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I think the 40 euros price tag was one of the big of success.
Probably a impulsive buy for many people because of the price, and they end up loving it
Probably a impulsive buy for many people because of the price, and they end up loving it
I think the point of that post is it also wasnt just because it was PC and PS5 day one.
ironic, isnt it?
MP focused games will almost assuredly be from now on I have to think, still not conviced Sony thinks SP games should though.
Very well deserved. Game somehow manages to be equally extremely fun and frustrating at the same time and all the random fuckery that just happens during gameplay has given me some of the hardest laughs I've had in a game in years.
And "accidental" team killing.
Yes, and good at being one.
Saw it as a guarantee before launch, no idea how it works when the studio just becomes an overnight superstar. But the way they are doing live service is commended by so many fans. It's doing industry-setting stuff, I can see so many others watching this game and trying to make it happen for their next big AAA title. An on-going evolving war is just so simple and so obvious for this kind of live-service success.
Its also what people have always wanted out of an actual "live" game -- light on the cinematics, but heavy on the lore and roleplaying. It all seems so much more budget friendly than most other studios. Everyone is waiting for the potential of this game 2-3 years out, assuming they can scale into bigger things. How many games have fans that eager about the future?
In so many ways, it's like Fortnite BR. You have a solid foundation, and you can just see all the ways they can go. Fortnite didnt have the luxury of fans knowing where it would go, but that kind of expectation feels baked into the game. I think we are past that point of "flash in the pan success", especially if they are able to steadily roll out updates the way they are. There's just so much random "story" going on all over social media. It's the kind of enthusiasm you cant easily replicate.
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GOT Legends is technically modelled after a live service coop game and is sold standalone. The game is still very popular today, it could be considered a success in that vein.
Very well deserved, one of the best gaming experiences in my life.
I believe they already announced MP games will release on PC day and date, I doubt this will affect their SP games.
So roughly $320 million in revenue. Crazy.
Without the Steam tax of 30% obviously, but can't calculate that without knowing the split between PS5 and PC.
Without the Steam tax of 30% obviously, but can't calculate that without knowing the split between PS5 and PC.
People say this like the game doesn't have additional transactions that aren't selling.
That's the point of having a lower barrier of entry. Gotta sell those Warbonds.
holy shit
I too look forward to a deluge of GAAS titles priced at $79.99, jam packed with ridiculous monetization and completely lacking in fun as hell gameplay.
What's that? Suicide Squad just bombed?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po4adxJxqZk
I too look forward to a deluge of GAAS titles priced at $79.99, jam packed with ridiculous monetization and completely lacking in fun as hell gameplay.
What's that? Suicide Squad just bombed?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po4adxJxqZk
Ultimately, the strategy will be:
Release a playstation that is smaller and better value for the price than any PC could possibly be, using tremendous money in R&D for h/w and software customizations + economies of scale for a low cost / great value couch gaming option. Make money from 20 or 30% cut on digital, physical, DLC + monthly subs + cloud gaming.
Release games on PC day 1, possibly at a higher price than Playstation. Maybe PC games will cost $10-15 more to make up for the Steam fee. Still cheaper than buying a PS5 for exclusives though. With time they will get discounted during steam sales and such. Release high margin controllers + ultra high margin wireless dongles for PC alongside drivers.
Marketing pushes will have a bigger impact than Sony expects, I reckon, thanks to multiplicative effects that come with a higher peak userbase.
Sony because they've already said, multiple times in fact, that their GaaS titles will be day/date on PC.
They've long said that every multiplayer game is going to be Day 1 on PC. It seems like every time this discussion pops up people who don't follow PS for the most part act like Sony just stumbled into this rather than them knowing from the jump that in order ot get GaaS games off the ground that it's critical for them to have as big a userbase as possible, so they made the call to do Day 1 PC with all of them. Concord and Fairgames$ were announced right alongside Helldivers 2 with that plan during the 2023 PS Showcase.
Yeah, I don't get why folks are acting like Sony is surprised lol
This is the kind of reason why they said GAAS would be Day-One on PC in the first place lol
The trailers leading up to release did absolutely nothing for me. Then the game came out, everybody was raving about it, and I ended up impulse buying it on Amazon since it was only 35ā¬. And yeah it is a ton of fun.
A perfect storm of organic viral marketing and price.
A perfect storm of organic viral marketing and price.
It's awesome seeing such a huge success happen to a game that managed a reasonable scope (so it could be priced reasonably) and launched on enough platforms it could reach "critical mass." It's not an easy recipe for success, but it's nice seeing it play out like that.
After Steam tax probably closer to 280M + revenue from microtransactions.
It barely feels like a gaas which is why people who hate Gaas like this game. There isn't another GAAS quite like it right.
I have that proud for no real reason feeling you get when you pick a horse at a race that everyone else is meh on and it not only busts out the gate like an explosion but then outruns every other fucking thing with legs in a 20 mile radius lol
What's the next developer that has been making stellar 2d/top down style games for years who will transition to 3d and ride the fucking wheels off the gravy train for their trouble?? I absolutely adore when devs move into bigger scale, more immersive, 3d spaces from their 2d roots and just fucking kill it. Every ounce of fun has been preserved and amplified by the change to TPS for Helldivers. Everyone in that company needs a hug for how fantastic a job they did realizing this particular vision.
Crazy success. So fuckin cool <3
What's the next developer that has been making stellar 2d/top down style games for years who will transition to 3d and ride the fucking wheels off the gravy train for their trouble?? I absolutely adore when devs move into bigger scale, more immersive, 3d spaces from their 2d roots and just fucking kill it. Every ounce of fun has been preserved and amplified by the change to TPS for Helldivers. Everyone in that company needs a hug for how fantastic a job they did realizing this particular vision.
Crazy success. So fuckin cool <3
It's barely a GaaS. It's PVE and the things you earn from the "battle pass" are so minor it's not like any of the gear is an absolute game changer. It's a solid co-op game in the vain of Left 4 Dead in my eyes.
thats because "GAAS" has always been a pretty wide descriptor that encompasses good and bad implementation, and good and bad games, rather than the 4 letter word Gamers have turned it into to describe anything they don't like. It's not "barely a GaaS", its just a good live service game.
Warframe can technically allow you to get everything, even to the point of actually selling and accruing the premium currency from just playing the game.
Both Warframe and HD2 get the GaaS right.
It's literally a live service game in that you need to play the game online at all times and the game regularly changes on a weekly basis. It's not just about the microtransactions.
people get too hung up on GaaS being about microtransactions even though HD2 has literally all of that (battle passes, skin shop, mtx, etc).
It requires constant engagement, introduces new content regularly and frequently, etc. It is GaaS in every possible way, just with lower prices compared to other titles. They will probably slowly turn up the monetization over time, too. That's how all GaaS go over time.
Oh it's a GAAS game, without doubt. It's just not a predatory, shitty, bare minimum for the maximum cash we're legally allowed to pull out of kids, kind of GAAS.
This should absolutely be a model of how it's done alongside stuff like Warframe.
it would be like describing Zelda TOTK or Elden Ring as "barely an open world game" out of sheer refusal to admit that good open world games can exist š¤£
This game is a live service in every sense of the word, most shooters only have cosmetics in paid BPs and that is as inconsequential as you can get.
A live service game should probably encompass those that have a combination of post-launch content, updates, and community engagement (seasons, events, evolving content, etc.). What constitutes a live service game is correctly broad, because it can include mp, sp, coop games, and every genre imaginable.