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I've felt the hype after review copies went out, and review embargo is soon...I think that after bg3 people are still hungry for what a good bgs game brings.
Google trends agrees with you at least
As much as this is an exaggeration, I sincerely hope the game delivers and is great!The last game I can remember that had this type of hype leading up to its release was Red Dead Redemption 2.
It's trending on twitter every day. Forums and social media are all about Starfield, and MS hasn't advertised jack shit for it.
I haven't really been a Bethesda guy, but I am a space guy, so this game is for me, but was the hype like this when the last Elder Scrolls came out?
Yeah, Cyberpunk was pretty hyped. It's funny because both had some "controversy" around them. Cyberpunk had the green haired freaks calling for a boycott, and as Starfield is exclusive there is people complaining about that.Cyberpunk 2077 had similar amounts of hype leading up to it's launch. Definitely gonna play Starfield after some patches
I mean, it’s TwitterIf you go one twitter right now
Not sure if serious?Actually this is probably the least hyped AAAA game of all time, and I own a Series X. Very low energy. Sad.
Well all of those games have released and people interested in knowing more about the game or googling to get help with a certain quest or item or whatnot are going to show up there.
Here's a more representative sample. This is a 1-week span ~2 weeks before launch of Baldur's Gate 3 (as an example), the same point in time we are with Starfield's launch:
There were more people Googling "Starfield" than there were people Googling "Baldur's Gate 3" 2 weeks before launch of BG3.
It's releasing on 2 platforms, instead of just 1. It's also releasing in the first week of the month.So clearly it should do over 3 million unit sales in September WW right?
It's releasing on 2 platforms, instead of just 1. It's also releasing in the first week of the month.
If we compare it with, say, Final Fantasy 16 that sold 3 million copies, releasing on 22nd and only on PS5, 3 million for Starfield seems absurdly low.
By that metric, it should do at least 7+ million in the first month.
Soooo disparaging....lolFollowing up on this with some more pre-release data:
Here's the comparison the day of the Xbox/Bethesda presentation where the Starfield Direct was shown (June 11th):
And here's the comparison the day of Larian's "Panel From Hell: Release" presentation (July 7th):
This is not meant to disparage Baldur's Gate 3, or Larian, at all. It's simply meant to show that pre-release interest for Starfield seems to be higher both right now, and during their respective marketing beats. And I only use Baldur's Gate 3 here as a comparison because so many have brought it up in this thread.
Not sure if serious?
Half the posts on Gaf are about it. It has been the number 1 trending thing on Twitter for gaming for awhile.
Do a google analysis of the search term of Starfield vs Baldur's Gate, one of the best released games in recent history, and Starfield smashes it.
So clearly it should do over 3 million unit sales in September WW right?
It's going to do alright but I'm mostly seeing articles about BG3 still. It's not as loud as it would be if it was a multiplat disc release.
Based on my limited sample, it seems like a big deal everywhere but on neogaf.
Ah, I see.No hype for me. PS owner only, so as M$ made it exclusive and removed thé release on PlayStation, no way for me to play it (i won't buy a console nor subscribe to GP). Fucking office money...
You took vacation time from work to play bethesda game at launch? Without waiting for reviews? Would waiting a month or two have been too much?Yeah. I can’t wait to play it. Took some vacation time from work on that week