rhodesianshepard
Banned
Not surprising with Ronin. It is hopefully bound to be the "Days Gone" of this generation, where it get good word of mouth. A very fun game
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UK Monthly Charts | Helldivers 2 drives UK March game sales up 26%
PixelatedBeast
Member
It means thats what happens when a game is being sold on 2 platforms compared one platform to at half the price. Im pretty sure Spiderman 2 has made more revenue just based off the initial price. A lot of people bought the deluxe edition, special controllers and Spiderman themed console.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
I can assure you of 3 things...
I know it means more than that.
PlayStation knows it means more than that.
You know it means more than that.
Of this I am certain.
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TheGodfather07
Member
PS5 holding very steady being down only 9%. That's what having games does.
yazenov
Gold Member
Sony struck gold with Hell divers 2. I'd imagine it exceeded their expectations by a mile. However, I doubt Sony is able to follow-up the success of this Gaas game with another one. Sony should proceed with extreme caution and stick to their bread and butter that got them to the game, instead of an unknown quantity that is competing with a plathora of titles in the game genre.
Some people are acting like releasing a Gaas game day 1 on PC and PS5 is guaranteed recipe for success, when they have forgotten all the other dime a dozen games that flopped before it.
Hell divers 2 is like a lightning in a bottle that is impossible to follow-up imo. Don't expect many games like this from Sony.
Some people are acting like releasing a Gaas game day 1 on PC and PS5 is guaranteed recipe for success, when they have forgotten all the other dime a dozen games that flopped before it.
Hell divers 2 is like a lightning in a bottle that is impossible to follow-up imo. Don't expect many games like this from Sony.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Well said.
And also, Spider-Man 2 did its main job, i.e., selling PS5 consoles and bringing more people into the closed PlayStation ecosystem where they would buy more games and add-ons.
Different games have different purposes. And it hurts to see people being so stupid that they think every game is the same that they start comparing them.
- Helldivers 2's main job is to earn operating profit by selling enough copies as well as recurring revenue with its live-service elements.
- Spider-Man 2's main job is to earn operating profit by selling enough copies and help sell PS5 consoles.
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Woopah
Member
It will be very difficult to follow up, but I think Sony will still try. Maybe not try as hard as they were planning to a few years ago, but still publish multiple GAAS titles. Will be very interesting to see how Concord performs.
Lucifers Beard
Member
Had a couple games this evening and I think I'm done with it after not playing for a while. Only got to level 15 and whilst I really enjoyed it initially, I don't think the gameplay loop could hold my attention for another 25 hours.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
Different markets, but in both Japan and France Rise of the Ronin is continuing to perform well due to good word of mouth.
GFK - FRANCE WEEK 13, 2024 (MAR 25 - MAR 31) - [INDIVIDUAL FORMATS] - [UNITS] - [RETAIL ONLY] - [NO BUNDLE]
01 (01) [NSW] PRINCESS PEACH SHOWTIME ! (NINTENDO)
02 (02) [PS5] RISE OF THE RONIN (SONY INTERACTIVE ENT.)
03 (05) [NSW] SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER (NINTENDO)
04 (06) [NSW] MARIO KART 8 DELUXE (NINTENDO)
05 (07) [PS5] EA SPORTS FC 24 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
06 (03) [PS5] DRAGON'S DOGMA II (CAPCOM)
07 (08) [NSW] MINECRAFT (MICROSOFT)
08 (RE) [NSW] MARIO VS DONKEY KONG (NINTENDO)
09 (09) [NSW] EA SPORTS FC 24 (ELECTRONIC ARTS)
10 (NE) [PS5] SOUTH PARK SNOW DAY ! (THQ NORDIC)
Japan
Famitsu Sales: Week 13, 2024 (Mar 25 - Mar 31)
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Tiago Rodrigues
Member
Gran Turismo 7 is well on its way to be the most successful GT game ever. MLBs yearly entries keep being hits and some of the biggest games each year on america.
Helldivers 2 is hardly the only one doing good for Sony
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
GG Capcom, only 2 weeks of sales and a pretty good start.
Dogma 2 is ace.
Silver Wattle
Gold Member
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
I hope sony can pull it back and at least get to flat yoy or hopefully with a few percent increase. Not looking good for the console market as a whole with these declines.
BbMajor7th
Member
Rebirth is an amalgam of every tired open world trend going, wrapped in pretty FFVII-brand wrapping paper and stretched over a massive canvas.
Scale and presentation are totally superficial aspects that every cynical AAA publisher leans on to sell their game, as is reworking well-loved, classic IP.
Rebirth is an achingly cynical amusement park of themed mini games played out by familiar faces. It claims to be a reimagining whilst being a lifeless retread filled with trivial content that adds little of consequence to the world or characters. Without the IP and the budget, it'd be utterly meaningless as a game.
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Woopah
Member
Sony had one of the best Q1s in gaming history last year, due to the end of shortages. It was always going to struggle against that, and the fact PS5 is so close to last year is really impressive.
Actually thought you were being sarcastic at first.
Rebirth sales really don't sound great to me. It was being voted as the most anticipated game at the game awards and only managed a 5th place in its debut month? Where will the game be in overall sales for 2024? Its so frontloaded that top 20 doesn't sound likely.
MasterCornholio
Member
Seems like Xbox are the only ones failing here unless you count those Chinese consoles as part of the console market. PlayStation and Nintendo seem to be doing fine when it comes to sales.
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The only one not looking good is Xbox.
Nintendo simply needs to introduce new hardware, Sony is doing great at prices that are still around launch level after 4 years.
MonkeyClaw36
Banned
This game got me so hooked its crazy.
Yesterday I wanted a little break, so I fired up MW3. 2 minutes into the match and I ALT+F4'd that shit, uninstalled it and went back to Helldivers.
It's so good I lost all incentive to play MW3 which is now closer to Fortnite content wise with all its colors, 4/20 references and stoner skins.
A+ for Managed Democracy!!
AncientOrigin
Member
Totoki can f@ck off the Clown.If he has anything to complain he has no business being there at PlayStation. These suits who have no clue about gaming and only care about those trash stock holders are the worst.These are the people destroying everything for a few better numbers.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Are you really certain? Because you seem to be assuming HD2 is the way forward for Playstation and NOT Spiderman 2.
Thinking HD2 is lightning in a bottle would be the WORST thing for Sony to think. I'm hoping they aren't themselves viewing it that way. Instead, they should be learning why it worked.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
I wonder if he's saying 60% on PS5 and if that includes PC and Xbox? Or just Xbox vs. PS5.
Mr Moose
Member
Includes PC. This is monthly sales (includes digital).
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
WOW! That's crazy! So it's probably 60% PS5, 25% PC, and 15% Xbox?
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
PlayStations AAA SP games are funding their GAAS Super Carriers.
The Butterfly emerges from its cocoon.
That may well be true, but far more cynical - and recycled trendy ones - AAAs have sold better than this. I'd argue some do so on annual basis even.
And besides front-loaded IPs like these don't tank the launch sales on the quality of current release - but what came before them.
That runs the danger of survivorship bias - which is how this industry already operates - way too much of the time (double and triple-down on whatever worked before, and then do it all over again).
Not to say lessons aren't to be learned here - but I fear they won't be the right ones.
BbMajor7th
Member
True. I think the main appeal of the remake is seeing familiar faces in 4K and they already did that ,- returns are bound to be diminishing.
Luminoth-4545
Member
A user over at installbase has the real numbers for March, the earlier estimates was very close.
EXACT UK HARDWARE
[PS5] - 63.750
[NSW] - 27.360
[XBS] - 26.180
EXACT UK HARDWARE
[PS5] - 63.750
[NSW] - 27.360
[XBS] - 26.180
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mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
It's insane that the Switch is selling better than Xbox in the UK, considering it's their 2nd best-selling country on the planet.
yazenov
Gold Member
But you know what solution the smart people at MS will come up with?
Hit the reset button and release another hardware earlier before anyone else and hope for the best.
This time will be different. TM
Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
Not sure what happened but it looks like Chris Dring has deleted his X account.
nial
Gold Member
Helldivers 2 (and Concord if successful) will be funding Physint and the like.
MasterCornholio
Member
Not sure what happened but it looks like Chris Dring has deleted his X account.
Didn't he get in trouble before for something?
Thick Thighs Save Lives
NeoGAF's Physical Games Advocate Extraordinaire
Goalus
Member
Explanation:
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Sales-Age - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Has Sold Around 2 Million Copies, PS5 Player Data Suggests
Concurrent users is not a different thing its just different binning of the exact same statistical data. No, it not. Concurrent users = # of players playing simultaneously at any given time. Daily active users = as long as you fired up the game at least once during that calendar day then you’re...
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Crazy, So he deleted his account due to harassment. What a mess. What caused it?
kazuyamishima
Member
His Super Mario Wonder sales comments really sparked a lot console warriors.