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Comparing a game that was originally released in 2018 (Spider-Man) vs 2013 (TLoU1) and has had multiple releases across console generations, just seems like there would be less interest in TLoU1 in general. It would be more interesting to see how TLoU2 could do on PC.
TLOU1 deserved to sell even less. After getting some time with it across three completely different test systems, I think it's barely in a sellable state *now*, let alone in the weeks after launch. I try not to be too jaded, but I have zero doubt they knowingly shoved it out the door in a bad state to maximize on the HBO series' halo effect. I'm not gonna forget that any time soon.
Not really. Textures are in a better spot (especially for 8GB cards) but CPU usage (90%+ on all cores) and load times are still very poor.
yes, very much.
edit: lol i gues different setups different experiences.
Politely, I think many would disagree with this. The most recent DF follow-up video does a good job illustrating improvements but also persistent issues like the arrangement for CPU workloads (which make it rough on pretty much any system).
I would have been there day one for Last of Us if it weren't an absolute pile of shit of a port. Now I just don't know that I even care to grab it on sale down the line.
Naughty Dog and whoever was responsible for forcing The Last of Us Part I PC to release the state of it at launch had already made their bed.
Deservingly with that Metacritic for their portfolio. 🙄
Deservingly with that Metacritic for their portfolio. 🙄
Tlou port was total shit at launch, so that might have something to do with it.
TLOU sold way too much for how bad the port was/is.
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I think that if they had just ported the 2014 remastered, I (maybe incorrectly) assume they'd have an easier time porting it as a PS4 game with potentially much lower hardware requirements, then it might have sold more than the new remaster did on PS5. Coulda charged ÂŁ60 for it still I bet too.
They were coattailing the HBO Show success hastily & as soon as possible while it's still fresh & warm.
And this was coming from the same studio that said Sony gave them freedom & time for release date to ensure polished products.
But apparently didn't apply here.
Quality assurance be damned & really unprofessional from their part, in my opinion. 🙄🤷
$34 and $40 per game sold is really low as is the total revenue (and that's 2 of their 3 biggest IPs). I mean they are probably making a bit of money (not much because of dev costs) but it's insignificant compared to what they make on PS4/5 between games and services.
But at least Valve must be very happy to make easy money on those Playstation games.
But at least Valve must be very happy to make easy money on those Playstation games.
Valve and other sellers take a cut and wouldnt be part of their revenue shown.
I was going to get it for my dad (because he enjoyed Days Gone so much), but when I saw how awful the port is I cancelled those plans.
Its playable but still has major issues. I played through it this weekend and got the 100% today and I never ran into any major bugs aside from 2 crashes in my 17 hours, but the performance is still all over the place.
It might be worth noting that AMD are bundling The Last of Us with basically all of their current and previous generation GPUs right now, and have been doing so since March.
If those are counted as sales, that could explain the numbers.
I believe it was also supposed to end in mid-April but has been extended and is still running.
If those are counted as sales, that could explain the numbers.
I believe it was also supposed to end in mid-April but has been extended and is still running.
It's almost as if publishers should stop releasing broken shit with a "fix it in the field" mentality.
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Not at the cost of IP devaluation. That's long term potential problems.
Impossible to say. Buying God of War on PC sure didn't turn me away from God of War Ragnarok months later.
After a certain threshold of revenue, valve lowers 30% cut. I'd imagine Spider-Man made that cut pretty quickly
Do you mean IP devaluation or Playstation branding devaluation? Because being available on PC doesn't devalue the IP of the games themselves. I guess one could posit that it devalues the point of having a Playstation, though that has yet to be proven. The games themselves aren't devalued at all (aside from terrible ports), the reach is most likely broader and if the games are good, drives more people to want to purchase the sequels, microtransactions, or pan-media content.
Yeah, Jim Ryan said during their investors Q&A that PC ports were a significant source of growth for the company.
It might be worth noting that AMD are bundling The Last of Us with basically all of their current and previous generation GPUs right now, and have been doing so since March.
If those are counted as sales, that could explain the numbers.
I believe it was also supposed to end in mid-April but has been extended and is still running.
It's not counted, at least from dividing revenue by total copies sold:
$15.5M/368k = $42 per copy.
Ehh, there was a lot of hype around Spider-Man and it was only a couple years removed from the PS4 release. TLOU was still originally a PS3 release, so I think a lot of PC gamers had played it already. That's where I'm at, I'll eventually play it again but I'm waiting for it to be super cheap before I buy it again where I bought Spider-Man at full price because I was excited to play it.
