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NPD May 2018: State of Decay 2 #1 software, PS4 tops hardware charts
- Thread starter ZhugeEX
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No. Because we all know being #1 for weeks on digital sales is a bad financial sign. Like ... What?
So... is Rainbow Six Siege like Ubisoft's biggest success story for ages or what? IIRC The Division was much bigger at launch but has tailed off with the sequel imminent. RSS on the other hand just keeps on trucking, and it's also the older game is it not..?
To be charting ahead of like MK8D (albeit it's available on more platforms) for instance is unreal.
To be charting ahead of like MK8D (albeit it's available on more platforms) for instance is unreal.
Holy shit at SoD2. MS weren't lieing when they said it exceeded expectation. Big grats to MS and Undead Labs!
Clearly the Xbox version of SoD2 isn't going to perform as well in countries where Xbox doesn't have much of an install base. Believe it or not, shocking news.
I'm still hoping Nintendo does the "Game Pass" aka subscription thing with their Classics like how they have NES coming. Do it for all of their old systems.
That's a damned strong top-20. The variety and (relative) density of new releases vs mainstays is super encouraging. I can't think of a time the broader console market was thriving like this.
Specifically re: SoD2, I figure we're going to start seeing people inclined for a negative angle to shift their reaction to "if Game Pass games are selling well, it must mean subscription numbers are actually not good." I'd expect at least one or two of those by the end of the thread. Not that it couldn't play out that way, but with no outside signal to that effect, the leap is premature.
Specifically re: SoD2, I figure we're going to start seeing people inclined for a negative angle to shift their reaction to "if Game Pass games are selling well, it must mean subscription numbers are actually not good." I'd expect at least one or two of those by the end of the thread. Not that it couldn't play out that way, but with no outside signal to that effect, the leap is premature.
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Told ya DK would expand song and lead switch software to greatness. ;)
State of Decay 2 did damn good.
State of Decay 2 did damn good.
I tried state of decay 2 not a bad game on PC. I just hate the windowed fullscreen bs on Microsoft store games, and my game pass expired (I will not be renewing).
Also God of War is killing it.
Also God of War is killing it.
I game passed it (glad I did) and just could not get on with it. Lots of little bugs spoilt the immersion for me.
Sorry I might be confused - when you say streaming, are you talking Twitch or PS Now? If the former, then yes I agree.
I think it's just an interesting observation: although a game is on game pass and available via subscription, the individual sale numbers are still very high. I guess people expect that as game pass becomes more popular, the sale numbers of Xbox exclusives would reduce.
Not only that, GOW is #2 for 2018. SoT and SoD aren't even in top 10. So people shouldn't think that SoD 2 sales are anywhere close to GoW lol. It did very good for debut month though and undead lab deserves congratulations for that.
We already are seeing. Why do you think we are seeing all the major players going subs and even Sony is scrambling to get downloads going.
Honestly it's something I'm going to have to watch more and pay closer attention to because I want expecting this sort of boost to full game sales. That's something credit to MatPiscatella who said he could see that happening prior to the service launching.
I was thinking Game Pass would either cannibalize sales or at best would have a mild positive impact on sales. Certainly not the huge boosts we are seeing. I though Game Pass would be a huge success but primarily due to it driving recurring subscription revenue, not boosting full packaged and digital game sales.
My hunch is a rather simple one in the end. Exposure. Game Pass puts the game potentially into far more people's hands than it other wise would have. This is going to convert some people into purchasing it outright that are already GP subscribers in case they eventually unsubscribe. It's also, probably more importantly, having those GP subscribers inform their friends about the games they are playing and they are then going out to buy the game themselves, even though they aren't GP subscribers.
All in all it's working wonders and FH4 has the potential to be seriously huge imo. Especially with the expanded multiplayer / shared world features
If you're a Game Pass subscriber, you get the game included in your subscription, so why would you buy it?
Also, I don't know why people are surprised when big new first party games chart at number 1 on release month. That's generally the case if there isn't a big 3rd party title, right?
This just shows MS exclusives are selling immensely well in digital form and in this case SoD2 being a $30 title has made this even more impressive...
Japan, Spain, Germany, Australia and UK charts.
#1 in the most purchased Xbox Store charts means nothing. It's a new exclusive game. ofc it will be high
Ok that is what I was thinking. It's pretty amazing that at a reduced cost AND being available on GamePass, that the game still managed to be #1.
There is an excuse - you don't have to. It's fine without it. It sells fine without it.
Exactly. It's based on how many consoles are in the wild. So yes ,we can still say it did well.
After Phil's comments I was expecting State of Decay 2 to do well on the charts but taking the #1 spot is insane, especially for a $30 title. Props to Undead Labs! It's also great seeing God of War still up there and the strong Nintendo representation. Great performance for the industry all around.
I'm definitely excited to see what happens on Game Pass when Forza Horizon 4 drops, and next year when Gears 5 arrives.
I'm definitely excited to see what happens on Game Pass when Forza Horizon 4 drops, and next year when Gears 5 arrives.
Yes I agree then, clearly a massive impact and led this generation by the built-in video sharing abilities on both PS4 and XBO.
EDIT: And on that note, has Nintendo suggested video streaming might be coming to Switch online?
Because we long thought that XGP would kill sales and it's having an opposite effect.
Imagine being the kid that gets Labo instead of Pokemon or Smash during the holidays.
I feel like Forza Horizon 4 could be the first game in the franchise (Horizon and Motorsport) to finally top Gran Turismo to be the best selling racing IP or franchise in the industry. I guess we'll see.
Yep. Now the real fun part is to start thinking about Streaming and Game Pass. If Twitch weren't a thing, would Game Pass be as (hypothetically for the moment) good at selling full games?
How many streamers streamed Sea of Thieves or SoD2 because of having it in Game Pass? How many sales did those streamers help generate?
I can see a strong case being made that Streaming and Game Pass are symbiotic in a not small way?
So this means the GP model is only benefitial until it reaches an "optimimum Max User Count" that once passed starts the cannibalization of retail sales right?
Which means MS are probably going to rise prices up or create price tiers at some point to keep that user count in that optimum level.
Could be wrong though, I just started my MBA so not an expert here haha.
As a creative kid, I would have totally preferred Labo to either of those. That said, I still would have had massive disappointment that I didn't get something decent instead like Lego Technic (I was obsessed with Lego Technic).Imagine being the kid that gets Labo instead of Pokemon or Smash during the holidays.
That's what I keep wondering about. At some point, this scale should be tipped, right? Unless the overall audience continues to grow? This feels more like a 2025 problem than a 2018 one though.
I think so too. The question is, will this equilibrium continue as the adoption rates for Game Pass continue to increase, or will there ever be a cannibalisation point?