350°

Does 'Red Dead Redemption 2' Have A Shot At Outselling 'Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4'?

There’s a rule in gaming over the past decade or so. Whatever the yearly Call of Duty installment, no matter how good or bad, will be the best-selling game of the year, every year.

Skull5212106d ago

Probably, I’m not exactly sure what the numbers are for GTA vs the last few CoD games but I would imagine GTA sold more.

joab7772105d ago

Yes. GTA 5 is the best selling game of all time. And here’s the insane part! It’s made more money from its online offerings than the game itself. That’s why games as service are soooooo popular right now!!

roadkillers2104d ago

Technically, isn't the best selling game of all time Minecraft then GTA5?

Bluemaster772104d ago

Yes GTA's online revenue has been insane.

Majin-vegeta2106d ago

No...RDR isnt as popular as people think.

Snookies122106d ago (Edited 2106d ago )

Maybe not, but it's going to be an absolute blast to play. I still can't believe I'll only have about a month to finish Spider-Man before RDR 2 comes out... I just hope both titles sell extremely well. They look like they deserve it.

generic-user-name2105d ago

The first one wasn't because it was the first in its series (not counting non rockstar). First one gained a lot of attention in the last 8 years though. 2 will do better sales wise.

MadKingGlyn2105d ago

What do you mean? Even Red Dead Revolver ( Which is the first ) was made my Rockstar San Diego and was still published by Rockstar themselves.

generic-user-name2104d ago

@MadKingGlyn

They bought Angel Studios while they were making RDR, and Angel Studios became Rockstar San Diego. R* didn't develop the game from scratch themselves. Capcom are responsible for a lot of it. Rockstar finished it up. So while you're not wrong, I still see Red Dead Redemption as the first true Rockstar Red Dead game.

joab7772105d ago

If I had to bet, RDR2 will be the best selling game this year.

porkChop2106d ago

I'm not sure. GTA easily beats out everything else, but Red Dead isn't nearly as popular. There's certainly a lot of hype behind RDR 2 though.

playnice2106d ago

Yet this is the first COD without a campaign. Personally I hope it tanks.

PhoenixUp2106d ago

Call of Duty wasn’t the best selling game in 2013

Show all comments (66)
370°

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for May: RDR2, Deceive Inc., Crime Boss: Rockay City and more

All titles release May 21.

Read Full Story >>
blog.playstation.com
-Ghost2d ago

PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium | Game Catalog

- Red Dead Redemption 2 | PS4
- Deceive Inc. | PS5
- The Sims 4 City Living | PS4
- Crime Boss: Rockay City | PS5
- The Settlers: New Allies | PS4
- Stranded: Alien Dawn | PS4, PS5
- Cat Quest | PS4
- Cat Quest II | PS4
- The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame | PS4
- Watch Dogs* | PS4

PlayStation Premium | Classics

- 2Xtreme | PS4, PS5
- G-Police | PS4, PS5
- Worms Pinball | PS4, PS5

shinoff21832d ago

They gotta do better on the premium side for sure. Where are any of those jrpgs from the ps1 Era. Come on Sony.

jznrpg2d ago

Most of the Sony JRPGS have been released. Square has a ton that could be ported over but they would need Squares involvement.

VenomUK2d ago

Crime Boss! I know it hasn't reviewed well but I love the eighties action movie vibe of the trailer but didn't want to risk any money on it so this is a great way for me to play it.

Exvalos2d ago

I don't know why Sony is not getting some of the legendary ps1 games from square like parasite eve, xenogears, brave fencer musashi

outsider16242d ago

Looking at this list, i gotta ask what is even the point of premium?

raWfodog2d ago

I'm good with just my PS+ Essential

GamerRN2d ago

I have premium, and I'm also wondering why I have it

Xeofate2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

I think there are a ton of good games on Premium, and don't sleep on the movie collection if you like 90's and 2000's movies, the selection is stacked with classics and gets updated pretty regularly.

Abnor_Mal2d ago

G-Police is a game I have fond memories of and will definitely download to replay. I remember controlling your helicopter was a bit difficult and would make my hand cramp having to press all the shoulder buttons to go up and down and I think yaw left and right.

The next game they should add to Classics is Colony Wars, and I wouldn’t mind replaying Nightmare Creatures. I’d also like to replay Black, PSI Ope: The Mindgate Conspiracy.

Redgrave2d ago

Nightmare Creatures, Deathtrap Dungeon, Urban Chaos

TheColbertinator2d ago

Colony Wars, G-Police, Black and PsiOps were all amazing games. Such creative games from a golden age.

DefenderOfDoom21d 17h ago

I would love to play Black again on a higher difficult setting . Black was so fun to play!

MrBaskerville2d ago

G-Police is nice. But might be among the hardest games I've ever played.

Bathyj2d ago

G Police.
I almost want to upgrade for that.

But let's face it, there's no way the game has held up.

MrBaskerville2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

You can just buy it, you don't need premium.

And it's still good, but there's a couple of early missions that are extremely tough. But they don't really make games like this anymore.

DarXyde2d ago

2Xtreme was the first game I ever bought for PS Plus (I still have the PS1 version somewhere).

Game is awful, but it's stupid fun. Like Thrasher: Skate and Destroy.

+ Show (4) more repliesLast reply 1d 17h ago
TheProfessional2d ago ShowReplies(7)
hiroyukisanada2d ago

Man.... Premium has been a massive letdown but this is the only month they don't have a single thing for me. Oh well. I've gotten my money's worth so far and still need to finish up Rebirth and Rise of the Ronin then I'll hop back in to Relink and Helldivers after that.

hiroyukisanada1d 21h ago

I should clarify that I was referring to the Classics catalog, in particular. Only 1 PS1 game I've loved is the Legend of Dragoon and the Tekken/Soul Caliburs on PSP

Petebloodyonion2d ago

RDR2 is a win for Sony and Crime boss is a good fit to help promote a struggling game
but we're far from what was removed this month (including Horizon Zero Dawn)
https://www.pushsquare.com/...

crazyCoconuts2d ago

Yeah I was hoping burning shores would have been added now that it's a year old vs. the base game being removed.
I wouldn't be surprised if both MS and PS continue to either walk back the quality of games in the sub services or increase the price, since it's now clearer to them how cannibalistic these services are

isarai2d ago

The game deserves to struggle, it's garbage

Petebloodyonion2d ago

Indeed it's bad but it does offer incredible Hollywood star power so for free it might draw a crowd while giving a boost to this game.
Just remember Fallout 76 was the biggest turd and yet there are now tons of ppl playing it.

shinoff21831d 21h ago

When I seen video on this game I thought Holy sht this is gonna be awesome. Then the footage continued and I seen what type of game it was going for. Was so disappointed. Would've loved a gta style game not from Rockstar,like we had back in the day some studios trying. I'm all about being different but a little gta clone idea been cool with.

Yui_Suzumiya1d 19h ago (Edited 1d 19h ago )

To be fair, I'd play Crime Boss before GTA any day. I mean I have no interest in either but just for the celebs I'd pick Crime Boss, lol

JL29302d ago

How is a 6 year old game a win for anything? Anyone who cares has already played it.

Petebloodyonion2d ago

Simply because ppl do play it!
As much as I don't like it GTA V always managed a boost of ppl when it was offered on Game Pass or PS+.
NOW RDR 2 was never offered on a subscription service.
Again the point isn't about will hardcore gamers play the game because we already played it. it's about having a huge star power game never offered on service that will make casual ppl subscribe to it.

MrBaskerville2d ago

You are aware that new people are born every day? All the 5 year olds probably didn't play it when it released.

But I guess you played every game ever released, which is quite impressive.

JL29301d 14h ago Show
seanpitt232d ago

A 6 years old game is a win? Yes it's a masterpiece but I am sure most of hardcore gamers have already played it! I doubt it would be shifting ps plus extra subs if there was a native ps5 version or 60fps option then maybe

+ Show (1) more replyLast reply 1d 14h ago
Show all comments (57)
120°

6 Games That Genuinely Deserve A Current-Gen Upgrade

Games such as Mad Max, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Batman: Arkham Knight desperately deserve a modern-day revisit.

thorstein30d ago

Mad Max is underrated. Such a fun game.

Cacabunga29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

RDR2 still looks astounding on PS4 Pro. i cannot imagine how it could look with a next gen upgrade.

JonTheGod29d ago (Edited 29d ago )

Probably not very different.

No idea why this article is highlighting recent beautiful graphically-advanced games and saying they need current gen makeovers. They already look better than most new releases; just compare Arkham Knight and Suicide Squad!

exputers29d ago

I see what you did there.

Yi-Long29d ago

It's obviously never gonna happen since Sony killed the game and studio, but Driveclub. Even in its current state, 10 years after release, it still puts many competitors to shame ...

Demetrius29d ago

I'm not into racing games but yeah I even looked at gameplay of that sometimes

redrum061d 21h ago

It's a shame they cancelled the game. Definitely the best racing game I've ever played on Playstation. Just got GT7, but it feels so slow and less arcade-y, which is to be expected of a sim racer of course, that I just enjoy it less.
Driveclub also graphically looked insanely good for its time. I wonder what a Driveclub 2 would look like for the PS5.

Demetrius29d ago

Mad max ikr! Far cry primal, it amuses me how ubisoft just left ac unity hanging, sadly most of the good staff left from rocksteady while being forced to make that abomination smh

80°

Red Dead Redemption 2 Can Now Run On Android Devices, But Only Barely

Rockstar Games' open world action adventure game, Red Dead Redemption 2, can now run on Android devices, but only barely.

Read Full Story >>
twistedvoxel.com
Psychonaut8541d ago

Oh great. So glad this is a thing and not the current gen update we’ve all been asking for. /s