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PUBG surpasses 19 million copies sold
- Thread starter Saucycarpdog
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It's either going to absolutely blow up and drive Xbox One to be number one this Christmas
Or
It's going to be a Team Fortress 2/Counter Strike situation where it comes out to huge fanfare, enjoys modest to good sales and is quickly forgotten about on the console for the next big thing
Will be interesting seeing what happens.
Or
It's going to be a Team Fortress 2/Counter Strike situation where it comes out to huge fanfare, enjoys modest to good sales and is quickly forgotten about on the console for the next big thing
Will be interesting seeing what happens.
Physical copy?? Wait what? I thought it was digital. But you have quotations here.
It's a box with a code, which is eligible for the Amazon Prime pre-order discount. I would assume GCU at Best Buy would apply as well.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07713ZVQ4/?tag=era0f0-20
Ever the pessimist, I still believe that the PUBG bubble will burst sooner rather than later.
The gameplay hook is definitely attractive and I'd be lying if I said that it couldn't elicit tension from time-to-time, but there's only so many times that you can drop from a plane; raid a few houses; attempt to shoot a few folks and then get shot down right away (or wander aimlessly until you do) before the magic seems to wear off. I'm also not entirely convinced that the skill-ceiling is high enough to retain the massive part of the audience that migrated from CSGO, which only stood the test of time itself because of how difficult it is to truly master. And then there's the slow development cycle...
I may well be proven wrong about this in time, but I simply can't help but be reminded of DayZ (and how that turned out) every time I look at PUBG.
The gameplay hook is definitely attractive and I'd be lying if I said that it couldn't elicit tension from time-to-time, but there's only so many times that you can drop from a plane; raid a few houses; attempt to shoot a few folks and then get shot down right away (or wander aimlessly until you do) before the magic seems to wear off. I'm also not entirely convinced that the skill-ceiling is high enough to retain the massive part of the audience that migrated from CSGO, which only stood the test of time itself because of how difficult it is to truly master. And then there's the slow development cycle...
I may well be proven wrong about this in time, but I simply can't help but be reminded of DayZ (and how that turned out) every time I look at PUBG.
Im not sure about that, since china is a huge part of its success now.
And even with all that money the game isn't "done" yet
And... yeah no money for marketing because the gaming media promote this game lol
And... yeah no money for marketing because the gaming media promote this game lol
Not sure what's your point.And even with all that money the game isn't "done" yet
I highly doubt the game needs 10 years for 100 million sales.
If the game reaches 100 million sales, it will be within 3 or 4 years most likely and accelerate more than GTA V thanks to its strength in Asia.
Bubbles need to become big first before bursting ;)
it's open to lots of different play styles, every game is different, it feels very high stakes in the moment while being extremely easy to jump back in once you die, and a good number of complex interacting systems means that really unexpected things can happen
also while it's only one map the different modes (first vs third person and solo vs groups of 2/3/4) all work differently enough to add a great deal of variety
I really am curious as to how many units this will move on Xbox after already selling that much on PC.
Sales pace for this game reaching ludicrous speed.
It's a battle royale type game on a fairly big map, it's what gets people interested.
When the bubble bursts it will end up being one of the best selling PC games of all time. This is a.game that before it has been officially released has sold better than some of the largest AAA games. It has a gameplay hook that is strong enough to support an audience of nearly 20 million players. The chances of a large segment just dropping it all of a sudden us pretty slim.
And even with all that money the game isn't "done" yet
And... yeah no money for marketing because the gaming media promote this game lol
1.0 is releasing this month.
Just in time for 20 million.
Just imagine what it'll be once it hits consoles. If PC sales are that high, XBO/PS4 will dominate.
GTA comes to mind. Maybe that's different though. Idk much about sales or anything. Just a hunch.
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most of the time spent in this game is just my friend and I wishing for battlefield royale. Really annoying seeing such a shitty game succeed so well just because the public is thirsty as fuck for the genre
Edit: I guess I have to write an essay defending my thesis statement otherwise it's a warning?
Bluehole has taken in tens of millions in revenue, for a game that uses UE marketplace assets, and the game still runs like shit, the server side latency is awful (a head to head firefight is essentially a coin toss), and they added micro transactions while in EA.
Inflammatory comments come the fuck on
Edit: I guess I have to write an essay defending my thesis statement otherwise it's a warning?
Bluehole has taken in tens of millions in revenue, for a game that uses UE marketplace assets, and the game still runs like shit, the server side latency is awful (a head to head firefight is essentially a coin toss), and they added micro transactions while in EA.
Inflammatory comments come the fuck on
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Selling 19 million copies and being a huge seller for, what, 8 straight months? Can't really be considered a bubble. It's already sold more than many IP's sell in their lifetime.
What exactly is the "bubble" here?
It could sell zero more copies and be one of the best selling franchises of this generation.
I think it will do well on console but it won't touch PC. A big reason is because the game is absolutely massive in China which isn't really console country. In fact a couple weeks ago it was #35 on steam in the US, and #1 in the world, primarily because of Asia.
I believe 5 million copies sold on xbox platform at end of the year. I'll eat my hat if it's one unit below that.
