Quantum Break has yet to sell over 200K in the US at retail

According to the NPD, Quantum Break has yet to sell over 200K at retail.

[Herbalistic]

I knew Quantum Break couldn't have sold well being as its never in the NPD/worldwide charts.

[TwoForce]

I still can't believe why MS hide the US numbers.

[Null1980]

They're more likely to give some PR spin, like total amount of hours players have spent time-shifting combined.

[freshslicepizza]

why wouldn't they hide the numbers if they aren't that good? does sony provide vita numbers, playstation now subscription numbers? they too hid ps3 numbers last generation because in the us they didn't do as well. that's just the way it is. sony was amalgamating all playstation devices together last geneartion.

200,000 even without counting digital sales is not good. i imagine ms would like to have sold about 2 million copies including windows and xbox one. they have a long ways to go.

[Sunny_D]

Because it's low numbers that MS do not want to show to the public. It's embarrassing as they say.

[XisThatKid]

@moldybread
To be honest they post vita numbers especially milestone numbers. But I see your point. Also quarterly numbers get put out too most of the time. I don't know what you talking about in ps3 sales numbers every month was out even in us. Don't spread that. Thats just not true. I'm assuming you heard that from someone else on the net and use it to further a point?

[holtzy]

because the game sold like shit and they dont want the bad press

[freshslicepizza]

@XisThatKid

sony did not talk about npd numbers for the ps3, it was during the ps3/xbox 360 era that all of the sudden npd numbers were no longer public and sony used that cloud of mystery to not comment each month on figures. learn your history please.

you guys can disagree all you want but facts are facts

[XisThatKid]

I was following sales numbers almost all last gen. PS3 out sold 360 every month save for a handful of times and even in US for a couple month that's how they closed the 9 mil year long head start gap at a higher price point and "no games" I had to inform people of this littlknown fact ash the time all last gen to further extinguish the stigma that PS3 want doing well against the 360
Oh and Don't JUST relayed numbers on Vita aabout a week ago maybe two. Anyway just let you know to make a point by saying anyone "did it first" is a terrible way to make a point.

[freshslicepizza]

@XisThatKid
"Anyway just let you know to make a point by saying anyone "did it first" is a terrible way to make a point"

why are you taking it personal that all companies want to put the best positive spin on things? that's why sony would say they were up year over year but not disclose numbers for ps3 sales in the usa when npd reports came out. and stop being so defensive when i use them as an example of why microsoft is doing the same thing this generation. none of them want to say "well we sold worse than the other guy". this is why microsoft will say stupid things like xbl subs are up, to deflect xbox one sales are not as good as ps4 sales. but you guys disagreeing with every comment i make shows how personal you've made things.

[memots]

it was hailed as a console mover....

[TheTwelve]

Well...now you know why.

[XisThatKid]

Dude (I'm assuming) , it's not personal in a way I'm offended but just trying to help you further make a point it's best to do without trying to put the oppositional point down to create the illusion your point's any more valid.
All I'm saying is that Sony didn't just flat out hide numbers esp all gen and that is what people are going to take from your post. It's just not true. Like I said I understand your point but I just don't want people to be misinformed if I can help it

[Outside_ofthe_Box]

Thought it was MS's best selling new IP?

If 200k at retail is true then the game must have sold significantly more digitally than it did physically.

http://n4g.com/news/1892497...

[Sciurus_vulgaris]

It had a better launch than Ryse, Ori and Sunset.

[PistolsAtDawn]

Well it did sell more digitally than physical...plus bundles. But the title is a bit mis leading..in the SECOND MONTH it has yet to break 200k...not total...just May

With this title I would not be surprised at all if it sold a lot more digitally, esp since it came with the PC version for free.

[qwerty676]

Maybe, we know that ryse sold around 1m.

Soooo factoring that in. QB would be higher then that.

Regardless even if it did sell between 1-2m that's still not that great.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

I'm sure it did as the digital copy can with a free PC copy and Alan Wake.

[AndrewLB]

Correct. It is the best selling new IP Microsoft has ever published according to Aaron Greenburg. It also topped the charts at #1 in the UK for a period of time.
https://twitter.com/aarongr...

[butchertroll]

Don't fall on MS's PR, man!

[FITgamer]

It was the best selling, at launch. Meaning it sold more at launch than other Microsoft published titles. Doesn't account for sales after launch.

[IamTylerDurden1]

The difference between Sony not revealing VITA numbers and ms hiding QB numbers is that ms came out and said QB was a groundbreaking and spectacular game. They hyped it to the moon. Sony did not do such things.

Moldybread

Sony won last gen even though xbox got a yr headstart. All ms does is front run and then hide when things are bad. They have lost all cred with gamers. Where are the games? What do they have cooking? They over hyped QB, it flopped, then they hid the numbers and acted as if it was a success. Don't u love those tactics?

[MachuchalBrotha316]

How do you know. I remember there being a better deal getting the game digitally which would get you the PC version free. Again, NPD doesnt report digital sales. Get me those numbers before we say it didnt sell well.

[Herbalistic]

We could only speak on retail NPD/worldwide figures being as Microsoft would rather release useless xbl stats instead of actual sales data

[boing1]

You honestly believe that MS wouldn't brag about QB digital sales if they are good?

[jessionpc]

This was obviously going to happen.

What blows MY mind is HOW did this even sell THAT many?

My god... Xbots...

Ask. For. Better.

[WickedLester]

I agree. The game is decent, but it's not great or even very good. Same way I felt about Alan Wake. Remedy is overrated.

Geez, 6 months into 2016 and Xbox has had exactly one big release and it wasn't even all that good. It's a good thing MS has Killer Instinct and Forza. Otherwise their in house IP offerings this gen have flat out sucked. Even Halo 5 disappointed me. Personally I only use mine for Netflix, Killer Instinct, and Forza 6.

[AndrewLB]

Over 93% of PC games are sold digitally and while i dont think it's anywhere near that high on Xbone, i found a forum poll on gamefaqs where about 55% buy most or all of their games digitally, and another 20% buy "some" of their games via digital download.

[butchertroll]

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Correct. It is the best selling new IP Microsoft has ever published according to Aaron Greenburg. It also topped the charts at #1 in the UK for a period of time.
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So, you swallowed MS PR. Nice one.

Charts positions mask how bad some games have done. Let me tell you something. 28k at 1st place in launch week in UK is abysmal. It sold worse than The Order and Alan Wake.

You can find data here : http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

LOL! You found some data on gamefaqs. Did you know that biggest games has roughly 30% digital sales at best? You should check EA and Ubisoft data about digital sales.

[trooper_]

The game still didn't sell well.

Try again.

[butchertroll]

Damn! I mean DAMN! Flop of the generation so far. It sold far worse than The Order.

[rmw2hot87]

I recommend all Sony fanboys to celebrate this breaking news lol

[Thatguy-310]

But the majority of sales on the Xbox one are digital they say -_- smh no wonder Remedy is working on another game with a new partner

[Christopher]

The thing is, I bet that is true. I'm thinking the game had to hit at least 500k in its first month or two. And I'm fairly certain it was heavily digitally driven as it was only an XBO retail disc and was sold digitally with benefits on XBO/PC.

[firelogic]

You think that it sold less than 200k physically but more than 300k digitally? There's no way it matched physical sales digitally, let alone surpassed it.

[Christopher]

@firelogic: yeah, I think it sold extremely well digitally. I'd bet that the mass majority of pre-orders were switched to digital from retail when MS announced that you would get the free games and a free PC copy.

[AndrewLB]

@Firelogic

Xbox one games tend to sell more digital copies than physical. Not as high as PC though, which is around 93% last i heard. Its kind of funny whenever i hear people running their mouths about how terrible PC game sales are because the vast majority of the time they're reporting Retail sales, not digital downloads... and retail sales are only about 7% of what is sold to consumers.

[nix]

This is one of the reasons why new IPs are most of the time doomed to lower sales because no one freaking buys new IPs on Xbox.

The community is still hung up on Halo/Forza/Gears. Xbox community will never get newer IPs if they don't start welcoming them.

[butchertroll]

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yeah, I think it sold extremely well digitally. I'd bet that the mass majority of pre-orders were switched to digital from retail when MS announced that you would get the free games and a free PC copy.

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Of all Rise Of The Tomb Raider digital sales on PC ( Steam and Windows Store ), 98% of all sales are coming from Steam, 2% are from Windows Store. So, nobody gives a shit about UWP/Windows Store games. And also QB is a strictly a UWP game. So, pure logic, QB sold like shit on Windows Store.

@Christopher

Yeah, i'm sure digital sales for QB was 900%. LOL! I said that QB is a STRICTLY UWP game and NOBODY GIVES A SHIT ABOUT UWP

[Christopher]

Sure, butchertroll, ignore XBO digital sales and the fact that on Pc there was no Steam version. That *must* mean sales were abysmal, though.

[n4rc]

How is it not likely? Digital is only getting more popular as we go and aren't all windows versions digital?

[Eonjay]

Chris, the thing is we don't have any evidence at all to support what you are saying. This doesn't mean that its not possible,but there is simply no proof.

[Christopher]

@Eonjay: We also have no proof that it isn't true. But, regardless, this is why I say things like "I bet" and "I think". I don't at all think it a far-fetched thought that they sold 300k digital copies.

[game4funz]

That has nothing to do with anything.

[PistolsAtDawn]

They are actually making 2 games, one with MS and one with another partner...

[DigitalRaptor]

Can you please provide the receipts for this claim?

[PHiSHLoC]

How does someone say the game is a disappointment yet hasn't played said game. Now that's a disappointment. Good game not great but nowhere near as some try to make it out to be.

[Sciurus_vulgaris]

This game is another Alan Wake situation. Quantum Break might be able to go platnium but the physical version will have to be discounted and it will to be promoted heavily with deals with gold.
I think the last minute PC version hurt both versions of the game. Remedy would of been better of polishing the Xbox Version and then releasing a more optimized PC port 6 months after the XB1 release.

[Stealth20k]

Less than Star Fox even

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed

In shock reading this news I thought this game cleared over a million already.

[Ristul]

I wonder if it was Remedy or MS who insisted on live action cutscenes, horrible idea imo. Best of luck to Remedy in the future!

[Eidolon]

Is it true you need an Internet connection for the cutscenes and you have to Download them based on the choices you make?

[Christopher]

On PC, you can download them. On XBO they are only streamed. Either way an Internet connection is required to access the videos.

[KiwiViper85]

You stream the episodes, just like Netflix. But there is an option to download the episodes to hard drive, if your internet is too slow, buffering etc.

[Eidolon]

I don't get why they went live action.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

That was a product of Microsoft's failed TV vision for the Xbox One.

The TV show was suppose to be produced by a studio MS had in Santa Monica and closed it down. After that it was not clear what would happen to the TV show. It was later on that the game went through several changes.

The show was supposed to be influenced by the choices gamers make. I always wondered how this could seamlessly work...

[jb227]

Well based on the recent news from Lionhead that the free to play model was an MS edict, I don't see any reason to believe the TV wasn't MS' idea considering it was tied to that original XBO vision.

The devs had said that they didn't have the time or the budget to make the game without the live action, translating the video content to game form would be too expensive, so my guess is that once the TV stuff went away, Remedy looked at axing it but it was too ingrained in the game they were already & had been developing for years at that point.

I'd honestly think that this thrust upon TV deal & late game PC port were the prime reasons Remedy found new publishers. MS really dropped the ball on QB & that could hurt Remedy's reputation. Always said they needed quality funds but also the freedom necessary to realize their potential, and I don't think they were getting that at MS. Really interested to see who their new partners are & what they are working on currently.

[MachuchalBrotha316]

I bet they were trying to make the series for the now closed, Xbox Entertainment Studios...it was suppose to be how MS was gonna bring their own programming for Xbox owners( think Powers on PS4)..

Just a hunch...

[Kakashi Hatake]

I own all the consoles and like enjoy seeing Sony prevail over Microsoft as I'm a Playstation fan. However, I'm a game fan first and it sucks to see a title fail when it's doing something different. Sucks that not many gamers took notice. Gamers always want something different but constantly give games like COD and other shooters huge sales numbers. Publishers will be nervous to take risks if this keeps up.

[Christopher]

Different doesn't always equal better. And I think this was different, just not in the direction that most gamers wanted. Personally, I wish they had focused more on really opening up how we used the time powers and instead of having a TV show instead put those elements of the shows into the game so we could actually play them, lengthening the gameplay a ton.

[jb227]

Exactly this...as gamers 'E for Effort' is a praise that you can't really hang all that much on. Risk taking can be important, but it needs to be a worthy risk. I'd rather have a dev perfect a known quantity than fail while taking risks.

The TV was never a good idea as an integral part of the core experience. TV is fine, but it needs to be truly supplemental & the game & show both need to work on their own irrespective of the other.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Those are casuals... they don't know anything about Quantum Break..

[PC-Gaming-1990]

The worst thing for me is they just give you the powers within the first few hours it would be better to progress through the story and have to unlock them via in game points or a leveling up system i still think it was a decent game despite the Live action cut scenes and me finishing the story very quickly.

On point of the article i am taking this is 200k Physical copies and it does not include digital sales?.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Just retail numbers

[hulk_bash1987]

Thats disappointing, the game looks interesting. Sad to see if true, hopefully it picks up sales during the holidays.

[PizzaSteve]

Yeah it can pick up sales during the holidays but they needed this game to sell at full retail price to make a profit.

[R6ex]

It needs to go onto Steam. Period.

[TheColbertinator]

MS will most likely avoid a QB2 or a spiritual successor. They might decide to condense themselves to a few IPs to stay in the green like Halo,Gears,Forza etc.

I'm not in total favor of my thought because MS abandoned the IPs I care for the most from them

Fixed. Meant to add 'avoid'

[KiwiViper85]

QB has zero chance of a sequel.

[pyroado]

Lol it will not get a sequel

[Saranya]

I'm sure they can change developer.

[Xavy]

Well there it is.

[badz149]

you mean "BAMM there it is!"?

[DigitalRaptor]

Bomba.... It's just like I said, that certain people had a problem with me saying.

There's no chance of a sequel for this one. Remedy will now be cutting their previously misjudged commital to MS and seek other opportunities.

[R6ex]

Microsoft, the Evil company, IS the disease!
Cut ties, ASAP!

[senorfartcushion]

Shame. These exclusive passion projects deserve the sales, but no...Destiny gets them.

[BlakHavoc]

Destiny sold well cause its good. Lacks content for sure, but its not a bad game, just stop.

[DragonbornZ]

That's disappointing. It's a great game with solid mechanics, some of which could have been improved for sure, but they all blended together nicely.
Feel they shouldn't have gone the live action route tho, but I get what they were trying to do, but I gotta say the branching live action choices were actually pretty damn neat.

And of course we got the bashing circlejerk going on at the top. Pathetic "gamers". Jesus.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Omg. That's God awful! I thought it'd hit a million at least. This is one of the main reasons I plan on getting an Xbox One. Remedy games are always awesome but unfortunately sell really bad. Makes me really sad actually because I love everything they make.

[Sciurus_vulgaris]

Max Payne 2, Alan Wake and now Quantum Break all under performed initially. There is still the possiblity of Quantum Break selling well overtime, like Alan Wake. However I think Quantum Break needs deals with gold promotion, physical discount and a steam release.

[Sloth-Eater_]

That's disappointing, but it isn't surprising. Microsoft is still really out of touch with what core gamers want. And it isn't this type of game/TV stuff.

[Sunny_D]

Damn talk about a flop. Especially in probably the only strong market you have too.

[DigitalRaptor]

I wonder if you'll get the same folks harassing you for calling it a flop as I did a few weeks ago for saying the same thing.

[trooper_]

OUCH.

That's all I got.

[Ginpachi-sama]

Its funny yet sad tbh. Microsoft really pissed me off this gen so thats y im not bothered about it too much. But i feel bad for remedy cuz this was an ambitious project and they put a lot of time into it its basically their bread and butter hope it didn't effect them too much. Good luck with ur next game remedy

[Eldyraen]

Very sad actually but I bought it digitally just for the free PC copy and doubt I'm alone. Still, I doubt it's broke more than 500k if this is true or not that much over. Definitely less than 1m.

[Saijahn]

It's so weird seeing people comment on something they clearly haven't played.

Was the recasting necessary? No, but the actors did give life to the story. The gameplay itself was pretty flawless and the show was awesome but probably too short.

Overall it's a solid game but the catch here is that there was no DLC planned for a story that seemed to end way too early. The collectibles and show make the game seem longer than it really is and that's disappointing.

It's not a current gem $65 title for what it offers, that's just me being honest. But it's definitely a worthwhile pickup.

[pyroado]

Wow the way you described it. The gameplay was flawless, the show was awesome, the actors brought life into the story. The way you describe it the game should be a perfect 10. Yet the things you describe as awesome is exactly why people have problems with the game since its flawed in every aspect you brought up. The gameplay is one of the most repetitive element i have seen in a while, if it wasnt for the powers the gameplay would be outright abysmal. The recasting was not necessary as it didnt bring life into the story either, it has the most cliche stories ever seen in a videogame. The biggest issue with the game is that the show is too long not short lmao people want to play the game not watch a 30 minute episode everytime you finish a sequence. The highlight of the game is its graphics and sound, thats about it.

@Jaw1love so basically anyone that thought the game was medicore or at least average hasnt played the game. Got you. I will remember this when you are on sony articles trolling their games

@saijahn no i mean and stand by what i said, the average review scores show the same results. Duck, use power and shoot mechanism the whole game where there is literally no variation. In uncharted 4 they give you new climbing mechanics, rope swing, drive cars, drive boats, go stealth, collecting secrets and treasures, and puzzle solving. Thats not repetitive, thats a variation. When all you can do is duck, shoot power and then shoot bullets the whole game then it becomes tedious on top of the retarded A.I. like angryjoe showed in his review when he stepped out of his room and forgot to press pause while the eneny was shooting and the dumbass enemy was still behind cover shooting him one bullet at a time by the time he got back lol.

[Saijahn]

To use repetitive gameplay as a negative is saying that about all games. Whatever games you hold as dear is just as repetitive as QB and every game out there. There's nothing innovative in any genre of gaming. So I guess you don't find gaming interesting.

If it's not your cup of tea that's one thing and I can respect that. But that excuse you're using holds no weight in this hobby of ours.

UC4 is a great game and deserving of its high marks, but let me guess it's too repetitive so it's a terrible game? It does nothing innovative at all, it's beautiful, tells a good story, but the mechanics are generic and worth being scoffed at according to your logic.

[Jaw1love]

Seriously. So many people just being willfully ignorant about this game. The show/game thing worked just fine it didn't take you out of anything. it wasn't inconvenient at all. Story was awesome. Some gameplay quirks that could have been done better but a super fun game. Completed it once on my Xbox and been slowly doing a second play through on my PC. If you didn't like QB you didn't play QB

To the dude below me. I think your time would be better spent working on reading comprehension. I never said the gameplay was flawless. Not even close. I even said it had some quirks that coulda been done better. Read my comment again. And you can't deny that so many people commenting about "ohh yeah MS you suck QB sucked," didn't actually play it.

[Christopher]

You claim people are being willfully ignorant and also say the gameplay was flawless. Sorry, but those two statements contradict one another. And I own and have played the game.

***If you didn't like QB you didn't play QB***

Stick your head in the sand all you want, it doesn't change it that some people who played the game didn't care for it. I think your time would be better spent realizing you enjoyed the game and that's all that matters to you rather than trying to argue why others who didn't like it don't have as valuable an opinion as your own.

[Deltaguy]

Thats a flop

[badz149]

thank you Captain Obvious?

[Zorkaz]

Well they tried something new with the TV miniseries, which was interesting, but obviously didn't work for some people. The gameplay was also interesting, but I feel they could have done more somehow. It was a good experiment, and in my opinion, a very good game too. It was supposed to be Xbox's answer to Uncharted 4, but didn't compare at all. Xbox One has plenty of great features, but PS just smash on the exclusive front. But then again, they'd won the battle years and years ago when they bought all those studios. Honestly, the sheer amount of exclusives Sony has just makes me hate them, out of envy in a way I guess, but Uncharted and God of War isn't enough to make me buy a PS4.

[GrubsterBeater]

It seems like you are letting blind loyalty to XBOX hinder you from purchasing an amazing console with the best exclusives.

You envy them for all their games and amazing quality, but still haven't gotten a PS4 yet? You don't know what you're missing.

[AllRoundGamer36]

GrubsterBeater

best exclusives? thats pure opinion and based on personal taste.

ps4 does have more exclusives thats true but to say they are the best now thats blind loyalty right there,

if the ps4 is so amazing why is it i use my xbox one more?

[pyroado]

@Allaroundgamer who cares about what you like or use more. Reviews, sales and reception shows that playstation 4 exclusives are leaps and bounds ahead of xbox ones. Also how do you choose to contradict yourself in one post? You said thats pure opinion and based on personal taste only to say something foolish like "to say they are the best now thats blind loyalty right there, if the ps4 is so amazing why is it i use my xbox one more" lol wut? You just said its pure opinion and based on personal taste so why are you implying the xbox one is better just because you use it more? I use the ps4 more does that mean its more amazing than the xbox? Lol

@Jaw1love because regardless of us telling you the list, it would just go in one ear and out the other. Whether its ratchet and clank, or bloodborne or uncharted or until dawn you will just disregard them anyways.

[Jaw1love]

I'm always curious when people try to compare the lineups between the two consoles. What games do people get a PS4 for? Im thinking of getting one for UC4 if the price drops after E3 but when I look at my Xbox collection I can't see how the PS4 would have a better lineup.
Other than UC4 what are the games I gotta get assuming I buy a PS4 (and not really interested in Bloodborne)

Edit: ha what? people gonna disagree but not gonna tell me what games I should get for PS4. Ahh the internet, so fun.

At that dude down there - meh, I did, only thing that came back was Uncharted 4. But tell me what games do you think are must haves on PS4? The whole "I don't have time to answer you" answer is a sure sign of someone with no real answer. But whatever.

[GrubsterBeater]

@Jaw

We are all tired of listing off PS4 exclusives that are better in order to shut up the uninformed, such as yourself. You have Google and the Internet, so you can obviously go check the multitude of games that far surpass XBOX exclusives in terms or quality, quantity, ratings, graphical fidelity, and critical acclaim.

[Zorkaz]

I'm not an Xbox follower, I'm PC (which has more exclusives than both their arses). In fact, if I were to buy a console, it would be PS4, for the games. I'm just saying that I'm not buying a PS4 when I already have a PC just for a few games I can't have (however awesome). And while I envy their games, I don't envy their 'amazing quality', not saying it's bad or anything, but I prefer the way things are on the Xbox One for that in a way.

[Manic2014]

Wow, I do expect it to sell more digitally since the cross buy feature, that's how I purchased the game. Quantum break had a good story but it needed to be longer and they should of never kept the TV aspect.

But I have to say, I hate the fact that fanboys in the comment section love the game has failed and using it as an excuse to hate MS. At least give a little respect to those devs. They still made a good game even though it did not resonate with everyone.

[RedTfox]

Sometimes i don't understand some things that happens in the gaming world. This game is very impressive, have a solid plot and a great combat system. In my opinion it don't deserve the low sales it have.

[game4funz]

Only sickening gamers would find any kind of enjoyment in this.
The game is decent and deserved more then it got. This is the first time tho that I've seen a title specifically targeting sales of a game. I know of other exclusives who haven't sold well at all either and there's never been a mention of those.

[r2oB]

I don't think here has been any exclusive this gen with the type of marketing and hype Quantum Break received, that sold this poorly.

I'm playing the game slowly. The film grain, aliasing on pretty much everything, and the constant ghosting bother me. The game just isn't visually appealing to me, with the exception of the effects. I'll definitely finish the game since I spent money on it, and it was one of the main reasons I bought an Xbox One.

[game4funz]

You should play sunset and ori... Also... Ryse. Those are likely discounted. You can also try dead rising or d4 which is kinda wacky but interesting.

The first gears is also available and I had forgotten how good it was. Couch Co op fun too.

Never buy a console for just 1 game. I agree with the ghosting and some other graphical effects but the game I enjoyed greatly. I'm a sucker for time travel and very few games out there do it like this.

[Relientk77]

Really? Thats kinda pathetic lol like honestly

[Khaotic]

It's to bad, a developer took a risk and tried something different and get crapped on for it. Maybe it wasn't the innovation people wanted but they tried.

[badz149]

seriously, what innovation? putting un-interactive live action cutscenes in the game? what is so innovative about that? you can't even change the outcome of the story even given different choices. and, making live action is easier than CGI or in-engine rendered cutscenes too. one lazy choices after another IMO!

[death_gun]

sorry but I didn't consider quantum break to be innovative

it's more like same old shooting game with some cool time powers

I hated the live cutscenes and the story + characters were really boring

I gave it a 7/10

[BlakHavoc]

Effort only gets you so far with consumers, ppl want quality products.

[ctmaudi]

NPD doesn't count digital sales, and most people bought it digital to get the PC code (most to resell). Not just on the system itself but Amazon, best buy, etc had digital codes for sale so people could still get the PC code.

[Lbolt187]

Do not care I enjoyed the game and I bought it digitally. I think more Xbox users buy digitally than ps4 owners but then MS never releases digital figures. Regardless I enjoyed QB.

[TheColbertinator]

You see,that's the problem. If MS doesn't release digital sales,how can anyone be sure? For all we know the PS4 sells twice more through digital than the Xbox 1

[Lbolt187]

you're probably right, but MS isn't going to change how they report any digital sales anytime soon. anyhow I thoroughly enjoyed QB.

[r2oB]

I don't know where all this conjecture about Xbox users being more inclined to buy digital then PS users comes from.

[Lbolt187]

I would say a digital only future for consoles is imminent. It is the future of cosoles imo. there just needs to be a way to resell digital licenses back to MS or Sony. As for who buys more digital games I would say Sony due to the 2-1 advantage install base but I wonder if Xbox has a higher percentage of digital only buyers vs physical only buyers. unfortunately there's really no way to tell.

[conanlifts]

That's a shame as its actually a very good game.

[TheRealHeisenberg]

I don't know why people take delight in perceived or actual failure of a game. We should want success for all regardless of the platform to keep the industry moving forward.

With that out of the way, I would certainly try this game if I owned an Xbox 1. It makes me wonder if Xbox owners only support shooters.

[Grown Folks Talk]

So many people complaining about live action parts you don't even have to watch.

[MasterCornholio]

But people end up watching them anyway to get the full story experience.

There are people who want to experience a game fully but they don't like live action sections.

[BiggerBoss]

If you don't watch them you get a whopping 4 hours of gameplay with no story.

[bafa]

Why even bother with the game if you're not in it for the story?

[Grown Folks Talk]

I have no issue with them. I watch them. I'm talking about people acting as if you're forced to. And they don't impact the gameplay, the gameplay impacts them.

[ShadowKnight]

Wow I'm surprised

[SaveFerris]

What happened to all of the talk about QB being the next big hit? It seems like very few put their money where their mouth was to support a high profile MS exclusive from a respected developer

[MCTJim]

who approved this when its false? Ryse sold over 1.3 million copies and this game outsold it...200k is false. MS themselves has said it was their best selling IP since Halo 5 and we all knew Halo 5 sold quite well.

and I will add that this particular title gave you the PC version if you ordered from the MS store...so guess what...NPD doesnt track digital games.

[bafa]

Yeah because digital sells are 1000%. And every xbox owner has a pc.

Do you ever think if it sold an outrageous amount digitally that MS wouldn't brag about it?

[GTgamer]

I told yall it was gonna flop but hey what do I know I'm never right

[Kiwi66]

Wonder what the digital numbers are

[MasterCornholio]

You could ask that about any game. Except UC4 since Sony gave combined sales figures. Its very rare that a company releases digital figures. They probably don't release digital figures by themselves because they are not significant.

Edit: Now that I think about the article this is just from NPD. Which is why we never get digital numbers. For that you have to ask the publisher.

[Kiwi66]

It would still be interesting to see how it did though as you seem to only get physical numbers , maybe they could try to include both

[TROLLER123]

they lied, called it exclusive xb1 untill after christmas to get xb1 sales. i havent bought it for that reason. also havent bought any other games since then either from them, except to spend the 10 bucks i had in gold rebates or whatever its called and bought zombi u when it was on sale. screw them.

[DafunkyRebel]

rented it and I was disappointed in a lot of things but it was fun and unique, just wished they did away with the weird TV show episodes, that really hurt the game.

[exkalibur97]

holy shit i knew it did bad but god damn. i feel bad for remedy man they really worked hard on this one

[PistolsAtDawn]

Yet to break 200k at retail in the second month....the title is a bit misleading

[B1uBurneR]

The sales number are unexpectedly low I guess it matches the game resolution in some parts.

But I enjoyed the game, matter fact I still have to go back and play using the opposite options in the story but I'm waiting for the RX 480 to release then use crossfire to turn all the settings to ultra.

My Co worker raved about the reviews & criticized the low resolution as a reason to delay playing the game. I had to remind him he was still playing games with underwhelming graphics on the PS4 when Ryse released. Long story short he played it and is anticipating a part 2.

[hiawa23]

Because we all bought the digital copy. Can't even remember the last game I bought retail

[masterfox]

all these factors screw up QB:

* The live show
* The xbone inferiors hardware
* Downgraded visuals, seriously 720p and not even the same as the announcement trailers ? thats sad.

[_-EDMIX-_]

How about it overall as being a bad game? I don't believe resolution is one to dictate that much of a games perception.

[lastking95]

Well damn, I'm sure it's over 200k but unlikely to be over 500k. remedy makes awesome unique game but never light up the sales charts. I guess people don't like new experiences or something. Hopefully this doesn't hurt them financially. Best of luck Remedy, I enjoyed QB and look forward to seeing other upcoming projects.

[GrubsterBeater]

"I guess people don't like new experiences or something."

And that is exactly why MS keeps on making the same games over and over again. Majority of XBox players don't like new experiences. They want the same Halo/Gears/Forward formula. That's why whenever game developers try something new on XBOX, it always fails hard, further discouraging MS to want to be risky and try new things. There are XBOX fans that enjoy new stuff and new IPs, but the majority don't, and that had always been evident by their sales.

[Lennoxb63]

"Majority of XBox players don't like new experiences. They want the same Halo/Gears/Forward formula."

Actually no. Neverwinter, IDARB, Smite, and Killer Instinct, are some of the most popular games on X1. Ark:Survival Evolved actually has more players on X1 than its PC counterpart. None of those fit the "formula" you're talking about.

[lastking95]

So PS snd Nintendo don't make sequels to hit games? How many uncharted games are there? God of War? GT? Mario? Zelda? There's no new ips coming or available on xbox? Gears and Halo were hits cause they were different than the others in their genre.

Remedy should make games with MP that would probably help. MP games sell better than than SP only. Theire games been great but just not drawing any attention. I know some didn't like the tv integration i guess it was a bigger turn off than expected.

[masterfox]

Indeed Remedy makes awesome games, the problem is to who are they making those games ?, the problem is MS! almost all its fanbase only care for FPS online shooters, unlike Playstation , Sony's console is for everyone not only one demographic, if QB would it release in the PS4 not only would sell more than a 1 million copies but also would look a lot hell better.

[MasterCornholio]

"I guess people don't like new experiences or something."

Its not that people hate new experiences. There are plenty of new IPs that do well critically and sell well. The Witness is an example of one of those.

The problem isn't that it's a new experience the problem is that it's a new experience that people don't want That's really it. If Remedy made the game more of a video game then I could see it do better critically and at retail.

[trooper_]

People were spoonfed Halo and Gears so much that new IPs suffer. There's really no way to spin this.

[ITPython]

I would have impulse bought it for my PC if it was on steam. But it wasn't, and I'm glad I passed on it.

[R6ex]

Microsoft's fault for not putting QB on Steam.

[fatsodubmo]

Personally hated the game. There was not one damn thing I liked about it. Combat, shooting, platforming, characters, story, live action, visuals...they all sucked.

[starchild]

I don't agree with a single one of those. Maybe the platforming wasn't great, but I thought the other things were good.

And the visuals suck? Are you sure you've played it? Quantum Break on PC is one of the best looking games I've seen.

[lastking95]

Visuals? You're full of it QB is one of the best looking this gen top 5 easily. Disagree on the rest too.

[S2Killinit]

I dont think there was a lot of pull for a game/tv franchise.

[objdadon]

Ouch!!!!

[The7Reaper]

I would love to play it it looks interesting but I have a Ps4 not an Xbox

[Poroz]

There is no way I am spending money on the windows 10 "store"

[343_Guilty_Spark]

I bought game digitally to get the free PC copy

[chuckyj1]

My guess is the Live TV cross-over cut-scenes didn't help. One of the main reasons I'm hesitant to purchase it anyway.

[ElementX]

Remedy/Microsoft took a risk and lost. It happens to everybody at some point.

[Brohan]

I love how they say at Retail, what about digital content they've sold.

[PlatinumGX]

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[NicSage]

I bought a copy.

[showtimefolks]

i think there was major hype behind this game in 2013. i also think it is a good game but i think too much pressure was put on redmedy to deliver a system seller. i am not sure whether some of you will agree with me or not but QB type of games tend to do better on PlayStation

like shooters tend to do better on xbox one even with a smaller install base compared to ps4

[Christopher]

I don't think it would have done better on any other specific platform other than just having a larger market share.

[showtimefolks]

maybe you are right

still i think remedy should have just made a game, that whole tv show i think caused this game to be good instead of great

[Bronxs15]

I'll buy this game when it's cheaper

[R6ex]

I'll buy the game when it is (i) better optimized for PC and (ii) available on Steam.

[StormLegend]

If it isn't Halo or a racing sim then it isn't selling for Xbox. It would be better for MS to just get COD DLC exclusive again, instead of buying games like Tomb Raider.

[BlakHavoc]

New IPs just don't do very well on the X1. But we all know Halo 5(really 7) sold like gangbusters.

[dogmanx23]

Another Alan Wake.

[Ceaser9857361]

i personally got the Xbox one for this game and gears.. QB aint a bad game..The time manipulation was brilliantly shown .Yes! some section got me bored and stopped playing after i got UC4 .. but i am back playing this game currently on ACT 5 ....

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Delays and overhype blunder. I wasn't expecting this game to sell allot like their games that sold a million last holiday.

[Malacath]

Until they start combining digital sales with retail we will never get an idea on how well games really sell.

I and some of my friends rarely buy games on disc now due to the inconvenience of having to insert disc whenever you want to play. There is also the inconvenience of having to buy 2 copies of the game if you have 2 consoles in your household.

Discs aren't even worth collecting any more due to them having no manuals included.

The sales figures for the United States will actually be more than 200,000 but we'll never know the exact figure due to them not counting digital sales

[DashArrivals]

You tell yourself whatever you need to. A game like this is the most unlikely to be bought digitally. There is no multiplayer. Short game. Single player only with no MP and an untried new IP. It is totally logical to buy this game on disc. No replay value.

The game is a dead-set flop. Any way you want to look at it. It flopped and lost a tonne of money. I'd bet my life on it.

[butchertroll]

nvm

[corroios]

It is very dangerous for a studio to do a exclusive game, but after what happend to Tomb Raider, where the sales were also very low, even with high reviews, im not surprise with this. No new i.p. from microsoft this gen was a hit in sales and even the classic formula is not reaching the numbers it used to.

Microsoft is having huge problems in giving games that millions will buy.

[Bronxs15]

What a reversal. Remember how last gen an exclusive like gears on 360 out sold all PS 3 exclusives combined. What a crazy business!

Edit: that never meant ps3 exclusives weren't spectacular.

[corroios]

Sold all exclusives combined? well i see that math isnt your strong point. You need 3 Gears to sell more then one Gran Turismo...

[DashArrivals]

What a dead-set flop. Hardly anyone would buy a game like this digitally. No multiplayer. Untried new IP. Bad reviews from GAmestop and IGN. There is no replay value.

People try and make themselves feel better by saying "what about digitil copies". The game totally flopped in envery sense of the word. Lost millions.

[dcbronco]

I still see people complain about the TV portion of the game. Can someone explain the difference between the TV elements and video cut scenes? I mean didn't one Metal Gear have cut scenes that were over a half hour. Some complained, but not on a complain about anything and everything Microsoft does level. That is the real issue and that type of sheeple behavior will lead to a long hard life.

[Bronxs15]

Excellent point

[trooper_]

You're joking, right? Every five minutes, you had an XBox fan insulting the cutscenes.

[BiggerBoss]

MGS4 got a ton of crap for its long cutscenes. Like are you being serious right now?

[LastcenuryRob]

Hmmm..Maybe a future gold release!

[jokerisalive]

I thought MS said this was the 'fastest selling' new IP? I know some people loved it and others were upset at the 720p graphics after remedy had said it would be 1080/30 on XB1.

[Jivesh]

No way...

[thexmanone]

It just goes to show that people are going digitally now. Which in my opinion is much better. I hope soon it will be all digital only.

[MCTJim]

Most people bought digitally, but this article is false with no proof other than saying NPD. The author fails to provide links with facts, He wrote an article to spread FUD. A simple google search says that this game is MS's best selling IP other than Halo 5.
http://news.xbox.com/2016/0...
http://www.gamespot.com/art...

[mcstorm]

Haha hahaha I love the hate this game gets. Reminds me of the Alan Wake hate to. I never though QB was going to be a big console seller but I really enjoyed the game. For me Alan Wake was a better game but I still enjoyed QB and hope to see a 2nd game if they can carry on with the story.

[Dannylew]

Hahahahahah 200k ??? It's a joke . Hahahahha

[mochachino]

I was very excited for it but It's probably the worst running PC game in a long time.

[conanlifts]

That's the problem with last minute ports. You would hope it would be working well by now though.
When it does work it is a good game. Certainly a solid 8 out of 10 ( for me anyway).

[Scatpants]

That's surprising I thought people were hyped for this game. I bought 1.

[rightway]

Lot of people said the same about Halo 5 to later learn it sold 5 million after 3 months. The majority bought this digitally because you got the PC version for free and Alan Wake for free.

[BiggerBoss]

Halo 5 sold more in one week than Quantum Break will in its lifetime.

[SynestheticRoar]

Truly unfortunate. I enjoyed Remedy Alan Wake. Fans of the X1 system were affected with madness thinking, hoping or even assuming Quantum Break was going to be as good as Uncharted 4. Now would be a good time to start working on Alan Wake 2.

[Kojjikaneshiro]

It is a shame,i bought the game and enjoyed it.Well written and nice to look at with fun gameplay.

[kenwonobi]

Well it looks a bit boring. It's kind of like watching Max Payne mixed with Alan Wake. Only more boring. It's not done very well.

[BuckyBarnes]

That's sad. I did forsee this happening, looks very much like a watch dogs level of disappointment. Combine that with lack of replay ability and generic story telling... you see the numbers supporting my argument I really don't need to add anything further.

[ilkercruiser]

Microsoft should see that releasing Xbox exclusive games to PC is slowly killing the Xbox brand, and so as plummeting the trustworthiness of Microsoft's promises. Subsequently, decrease on sales becomes inevitable.

[Elda]

LMAO!

[XBgamer]

This is not including digital sales so you could realistically add another 400K to that number.

[BiggerBoss]

So you expect the game to sell TWICE as much digitally than physically? Use your brain son

[GearSkiN]

the game was ok I was expecting more out of this 3 year project, wish they ditch the live action to use the time for the game itself. maybe like more puzzles, and unlockable items.

[ChiefofLoliPolice]

Another disappointing XB exclusive. Xbox One has been very disappointing with the exclusives department this gen with a few exceptions.

Quantum Break was average it wasn't a bad game but certainly not groundbreaking or a system seller. Good thing I rented because I had a bad feeling about this game before it came out. Back during the first reveal it looked amazing but it was all smoke and mirrors.

[No Way]

I'd say these numbers aren't that dramatic; not as it seems.. At retail. All the online incentives, specifically through xbox live, xbox site and amazon's $10 off.

I'd say "at retail" most games are gonna slack, now a days.

[njulo]

NOO!!! excuses Quantum Break is a failure. QB should have remain with the old lead character, when they first introduced QB.
Could have sold more if it released on the PS4.

[kevnb]

im surprised it sold that much, probably a bunch still on shelves.

[FunkyBoy]

Damn that's sad, this is why companies never try to release new IPs and just go with sequel after sequel. I liked QB but it wasn't perfect.

[milliniumstylz]

I bought mine digitally for the preorder bonus... And I prefer physical disk.

[noksucow73]

I'm loving the game. Sad that it hasn't sold that well. I picked it up at best buy over a week ago for only 32.99. I thought it was very cheap for a new release, so it made me think it must not be selling so well,to be so cheap,so soon.

[RiPPn]

I guess you could say it was a Quantum Bomba!!

[IamTylerDurden1]

Ppl didn't like the tired, sci fi channel esque time travel plot. Timeshift had better combat 9 yrs ago.

MS desperately needs to invest in 1st party studios. They just have very little in the oven and even if the scorpion releases what are ppl goingvto play on it?

[Gwiz]

Timeshift was pretty good.I didn't have any expectations and it turned out to be okay..

[Miacosa]

I wonder if these numbers include the free Windows version that came with the Xbox One. The next bump will happen once the game drops in price to $29.99 or so but if they are expecting a million seller unfortunately its not going to hit those numbers.

[Christopher]

How can it include digital when the article specifies it is counting retail copies sold?