negative adjective Yves uses for this at the next shareholder meeting.
Regardless, I'm fully expecting their AC:Shadows to become a big hit so none of this will really matter too much in the long run.
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StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
800k in a few days. Anyone know how that compares to a typical ass creed game?
decent looking teenage boy.at least naoe looks decent
Gp1
Member
Imagine having one of the richest universe's in the entire entertainment business at your disposal + a game structure that you rinse and repeat for the last 10 years and you still fuck up the end product.
If Ass Creed Afro Samurai fails too, Ubi stocks will go into a wild ride next year.
If Ass Creed Afro Samurai fails too, Ubi stocks will go into a wild ride next year.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Shame about this.
The actual game is pretty damn decent. A nice change of pace from the Respawn games set in the SW universe.
GymWolf
Gold Member
tkscz
Member
You're looking at it as an outsider and not a company. Ubisoft's expectation for a game with Star Wars in the title was probably around 4 o 5 million in the five days. The fact that it couldn't pull that means it's well below their expectation which is bad. Unfortunate fact is majority of games don't have the legs they used to. Not every game is a GTA or Mario Kart where the game continues to sell copies over the years, most games legs end in the first two months, after that, the hope is sales on the game will help push units, but they won't make their money back doing that. Most likely the license alone cost them tens of millions of dollars, with the game development, marketing, production and cost for digital stores, this game probably cost Ubisoft $200 million or more. 800,000 units in that first week is bad for the company, especially when it needs to sale about 10 million units at original price.
DeepSpace5D
Member
That’s a female? Kinda hard to tell in that photo to be honest. The clothing doesn’t help, looks like something a guy would wear.at least naoe looks decent
GymWolf
Gold Member
I think still frame images hurt her, she looks better in motion, not top model tier but decent.
I mean. It's ubisoft, don't expect to see any skin or hint of sexuality from her.
NickFire
Member
That IP isn't cheap to use. I'm guessing that they need a ton of holiday sales just to make this a disappointment instead of a disaster.
I also find it rather unlikely that Ubisoft game structure fatigue is the main issue here, or anywhere close to the main issue. Every single year the list of top selling games includes at least a handful of games that are either old, or sequels, and/or "current year version" of existing sports franchises.
I also find it rather unlikely that Ubisoft game structure fatigue is the main issue here, or anywhere close to the main issue. Every single year the list of top selling games includes at least a handful of games that are either old, or sequels, and/or "current year version" of existing sports franchises.
simpatico
Member
8,000,000 was the estimate that they gave to investors. I don’t think Ubi can exist in 2026 as a publicly traded company. They either get bought or go private and shed 60% of the business (at least)
Star Wars as an IP has lost a tremendous amount of value too. It used to be 24kt gold. Now it’s almost a sign of low quality to a lot of people who in the past spent a lot of money on the brand.
Star Wars as an IP has lost a tremendous amount of value too. It used to be 24kt gold. Now it’s almost a sign of low quality to a lot of people who in the past spent a lot of money on the brand.
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Shin-Ra
Junior Member
You want your game to maximise sales at its highest launch or pre-order / *SPIT* early access prices.
Ubisoft is not known for launching polished games. You wait and quickly their prices go down. They offer a (currently) cheaper subscription if you don’t care to keep the game longer term, or buy once it’s dirt cheap.
SPOT THE ERROR in Ubisoft’s sales logic.
Ubisoft is not known for launching polished games. You wait and quickly their prices go down. They offer a (currently) cheaper subscription if you don’t care to keep the game longer term, or buy once it’s dirt cheap.
SPOT THE ERROR in Ubisoft’s sales logic.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Oh wow that's awful.
This also means that Astrobot has likely sold close to or more than 2 million copies by now.
This also means that Astrobot has likely sold close to or more than 2 million copies by now.
Omnipunctual Godot
Gold Member
Who would've thought EA would be the good guy in this (or any other) situation?
Hari Seldon
Member
Star Wars IP is dead as shit now. Can’t imagine any studio spending money to license this now.
Plague Doctor
Member
I was told on good authority that people will buy anything with star wars slapped on it regardless of quality. Anything with star wars is guaranteed to have incredibly high sales. That's an internet fact and not in debate.
Have I been lied to?
Have I been lied to?
tkscz
Member
You have to remember, we as people outside of these companies know that. Executives are always behind on what people do or don't like so to them Star Wars is still gold, they aren't keeping up with the lack of viewership of the shows, or the dismal sales of Star Wars merch. Plus this game was probably in development back in 2020 when The Mandolorian was still in season 1. At this point, I can't see too many companies wanting to start work on a new Star Wars game.
Disney has slowly but surely killed the faith people had in Star Wars. By releasing constant subpar content year after year with only a rare diamond in the rough every now and again and even then killing that over time too (The mandolorian season 3 is not very well liked). Merchandise sales have plummeted to the point that even Walmart carries very few Star Wars toys. The franchise needs a break, those long empty years of nothing but toys, games, and books are what kept Star Wars going for so long.
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phant0m
Member
I know it's GAF's latest favorite game to clown on but why would it sell copies? Yves said to subscribe, not buy.
It's what I did and honestly despite some of its issues with the stealth mechanics has been one of my favorite games this year. Massive puts on an absolute master class of atmosphere & world design.
Probably get it wrapped up next week and cancel my sub. Banger of a game for $15.
It really isn't though, it doesn't follow the AC or Far Cry formula outside of being open world. There are no towers to expose icons, and bringing up the map doesn't cause immediate POI fatigue. You also don't really complete a series of missions/questline for specific individuals then move on - you move between all 4 worlds pretty regularly. I'm 18h in and still return to Toshara to complete contracts or raid treasure stashes.
It's what I did and honestly despite some of its issues with the stealth mechanics has been one of my favorite games this year. Massive puts on an absolute master class of atmosphere & world design.
Probably get it wrapped up next week and cancel my sub. Banger of a game for $15.
It really isn't though, it doesn't follow the AC or Far Cry formula outside of being open world. There are no towers to expose icons, and bringing up the map doesn't cause immediate POI fatigue. You also don't really complete a series of missions/questline for specific individuals then move on - you move between all 4 worlds pretty regularly. I'm 18h in and still return to Toshara to complete contracts or raid treasure stashes.
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Hookshot
Gold Member
Don't forget it had the "biggest marketing campaign ever" https://www.thegamer.com/star-wars-outlaws-ubisoft-marketing-money-expecting-strong-sales/
Ubisoft are going to be rather out of pocket if this didn't pick up after these initial reports.
Kacho
Member
I don't think we have actual numbers, but AssCreed is a juggernaut sales wise. Not sure how reliable this is but treat it as a ballpark for comparisons sake.
Assassin's Creed Valhalla reportedly sold 1.7 million copies at launch
SuperData has shared its monthly report, stating that Assassin's Creed Valhalla sold 1.7 million copies at launch.
www.dsogaming.com
They were probably hoping this hits 10-15 million lifetime and that won't happen, even with deep sales. There is a total lack of interest for whatever reason.
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NickFire
Member
Not at all. There are countless games that could never come close to 800k sales in the first week.
Now, was that a real question, or just a dig at the people who have been predicting underperformance after underperformance with almost crystal ball like accuracy? If it was the latter, well, it's a rather weak dig.
Laptop1991
Member
well, if we want games to improve then we want these type of sales failures, and i'm including AC Shadow reported pre sales info too, otherwise the game industry will just keep churning out these bland mediocre games, that's if they realize and listen of course.
Nydius
Member
I subbed to Ubisoft+ for a month (so I'm part of the reason it didn't sell
) and, for $17.99, I felt I got my money's worth. I paid $10-$15 for much smaller, sometimes worse, games back in the Xbox Live Arcade days. I don't think I'd recommend buying it for more than $20 though, so a typical Ubisoft "wait for deep sale" type game.Which, also, is a major reason why Ubisoft is in the financial shit. They've become a "wait for deep sale" game publisher.
hinch7
Member
Star Wars interest is at a near all time low with terrible movies and TV shows. Ubisoft doesn't help itself with its development decisions and marketing. Put two together and its a disaster in the making.
I'd imagine AC getting a similar treatment but at least that franchise has some fanbase to fall back on.
Trogdor1123
Member
Disney has to really concerned with that ip right now. It used to be a license to print money but now it’s just one to burn money.
Thabass
Member
I did the Ubisoft+ method because I wanted to try the game and while I did enjoy it, technical issues caused me to uninstall it since it crashed every 20 minutes for me, and this was post-patches AND driver updates. A shame, because I was quite enjoying the game.
Reizo Ryuu
Member
I don't think UBI+ affected their AC games sales much, but it feels like more people are catching on to just sub for a month; perhaps UBI+ was a misstep for them since they don't really have a high volume of release output.
Kacho
Member
I had that issue with Valhalla. Was the game installed on your primary drive where Uplay is installed?
Alebrije
Member
TheChumpNation
Neo Member
Wasn't this game the recipient of more marketing outlay than Ubisoft have ever done before?
Anyway, mediocre game does mediocre numbers. Nature is healing.
Anyway, mediocre game does mediocre numbers. Nature is healing.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Yeah I'm surprised people are acting like this means anything. It's only 2 days of data!!!