MS really need to work on their marketing fine print then....This it what it is. :)
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MS really need to work on their marketing fine print then....This it what it is. :)
Before 30 days on gamepass, 0% off
After 30 days on gamepass, 10% off
After 90 days on gamepass, 20% off
Rare has always been a company about moving forward with new ideas and concepts, rather than constantly reiterating on them like how Nintendo does with their franchises.
Their M.O has always been making a new thing, produce 1 or 2 sequels to said thing, and then move on to another thing. This is why, for example, Donkey Kong Country 3 was made by a different team than the one that worked on the first two games, led by Gregg Mayles: the latter were simply done with the series after DKC2 and wanted to move on to something else, that something else ending up as Banjo-Kazooie. And in spite of the Threeie gag at the end of Banjo-Tooie, Rare didn't begin working on another Banjo game after its completition. Instead, they began to work on Grabbed by the Ghoulies.
Someone in another thread made a good point: If Rare had always operated like how people today want them to (constantly reiterating on their old IPs), well, instead of Banjo-Kazooie and Perfect Dark, we would of been playing Jetpac 64 and Digger T. Rock 64.
Lile that "Game Pass is not available on PC"?
I don't subscribe to that fear monger crap... I'm fully aware that a single player game in God of war is highly successful. I'm aware far cry and origins are hits. I'm aware that games like LOL and overwatch are hugely popular.
I'm also aware there are folk who pretend any dlc means the game wasn't complete.
I'm fully aware Microsoft allows you to play this game for a month for ten bucks and you can easily decide if it's for you.
The thing is, while Rare has always mostly focused on new things, they usually have a mixture of both new and old IPs every generation. The problem is that they haven't done that this gen, and it doesn't really look like they're going to or even care to. Except for Rare Replay, but that was a collection. And Killer Instinct wasn't even handled by them. I bet the new rumored Perfect Dark game won't be either.
Disclaimer: I've never played SoT - just going from reviews and boards. How's the experience for those who bought it - still playing it or dropped it?
Still playing it quite a bit, sometimes daily, but sometimes I pause for several days, because I have other things to play, and other things to do. But I do keep returning to it, mostly solo, and sometimes in co-op, and that's not going to stop now that weekly events are coming. I'm not normally a multiplayer type of person, the last multiplayer game that got me really hooked was the first Titanfall, but I'm finding Sea of Thieves a lot of fun, even though there are many things that could, and hopefully will be improved..
Disclaimer: I've never played SoT - just going from reviews and boards. How's the experience for those who bought it - still playing it or dropped it?
Yes they did, you just didn't like it as it wasn't "Banjo Tooie but different yet fully the same". Or "Conker's exactly the same, yet also different.".
The best thing to happen to that IP.
I'm perfectly ok for rare to not want to go back to their older IPs and do new stuff but for me MS should be actively looking for someone to do it then, doesn't have to be all of them but ultimately there are fans that want games and have money.
Obviously they have to find the right team and idea but I find it hard to believe there's no one out there who can do a good job on some of them. KI turned out really well
Did you guys use a mic? How is it playing with randoms? I don't feel like using a mic but will if 100% necessary.I matchmade in to a game with a random dude from the other side of the world last night and we spent almost three hours doing one quest that evolved into a massive pirate battle with three ships involved where we managed to lose our ship and still make it back with a new one in time to avenge our deaths and reclaim the loot that was rightfully ours. It was maybe my favourite gaming moment this year. I'm loving the game still.
Disclaimer: I've never played SoT - just going from reviews and boards. How's the experience for those who bought it - still playing it or dropped it?
Nice. Good to hear. I'm sorta struggling to reconcile the reviews and actual user experiences here tbh.
Gaming is much more front-loaded nowadays. Back in 97 sales happened over a longer period because there was simply less competition, less availability (digital helps a lot) and less preorders. Nowadays, sales normally collapse after two weeks. So just having the highest debut in whatever is not that surprising, if you look around you will see that being true for many current titles. It's all about keeping the momentum afterwards.
Kinect sports was 40 dollars, right? That hinders the revenue a bit compared to a $60 dollar title. Still impressive though.
Well any xbone digital purchase is also a pc purchase, it gets even mudier if a console owner purchase on the website and also plays on pc.NPD now tracks digital and physical. Though I doubt SoT PC sales were significant anyway, the majority of sales are coming from Xbox console.
Did you guys use a mic? How is it playing with randoms? I don't feel like using a mic but will if 100% necessary.
Nice. Good to hear. I'm sorta struggling to reconcile the reviews and actual user experiences here tbh.
It's been 10 years since they last released full title (that wasn't a remake).
Are we not counting Kinect Sports games as "full titles" because of reasons? They were also the most successful games for Rare in a long time, especially the first one.
Everyone I played it with dropped it and is waiting for new stuff.Disclaimer: I've never played SoT - just going from reviews and boards. How's the experience for those who bought it - still playing it or dropped it
Well any xbone digital purchase is also a pc purchase, it gets even mudier if a console owner purchase on the website and also plays on pc.
But I had no idea NPD was tracking the Ms store sales. Are they tracking all games or on a per game basis?
Being a Multiplatform release probably helped a lot. I wonder what the split of Windows 10 / Xbox One users is.
I thought PC players hated the Windows store? That seems to be the general consensus around here anyway.
I thought PC players hated the Windows store? That seems to be the general consensus around here anyway.
I am pretty sure Ge0force has a bot running when the word Windows Store is used he gets a notification. :D
All good fun. ;)
Some PC gamers seem to be willing to support the Windows Store anyway if they can't get a certain game anywhere else. I guess that's what Microsoft is counting on.
I am pretty sure Ge0force has a bot running when the word Windows Store is used he gets a notification. :D
All good fun. ;)
I am pretty sure Ge0force has a bot running when the word Windows Store is used he gets a notification. :D
All good fun. ;)
It's pretty remarkable lol I don't share his specific hatred of it, but I respect his belief in it
Well done to you - but given that enough people bought the retail version for it to be at number 2, you're not representative of a significant number of people, unless there are a huge amount of those that did trial it first. No Man's sky was a runaway success and so was PUBG. It would be somewhat odd if publishers didn't look at those successes and pause for thought - why spend many millions polishing a game when you can send it out to market half baked, see who bites and then commit the remaining dev cash only if it's a success. It massively de-risks the rising costs of AAA development.
Some PC gamers seem to be willing to support the Windows Store anyway if they can't get a certain game anywhere else. I guess that's what Microsoft is counting on.
I haven't had any issue with the store. Sorry to hear you haven't shared similar success.
Have you reached out to MS support to see if they can address your issues? It may be an unknown user-error.
I haven't had any issue with the store. Sorry to hear you haven't shared similar success.
Have you reached out to MS support to see if they can address your issues? It may be an unknown user-error.
You think rares best selling game could be under 100k? Huh? Bizarre statement, budDo we have any solid numbers?
I don't know if Rare's best selling game was under 100K or 100 million. Don't we need numbers for context and congratulations?
I've only used the windows store twice. First time was for tomb raider which worked out well for me because of a bug in the exchange rate that allowed me to buy the game for under $10 right after it released. The second time was for the sot beta and that was a disaster. I was one of the many who could not get in after pre-ordering the game. So for me the store has been hit or missI haven't had any issue with the store. Sorry to hear you haven't shared similar success.
Have you reached out to MS support to see if they can address your issues? It may be an unknown user-error.
You think rares best selling game could be under 100k? Huh? Bizarre statement, bud
I'm raging right now
I've only used the windows store twice. First time was for tomb raider which worked out well for me because of a bug in the exchange rate that allowed me to buy the game for under $10 right after it released. The second time was for the sot beta and that was a disaster. I was one of the many who could not get in after pre-ordering the game. So for me the store has been hit or miss