It wasn't desperation. Subscription Models had a very different outlook in 2017 and then with the gaming surge during COVID reaching critical mass seemed more and more possible.
Phil convinced Satya to chase a trend and it hasn't worked out
@koga88
True, but those same circumstances apply to Hi Fi Rush which is why I used that game and not something else.
And yeah people use Steam CCU cause it's the only publicly shared numbers we get anymore. Obviously it's not perfect especially when there are plenty of other avenues to play a game, but you can definitely compare Steam CCU between Hi Fi Rush, Hellblade 2, and Redfall for instance and make estimations.
Heavenly Sword IP is owned by Sony and Enslaved IP is owned by Namco Bandai
Hellblade was the only IP that Ninja Theory themselves owned when MS acquired them
We know it's Steam peak CCU so far is less than Hi Fi Rush, but it hasn't had its first weekend yet.
I don't think Xbox failed them because they seemed pretty hands off and let them make the game NT wanted to make. Time will tell if Xbox/MS is OK with that
Also from the insomniac leak we know these PC ports are a quick turnaround and budgeted around $2-4 million. At 100k sales they break even including Steams cut. They may not sell millions but they are a great ROI
Agreed. That intro is GOATed
It's been shown at every xbox show for the last 5 years but in the month leading up to release there has been radio silence. I'd argue most gamers don't even know it's coming out next week. It's #191 on Steam top sellers. Compare the marketing Hellblade is getting to Stellar Blade or even Rise of the Ronin.
I don't think the lack of marketing is due to Xbox's lack of faith in the game. It's due to them laying off their entire marketing team ...
https://imgur.com/HhYbZDi
The management at Deviation was reportedly a problem. Sony cut their funding and when the studio layoffs began they bought the talent back up
Most people on gaming forums say FIFA, NBA 2K, and Madden are trash too. Do you think they're lying too?
1) release controllers
2) don't release games
3) ???????
4) profit
Uhh they wont have enough manpower at the remaining studios to do anything with that IP. At this rate they're gonna be left with Forza, Gears, Halo, COD, Fallout, and Elder Scrolls
You can't give your games away for free and then shut down studios when they don't sell. Extremely idiotic thinking
The problem is it did seem to hit their targets
https://x.com/aarongreenber...
MAUs make investors/shareholders happy
If in 3 months they can say PSN accounts are up 5 million they pop champagne
This was probably the most overrated game of 2023 that I played
Sony had a terrible showcase in 2023 and then proceeded to have one of their biggest years in console sales ever and outsold the Xbox Series 3 to 1. Calling this "Make or Break" is overly dramatic
According to Ampere, which tracks MAU, it had a daily peak user count of 2.21 million. So it's probably over 3 million by this point
David Veach died in 2022. This is probably nothing unfortunately
The newzoo report they linked to even has data on Palworld. Pretty sure it is up to date
Concord (with beta announced at SGF)
Until Dawn Remake
Astro Bot
Lego Horizon
Helldivers 2 Illuminate shadow dropped