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UK: Detroit retail sales 1/4th Heavy Rain, about on par with Beyond
- Thread starter Nirolak
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It's a false comparision.
Edit: Corrected on the first point.
It didn't and it it barely makes too much of a difference usually. Most of the sales come on day 1, so if we're making a direct comparison to Heavy Rain then it probably won't sell as much as Heavy Rain week 1 in 3 weeks time even unless there's some early price drops.
This is correct, the only way to get the digital version is the PS4 version (or on PS Now).
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As far as i remember, it didn't have a digital release when it first came out.
PlayStation 3
It's UK sales we're looking at here.
That's pretty interesting, so including digital it'll probably end up being closer to 1/3rd to a 1/2 of what Heavy Rain did.
I might still buy it but i need to finish God of War first. And i don't have a lot of time to play.
The word is out that this is his best game, right?
The word is out that this is his best game, right?
Yep.
It didn't get a digital release until the PS4 version released.
Edit: Beaten
Maybe people just aren't as interested in the games QD makes as much anymore. Not that they are bad but the novelty may have worn off
Which will probably result in better sales in the long run
Industrys different then it was before. Lots of competition for story driven games now, and for some the 'novelty may have worn off'.
Will just have to see how it does in the long term, buts its hardly surprising
I'll be picking up a copy hopefully on Friday. Definitely want to support what these guys are making. Hoping for good long time sales numbers, especially if a price drop happens.
I bought HR day 1, but quickly decided this type of game not worth day 1 prices.
I'll buy when £20ish.
I'll buy when £20ish.
I'll wait for digital numbers and a full week on sale. Either way, I doubt a Quantic Dream game ever tops Heavy Rain in sales. That game had all the stars aligning for it
I hope overall it sells as much as Heavny Rain.. this is the best game QD have ever produced and I hope the word of mouth helps to achieve that.
Amazing game really.
Amazing game really.
QD's novelty has clearly worn off and there are lots of other competitors in the narrative game space now. I like the game but I'm not too surprised by this.
What are you talking about? The PS4 version of Heavy Rain did get a physical release (bundled with Beyond: Two Souls) but he's not talking about that, he's referring to the PS3 version, which was physical only. Not that a digital PS3 release would've changed anything, digital sales were tiny back then.
Anyway, if you factor in digital sales, Detroit did alright but nothing particularly impressive. I doubt Sony will share its sales numbers like they do with all their other prominent releases.
Yeah it's hard to know how much that affected Detroit, but if you look at the history of game series like Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy VIII was the best selling one and it came after VII obviously.
Detroit is a far better game than Beyond but that doesn't always mean anything.
I think you misread my post (though I can see that is ambigous enough to make the mistake) I meant to say the only way to get Heavy Rain digital is the PS4 version or on PS Now.
I can't imagine digital sales will be massive in UK, £52.99 digitally for a game like this is a tough sell.
Really, really loving the game so far. My wife is super interested in it as well and wants to play once I finish my playthrough. She's usually not all that interested in games so it's been fun.
Why some people are surprised I'm not sure.
Detroit was never going to match HR, for a few of reasons.
1- HR was a big deal at the time, QDs first major foray into this style of game. It also wasn't loved by all and sentiment has probably soured for some too.II personally loved it though.
2 - Beyond wasn't too popular, while some people like it many thought it wasn't as good as HR (still need to play it myself).
3 - there has been the controversy about QD that would have put some off.
4 - this doesn't include digital sales which would be important since HR didn't have digital at the time of release.
The only thing in its favour was the marketing budget but that doesn't guarantee sales.
The good thing for QD is that they spend less on games then most big companies so they won't need as much return as some potentially do.
Detroit was never going to match HR, for a few of reasons.
1- HR was a big deal at the time, QDs first major foray into this style of game. It also wasn't loved by all and sentiment has probably soured for some too.II personally loved it though.
2 - Beyond wasn't too popular, while some people like it many thought it wasn't as good as HR (still need to play it myself).
3 - there has been the controversy about QD that would have put some off.
4 - this doesn't include digital sales which would be important since HR didn't have digital at the time of release.
The only thing in its favour was the marketing budget but that doesn't guarantee sales.
The good thing for QD is that they spend less on games then most big companies so they won't need as much return as some potentially do.
Yeah, and with 20 hours to platinum, it is a good game to buy on disc and then flip.
