Detroit did over 1 Million globally in two weeks.
Heavy Rain took 1.5 months to reach the same milestone.
Detroit is QD's fastest selling game by all accounts.
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NPD May 2018: State of Decay 2 #1 software, PS4 tops hardware charts
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Detroit did over 1 Million globally in two weeks.
Heavy Rain took 1.5 months to reach the same milestone.
Detroit is QD's fastest selling game by all accounts.
In case it wasn't clear, this is a toy example to illustrate how simply selling more is not a sign of a great result, as opposed to being the literal example at hand.
Yeah that's what I would've concluded myself too.
Not too surprised or disappointed in this outcome personally.
Would be nicee. AAA niche games that dont involve hours and hours of killing are always welcome. The opportunity cost makes me think QD's future isn't as secure as some would think. However, Sony is flush with money, and having odd things like Detroit helps the brand, so I'd bet there will be more from them.
People are saying it's doing great because it's selling faster than their biggest selling title, it's really not hard to understand, UK result was meh.
For Sony and a game like Detroit? I doubt they expected much from it other than hoping to break even, surely they weren't thinking about Horizon or GoW numbers, Shu even once said a few of their IPs turn out massively successful and pay for the others, it's different for third parties though.
Well Heavy Rain did have DLC didn't it? Maybe Detroit will too.
And wowowow FH4 will smash it too. Don't forget that takeaway :)
Mat,
In previous months you've provided a list of best selling games for "dead" platforms; anything for this month? Or did I miss it?
In previous months you've provided a list of best selling games for "dead" platforms; anything for this month? Or did I miss it?
yep. lets not forget another zombie game flopped earlier this year. and MGS was actually a pretty good game despite the youtube haters and critics trashing it. it was very well received on era.
Well, you are only looking at the US. Worldwide Detroit sold 1 million copies in 2 weeks where Heavy Rain needed 5 weeks. Digital sales mean those 1 million units also generated higher revenue, there was no digital copy for Heavy Rain. 2 weeks vs. 5 weeks seems like significant improvement no? That's reaching the milestone more than twice as fast + higher revenue, while its budget isn't twice as high as Heavy Rain's.
At this point nothing really surprises me any more . SOD2 being #1 was somewhat a shock but I can see some reasons behind that . The sales of these consoles isnt though
But sony might work with them to create a 1st party diverse portfolio...might not be doing well but maybe sony had a lower expectation
By the critics yeah it was. By the players I think it was generally much more well received. Most people I know do complain on the bugs and mostly performance, but the game itself is well praised.
God of War still #2?!
Also Donkey Kong had a strong release, especially compared to the Wii U version.
Also Donkey Kong had a strong release, especially compared to the Wii U version.
You talking about NPD or WW?
In both cases I'm not surprised. Pretty niche genre, low scores and GoW just released
We'll see. Thank you !
Better in the US or better worldwide ?
I don't think they will stop an old partnership just before the start of a new gen.
Idk if it's putting it down. State of Decay outsold God of War, Detroit and Donkey Kong. It's pretty strange I think considering it's reception and the lack of buzz it's getting on here.
Never came across to me as if most people here think it took the world by storm and set fire to the charts. From what I saw a majority of people thought it would flop and it's clearly far from it. Might not be the breakout success Sony was hoping for, but it did still break 1 million in just two weeks, and it's still #3 on NPD so at the very least sounds as if it's off to a great start.
This is GoW's second month and DKCTF's first 2 days and digital sales are not included. Some pretty big asterisks are those.
And there's a lack of buzz for Detroit on ResetEra? Could've fooled me.
That would be odd considering it is outselling Heavy Rain at the moment selling 1 million units more than twice as fast. Not sure what expectations Sony had, but if they renewed their contract after Beyond which did way worse I don't see them stopping now
Lack of buzz for state of decay, which was the best selling game of last month.
I think it's possible that the things Game Critics like and dislike aren't reflective of what the market of gamers like and dislike. Technical problems at release and depth of content in a MP centric game still tend to be areas where Critics are out of touch with the market. People like Online Co Op experiences. Good to see game creators understanding this and creating more experiences to match gamers' interests versus critics' interests.
Yeah sorry my bad I read your post wrong. I'd definitely agree with you there now that we're on the same page.
People are still also buying God of War as well which just came out a month prior.
That behemoth has some thicc legs.
I never once have provided a list for "dead" platforms.
I have provided a list for historic platforms, however:
After the raging success of State of Decay 1 against all odds, (janky game, digital-only) I thought it was a no-brainer to buy Undead Labs and make the sequel AAA. I was very disappointed SoD 2 wasn't.
However, now that SoD 2 is a raging success and newly empowered Phil Spencer bought them, the future looks bright!!!
Now Phil, do the right thing and bring Kinect v4 and WMR to Xbox. It's what the people want.
However, now that SoD 2 is a raging success and newly empowered Phil Spencer bought them, the future looks bright!!!
Now Phil, do the right thing and bring Kinect v4 and WMR to Xbox. It's what the people want.
I wonder what the ceiling is on narrative adventure games. Like if the media didnt enjoy dunking Cage so much, and the game somehow got a 95 MC, would that be like +20% to sales? 100%? Maybe the sales of the first telltale The Walking Dead game would give a clue.
My gut tells me that single player narrative games are highly sensitive to review scores whereas multiplayer and coop kill games are not.
Well State of Decay 1 sold a ton so it already has its diehard fan base, people are really ignoring this point. There also aren't many games like it so this is the only place to get this experience. Its not surprising that people are sleeping on this game.
Also SoT sales are dropping hard, i thought XGP will help prolong game sales, so its only helpful for launch month sales with small trickles of sales? It's in #8 on xbox list, missing in the overall list, and not on the YTD list either.
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Nah, think MS have done well, but with the number of users on PS4, as long as Sony does something in the next 18 months before the next platform, they'll be quids in. Also they are killing it with PSN... thats subscription... so. all good for both as far as I can see.
Yeah, maybe a July release would have been better? Get it out in between God of War and Spider-Man.
Intentionally or not, Detroit became a side order the moment Sony decided to launch it so close after God of War. If they were looking for maximum return, they should have released at another time. Even then, provisional results are better than their previous titles...
It's of course a second line of thinking to the topic on whether they're profitable as a studio or if Sony should keep working with them. Whatever happens, they will find some publisher to work with. It also seems unfair (and hurried) to judge their results based on the first month. This is easily a game that's going to sell very well as soon as its price goes down: or isn't it true that the best seller for May was released at a budget price? The same could be said about other succesful stories throughout the last twelve months.
It's of course a second line of thinking to the topic on whether they're profitable as a studio or if Sony should keep working with them. Whatever happens, they will find some publisher to work with. It also seems unfair (and hurried) to judge their results based on the first month. This is easily a game that's going to sell very well as soon as its price goes down: or isn't it true that the best seller for May was released at a budget price? The same could be said about other succesful stories throughout the last twelve months.
I'm of the belief that when you have a game that's expected to sell many millions of copies then your audience is essentially "everyone". Sort of like if you're making a hollywood blockbuster you don't release your movie the same weekend that Avengers is releasing as it's going to crush everything. If you have a smaller indie movie then sure you can bet on a small but dedicated audience to make your money back but with a $100 mil+ movie? It'd be suicide. Anthem's going to have all the hype and EA's marketing behind it so if it doesn't get delayed then it'd be wise for Days Gone (and Metro) to find another date.
Too bad. I might be in the minority but I actually enjoy David Cage games. I also happen to believe his games would be a good fit for Game Pass. Could be a bit smaller in scale but episodic.
And it's not gonna stop. I wouldn't be surprised one bit if GTA V was charting alongside RDR2 this time next year.
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Apparently Heavy Rain ended up generating over 100 million € in revenue (at 2-3 million copies sold), so if Detroit exceeds that it will easily compensate for its higher budget and pretty much fund the next game. Maybe not the kind of increase a major third party publisher would want to see, but it's not a bad result by any means.
