I'll never forgive WB for sending Hitman 2 out to die
Hitman 2 is excellent, but it's also a puzzle game, not something with mass appeal
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Spyro & Pokemon sales decent in the UK, Fallout & Hitman poor, Battlefield V prospects not positive
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It's a shame because Hitman 2 is good fun, maybe an earlier release would've helped sales a bit more.
I'm also a bit surprised by F76's performance because it seemed like it had a lot of hype from the casual fanbase. Maybe the beta and streams changed a lot of people's minds.
I'm also a bit surprised by F76's performance because it seemed like it had a lot of hype from the casual fanbase. Maybe the beta and streams changed a lot of people's minds.
People prioritize.
Same thing has ALWAYS happened in November. I remember once when Ubisoft released Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, Beyond Good & Evil, and Splinter Cell all within the same week, then acted shocked when not all of them succeeded like they hoped.
I don't even care if Fallout 76 does well, in fact I hope it shows Bethesda that it was a bad idea to do in the first place
Hitman 2 those should have either released a few months earlier or maybe just waited till December and have it as a Christmas gift idea right before the holidays as the only game coming out I think in December is Just Cause 4 so you would have a thinking shooter and one shooter that's just blow the f*** out of everything
Hitman 2 those should have either released a few months earlier or maybe just waited till December and have it as a Christmas gift idea right before the holidays as the only game coming out I think in December is Just Cause 4 so you would have a thinking shooter and one shooter that's just blow the f*** out of everything
Don't think it's just the UK. Didn't Crash appear 3 times in the top 10 best selling ever PS1 games in North America?
So its pretty safe to assume that Hitman is dead..? FML.. Cant wait for the future tps hitman lootbox bonanza.
Hitman is understandably not as big as some other franchises and it can't compete with them.
It's because we are all sticking the little cash we have under the mattress when the drawbridge is pulled up on the EU!
Video games aren't a good investment? That copy of Hitman 2 will do nothing but appreciate!
But that's every year?
Surely there's another reason behind BF failing expectations? Origin Access?
Sadly Hitman didn't do great last time either and Fallout76 I think nuff said there with the beta reception and I imagine some won't be interested in an online only title
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Oh BFV isn't fully out yet?
And this is physical only?
Nothing too shocking here I think then
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But your username...
I wish I could get in to Hitman personally but I just can't enjoy stealth stuff.
While the game seems nice I bought the first one, gave it a shot, but it wasn't really for me. Well made game and I can see the appeal, but again not for me.
Des this indicate they are actually selling *more*, or just doing better relative to their budget/expectations?
The latter. Though the former cannot be ruled out just yet, of course.
I believe that Disgaea 5 was the first game available in french.
I bought Hitman (2016) at launch and it was my favorite game of this year. I will buy Hitman 2, but now I just don't have enough time to play it...
Launch a game in mid-November is just dumb, especially this year. People are already busy.
If you didn't want me to bring out PS2 games you shouldn't have been so hyperbolic and said the last 20 years, and 64% is still not to bad when compared to many other studios. But you generally seem like an ass so don't bother replying.
You're confusing it with Battlefield 1.
Also I thought Hitman 2 came out in 2002.
Worth pointing out that BFV Deluxe (early access) is exclusive to GAME at retai in UK, it's priced at £79.99 which is the exact same price as digital copy.
Also not everywhere has a local GAME to go and buy it.
Also not everywhere has a local GAME to go and buy it.
My god, your right! I am off to Tesco tomorrow to snap up them Hitman & Fallout discs and wait for the windfall to land.
He's perhaps basing that on customer interest and/or preorders I assume. We've heard BFV has been underperforming in preorders from various sources, so I guess this is just adding to that, as we near full launch.
I think a crowded last quarter (all vying for a very similar shooter market), RDR2 sucking the hype out of everything else, steep prices and no doubt the likes of Fortnite are hurting things at retail.
From personal experience growing up here in the UK during the PSX era, it basically came down to Nintendo not being super popular outside of the Game Boy and the incredibly successful Sega kinda shooting themselves in the foot. People who wanted Sega's brand of "cool" jumped ship to PlayStation.
It also helped that the PS1 was when we finally started seeing big Japanese games get brought over. Final Fantasy VII was the first FF game to be released in the UK with the FF title. Oh, and there was very easy piracy. Lots and lots of piracy.
When I was in school pretty much the only game on the N64 that got any interest was Pokémon Stadium, and even then I remember other kids wishing it was on PS1.
Im sorry for being poor :( I really want it but I need to upgrade my PC first.
It's basically the UK equivalent of people going nuts for Nintendo classic consoles. PSX was the moment gaming went mainstream; whereas in the US it was the NES and SNES
I'm getting Hitman later on... I'm still half through RDR and AstroBot right now.
Plus I got Let's Go for the switch yesterday... Fallout 76 and BF5 can flop, I don't care... BF5 is an unfinished early access game so no wonder.
Plus I got Let's Go for the switch yesterday... Fallout 76 and BF5 can flop, I don't care... BF5 is an unfinished early access game so no wonder.
Hitman deserves better, Fallout 76 deserves to sell like ass. Battlefield, hard to judge. I feel like that series exploded when it became cool to hate CoD, so maybe now it's just normalizing. CoD is just way more exciting than BF this year.
I wonder if that is where the desire for Nintendo games on non-Nintendo console.
Maybe there isn't anything as good as Spyro available on those platforms, no MTX and it's kid friendly?
I mean, I thought it was pretty obvious as to why it had sold well...
Always been a deadly period for some games, sink or swim in some cases.
I have to mention the UK embracing Black Friday as well, people are continuing to stay savvy about game prices, digital sales and even retail sales due to being burnt before. There's only so many times people can buy games on launch only to find them discounted a month later.
64% of their output. SIXTY FOUR. Is hitman games. You have no valid argument.
Pokemon and Spyro seem to be doing well....not the threads fault if you focus only on the negative news part lol.
