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Xbox One's top 10 best-selling games, both all games and exclusives (including PC) only. [@MatPiscatella NPD Group]
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Where's Forza Motorsport 7?
Edit: Oh, at 9.
You can see the sales of all their games decrease sequel after sequel.
(Tho FH4 doesn't follow this trend worldwide, maybe?)
Edit: Oh, at 9.
You can see the sales of all their games decrease sequel after sequel.
(Tho FH4 doesn't follow this trend worldwide, maybe?)
That's kinda what happens when you only focus on 3 IP's for your entire generation though.
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It's by sales revenue and Forza Horizon 4 launched on game pass, so naturally it is going to be lower as sales will have been lower
Many on this forum are convinced that Game Pass has a positive effect on sales (and there is some evidence this may have been the case for certain games, though certainly not Gears 5). FH4 obviously hasn't been out for as long, but even so... it's hard to reconcile the notion that game pass increases sales and FH4 being behind FH3.
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"All of the Halos" lol
There's only been one new Halo FPS this gen - Halo 5 - and it wasn't great.
Imho the arguments I've seen for increased sales have all been for indy games, where they've had a net gain from word of mouth and exposure in game pass.
I think triple AAA is a different proposition, and you'll never get a net gain. The loss in sales is planned to be covered by the increased player base buying more expansions and Michael Jackson's.
This is not what has been suggested in the past, but I agree personally.
Microsoft's best game this generation - Ori and the Blind Forest - is nowhere to be seen. I know it did very well digitally on both XBO and Steam, but did it get a physical release in the US?
Even so? I mean we're talking a substantial difference there...not a few months...and given we don't know the sales gap......
Kind of surprised Halo 5 is top of the Xbox exclusive chart. I thought Forza might grab it.
This chart is an echo of the old "Halo, Gears, Forza" mantra from Microsoft a few years back. Dark times in the late 360/first half of this gen. What could have been if they kept on their path from 2008ish.
This chart is an echo of the old "Halo, Gears, Forza" mantra from Microsoft a few years back. Dark times in the late 360/first half of this gen. What could have been if they kept on their path from 2008ish.
No exclusives in the top 10 is not good.
Honestly looking forward to next gen for Microsoft. I sat out this gen as I just didnt see the value in their exclusives personally as I'm not into their big 3 much. I own the first xbox and 360.
But now they have a diverse line up of studios and I will be happy to jump in if they bring the goods
Honestly looking forward to next gen for Microsoft. I sat out this gen as I just didnt see the value in their exclusives personally as I'm not into their big 3 much. I own the first xbox and 360.
But now they have a diverse line up of studios and I will be happy to jump in if they bring the goods
Obligatory "Halo's flagship powers have been greatly diminished".
It's amazing to see it miss top 10 overall on Xbox. Even more amazing is that it's fallen behind Battlefield and the worst received COD games. On Xbox, My beloved series used to hold its own against COD and dominate Battlefront and Battlefield. I also imagine it's behind Rainbow Six, Destiny 1.
Man they sucked the "cool" right out of the franchise by trying to "fit in". I hope Halo: Infinite celebrates what separated Halo from the pack.
That comment was usually attributed to sales at launch.
It's easy to imagine that Gamepass suppresses legs at retail, even while boosting the overall player base.
It's amazing to see it miss top 10 overall on Xbox. Even more amazing is that it's fallen behind Battlefield and the worst received COD games. On Xbox, My beloved series used to hold its own against COD and dominate Battlefront and Battlefield. I also imagine it's behind Rainbow Six, Destiny 1.
Man they sucked the "cool" right out of the franchise by trying to "fit in". I hope Halo: Infinite celebrates what separated Halo from the pack.
That comment was usually attributed to sales at launch.
It's easy to imagine that Gamepass suppresses legs at retail, even while boosting the overall player base.
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But isn't Forza Horizon 4 one of the games specifically mentioned that benefited from Game Pass?
While they will have a diverse portofolio, i don't think we will see any game that will be in the top 10 "Scarlet- All games" charts. Which is fine since MS is having a different approach. It's just that i don't see them doing Sony or Nintendo numbers with their exclusive. And with GP they don't have to.
I believe so, yes.
It's probably not that small of a gap given that they aren't even consecutive. While the gap in release date is very significant, these are calculated by revenue which means that the launch window is extremely important and the sales one year hence probably fairly irrelevant. Furthermore, Forza Horizon 4 came out with a significantly larger install base of Xbox Ones. It certainly isn't suggestive of Game Pass benefiting sales much, imo.
You never know when a game can break out. And I hope several do.
Last gen Sony exclusives weren't lighting up the charts like they have been this gen.
Halo, Forza and Gears lmao sorry but that meme is so true.
Don't fuck it up next gen MS, I am rooting for you.
Very surprise to not see Halo 5 in top 10 selling list. MP is so fucking good. Still I can find matches without any wait. So very active even after 4 years?
Don't fuck it up next gen MS, I am rooting for you.
Very surprise to not see Halo 5 in top 10 selling list. MP is so fucking good. Still I can find matches without any wait. So very active even after 4 years?
Not gonna lie, that list kind of saddens me. Really shows how rough this gen has been for MS 1st party in a lot of other fields.
Halo not even getting into the Top 10 period of sales is a far different story from prior gens.
Halo not even getting into the Top 10 period of sales is a far different story from prior gens.
I would say the heavy bundling of FH3 and just FH3 in general had far more positive impact on FH4's initial sales than Gamepass.
Nothing really changed from 2008 though. Those 3 continue to be their most popular exclusives. Just like last gen, MS made bets on new IPs that didn't have selling power.
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domthybomb i kind of laughed, although I probably shouldn't!
I've just heard microtransactions so much that it sounded like Michael Transactions, and I spent a while wondering what that person would be like.
I imagine them as maybe an 80's wolf of wall street character where they just go full capitalism and chase deal after deal.
Then it just started sounding like Michael Jackson's....
Seeing that list at the end of the generation makes me wonder what the fuck they've been doing all this time? How long has Spencer been at the helm this gem?
It is not a very easy comparison to make. Not only is sales period longer but if we believe gamepass boosts sales I think it is perfectly reasonable to think that FH4 on gamepass also boosted sales of FH3. You need launch aligned numbers to make any claims about this.
Lol. Doesn't really make sense, since Sports and shooters usually dominate the top played list across PS and Xbox platforms.