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1.54 billion ish.
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I think Spidey is going to accrue some insane amount of money. Those Elsa and Spider-Man viewers are surely going to take an interest in this game.And this is without the permanent $199 price drop. I wonder if they would pull that next year or stick with that price during Thanksgiving/Black Friday holidays?
Depending on how the game is recieved, I'm willing to bet Spider-Man will be bigger than RDR2. Mainly because I believe Spidey is bigger worldwide than Western properties.
The hardware figures feel impressive, with PS4 and now Switch making waves, but the industry still feels unhealthy and we see studios get shut down every week.
But how?
Its doing pretty well in america, and not too good in Japan. Are the sales in Europe just stupid high or something?
The sales across the world are just stupid high.But how?
Its doing pretty well in america, and not too good in Japan. Are the sales in Europe just stupid high or something?
Pretty sure the Wii was doing well over 20m a year around 2007-9.
Didn't it sell ~26m one year?Pretty sure the Wii was doing well over 20m a year around 2007-9.
I didn't ask for paid online and for their god tier existing subscription service to go down the toilet. And I didn't ask them to completely abandon my favourite gaming platform in less than 2 years.
Haven't looked it up, but it was something crazy like that.
The fact that the PS4's sales pace has increased at year 4 is ridiculous. Console gaming is still thriving and it will be interesting to see how Sony plan the next few years for PS4 and the release of the PS5.
I'd like to believe RDR2 will be big, but the YT views are quite low when compared to GTA V and their trailers. I think the game will do slightly better than RDR1 which sold 15 million as of 2017.I don't know. It's R* first game this gen, and the first game after GTA V.
I keep thinking the PS4 is going to slow down and then it just........doesn't.
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I don't know. It's R* first game this gen, and the first game after GTA V.
Gets better every year.
Can it slow down next year with western hitters like RDR2, Spider-man, God of War etc? especially with permanent $199?
Europe is Sony's strongest market and they have very good worldwide sales.But how?
Its doing pretty well in america, and not too good in Japan. Are the sales in Europe just stupid high or something?
Pretty sure the Wii was doing well over 20m a year around 2007-9.
Haven't looked it up, but it was something crazy like that.
Most of the Wii's 100m or so sales came in about three and a half years!
How much do you expect Spiderman to sell? I think 15 million is pretty respectable figure considering RDR2 will only be selling better.I'd like to believe RDR2 will be big, but the YT views are quite low when compared to GTA V and their trailers. I think the game will do slightly better than RDR1 which sold 15 million as of 2017.
Disagree - it will be the Slim that's getting the vast majority of sales. People buying this late in the generation are more bothered about price.PS4 pro doing what it was intended to do imo which is stop the decline in sales that usually starts to happen around this time in a generation.
In a previous PR they said that 1 in 5 or thereabouts PS4's sold is a Pro. That is since the Pro launched.
Disagree - it will be the Slim that's getting the vast majority of sales. People buying this late in the generation are more bothered about price.
I'm curious to know why do you think that? I'm not sure how popular the Red Dead series is around the world, but I do know that currently other forms of entertainment centered on the American Wild West is fairly niche worldwide, while Spider-Man is really big. I mean he is bigger than any DC and other Marvel character globally.
I still don't get it, care to explain?I saw this posted on the other PS4 thread and it took me a while to get it lol
I think it absolutely could sell 30 mil. Spiderman will be staying an exclusive so I can't see it selling as much as RDR 2 anyway.
It is interesting they ditched the 500GB SKU because that could have been the easy $199 with no game choice. 2019 is probably when we see the 1TB hit $199, after being $249 in 2018.Yeah its crazy, and frankly I don't think its impossible that 2018 comes close to matching 2017 either. Its highly possible we see a permanent $199 SKU launch next year and its exclusive lineup looks very impressive. Couple that with big hitters like Red Dead Redemption 2 coming and yeah. Things are looking damn good.
The fact that the PS4's sales pace has increased at year 4 is ridiculous. Console gaming is still thriving and it will be interesting to see how Sony plan the next few years for PS4 and the release of the PS5.
That's not the point I am making. Of course the slim is the vast majority of sales. Let's say Sony sold 15 million last year. Instead of staying flat or selling like 14 million, it will sell something like 17 this year. I am attributing the extra 3 million to pro and saying that it is helping Sony show year over year growth instead of decline.Disagree - it will be the Slim that's getting the vast majority of sales. People buying this late in the generation are more bothered about price.
All of this is true for Batman, and RDR outsold those games.I'm curious to know why do you think that? I'm not sure how popular the Red Dead series is around the world, but I do know that currently other forms of entertainment centered on the American Wild West is fairly niche worldwide, while Spider-Man is really big. I mean he is bigger than any DC and other Marvel character globally.
Sony did amazing with the PS4. It is my favourite console in a while.
Having said that, they REALLY lucked out with Nintendo and MS shitting the bed in a spectacular way.
I keep thinking the PS4 is going to slow down and then it just........doesn't.
I tell myself there is no way that 2018 can be up from 2017 but then you start to wonder if they will introduce a permanent $199 console at some point in the year and with that exclusive lineup......man I just don't know.
No, he ain't. Especially if you're using the often misunderstood merchandise comparison to try and make this argument. Both Iron Man and Batman are bigger media properties than Spider-Man. And in the video game industry, the Rockstar name as well as Red Dead 2 being a sequel to a very successful PS3/360 entry make it a bigger name in this market. Spider-Man will be fortunate to hit 5 million sold. RDR2 will double that with ease.I'm curious to know why do you think that? I'm not sure how popular the Red Dead series is around the world, but I do know that currently other forms of entertainment centered on the American Wild West is fairly niche worldwide, while Spider-Man is really big. I mean he is bigger than any DC and other Marvel character globally.
Some of you seem to have some really high expectations for Spider-Man. I agree it has the potential but I would go the safe route and say it sells around 8-10 million like uncharted.
Microsoft completely fucked up this gen. Xbox One could have been a much bigger success for them but nope. Now I'm not even sure they try to rectify their worldwide presence next gen and instead just try and hold onto the America's and UK.Sony did amazing with the PS4. It is my favourite console in a while.
Having said that, they REALLY lucked out with Nintendo and MS shitting the bed in a spectacular way.
Considering the heavy hitters (GOW, Spiderman, Days Gone, Detroit and possibly Tsushima) are coming next year, 2018 could definitely surpass it.
PS4 is a beast.