Amazon gives you the £35 free voucher, GAME gives you MCC.
Destiny Sales *split*
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Amazon gives you the £35 free voucher, GAME gives you MCC.
Yeah, the split was 46-36 in the UK, so PS4 version won by 28%. But hardware sales in UK are supposedly 1.5:1 in favor of PS4 where in USA they're 1.25:1. So if that ratio holds in the US it'll sell only 6% better on PS4. Could be pretty close or within 10%. Of course NPD wont count bundles or freebies either way so it wont be apples to apples.
More interesting is some gaffer made an estimate of Destiny's sales based on some info and calculations. I cant 100% vouch for these accuracy.
So yes, if correct, barely better than Watch Dogs. IMO that's got to be considered a disappointment.
More interesting is some gaffer made an estimate of Destiny's sales based on some info and calculations. I cant 100% vouch for these accuracy.
So yes, if correct, barely better than Watch Dogs. IMO that's got to be considered a disappointment.
Dayum. That was a bargain.
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I think it demonstrates that a statistically small number of console owners buy a statistically large number of games. I.e. the so-called core gamers and many of those folks have bought nextgen consoles as you would expect many core gamers to do so.
It kind of makes you wonder what or how infrequently those other 160 million combined 360/PS3 owners use their consoles. My cousin has never bought a game, his PS3 is his Blu-ray/DVD player/Netflix box. The only games he plays are those "must play" games (Uncharted, The Last of Us, Red Dead Redemption, GTA V etc) I give him.
With regards to unusually high starting sales for a new IP, I'm quite sure that Bungie's successful history with the Halo series and online multiplayer is a major factor. The IP itself actually seems almost superficial in this case, and practically everything feels derived from Halo - engine tech, gameplay mechanics, design philosophy, even the art style (it's very similar to Reach IMHO).
So I don't think it's fair to compare the sales to other new IP launches.
So I don't think it's fair to compare the sales to other new IP launches.
Prophecy2k
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Whilst I'd agree somewhat, I'd say that there's quite a lot of pent up anticipation for a new IP that is simply rooted in a consumer's trust in the developer of said game.
Bungie have a pedigree, just as the TitanFall devs, just as Naughty Dog, just as Rockstar (with RDR).
New IP thusly can be effectively marketed on that basis alone and sell a crapload of copies.
Gamers seem to be more and more placing their trust in the bigger developers and taking less chances with devs who don't have a prior history producing hits. Gamers are equally as risk averse with their purchases as publishers with what they choose to greenlight.
There's a certain, "benefit-of-the-doubt", that gamers will happily afford devs like Bungie, Rockstar, ND, Bioware etc.. And it's this that makes it harder for developers who have failed to push out hits to gain the same kind of marketing buzz, hype and consumer anticipation when launching new IP. So in this way you're absolutely right that a new IP by Bungie isn't really comparable to one by, say Ninja Theory.
the timing of Destiny also good. it released in dry-season.
on the other hand.. this end of 2014 and 2015 is filled with game flood :/
on the other hand.. this end of 2014 and 2015 is filled with game flood :/
Bagel seed
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That sure is a loaded statement!
What is that site and where do they get their numbers?
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No kidding. I find it hard to believe that this site has both extensive details on Destiny's sales and also information relating to the PS4 version of the game being downgraded. That'd have to come from two sources.
All sounds a bit like nonsense to me. I'd happily stand corrected if the numbers are confirmed though.
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Bagel seed
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Insiderp was correct on PS4s 10 mil milestone and TLoU launch sales. Anyhow I don't see anything outrageous in his numbers.
He wrote that TLOU sold 1.5 millions at launch which was wrong (the game sold 1 million).
I have no opinion on the numbers, but the labelling of the game as downgraded on PS4 is pure fan-bait that adds nothing to the numbers and their interpretation.
I can understand the appeal of this game but the cynical part of me doesn't believe the numbers they are giving at all.
It's a no go for me 'cos it asks for a connection all the time, and the weather where I live is horrible -maybe not like in Forks, but close-, the connection and telephone wires get fried sometimes.
Silent_Buddha
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Yeah, it's a Playstation fan site, with an article with no citations for where the numbers came from.
Numbers, could be true. Or more likely are just be made up.
Regards,
SB
Moved forced parity discussion over to here: http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread.php?t=65638
Looks like it wasn't $500 million first day
http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=871349
Still decent, but based on its bad word of mouth / low reviews, I don't think it will have a long sales tail
