“Millions Are Playing Fallout 76, And Playing It A Lot,” Says Bethesda

Bethesda states that Fallout 76 is doing great, despite the media and internet backlash.

[yarbie1000]

Bethesda claims sales are phenomenal.
No proof is required for these claims.
It's called PR.

[parris]

I don't even like the game and I would love to see it fail and Bethesda get sued for false advertising over the bag thing. But I don't know why anyone would doubt it sold millions, It's a Fallout game. The masses of causal gamer who just buy games based on how many TV commercials they see and just buy the same franchises over and over are going to buy this based on name alone.

You make a FIFA it's going to sell, make Call of Duty it's going to sell make Battlefield it's going to sell.

People get all angry on the internet and review bomb ect. but that doesn't stop the games from selling millions. The only difference is a game might only sell 4 million instead of 5 million.

[ArchangelMike]

You make a valid point; however to the investors the difference between 4 million unit and 5 million units sold equates to approximately $60million in profits (assuming the game cost $60 at retail). Furthermore for a game like Fallout76 that is built around the GaaSA model, the long term sales projection is what drives initial investment. I'm pretty sure Fallout76 won't meet it's sales projections, the game is just generating the wrong type of bad press.

Look at what happened to BFV ass and example, launch sales are good, and millions are playing teh game right now. However in the UK, sales are down by 50% of BF1 sales. That equates to millions of dollars - maybe even 100's of millions of dollars in the long run. That's definately going to hurt the investors.

[darthv72]

Curious but why would you want to see something fail that you have no interest in? That just seems rather petty instead of simply moving on to something that you do find appealing.

Wishing some sort of ill will on someone or something is unhealthy. As for those who buy it, again why does that matter to you what they spend their money on?

[Ricegum]

Darth

Because it'll encourage other developers to become lazy and put out rubbish thinking they'll get away with it.

It needs to be shut down, like EA's Star Wars and Microsoft's Always Online.

[cooperdnizzle]

@darth. Maybe because games like these are bad for the industry so he wants to see this one type of game fail. I buy the games I like and anyone who wants to buy this it’s fine, it’s just not right when the publisher tries to trick you into buying the game. Casuals don’t know the whole story behind it. Trust me though it catches up to developers in the long run. I’ll set back and watch as should you.

Wishing ill will on something that is wrong is complety fine. He’s not doing it to someone personal and he’s not even attacking Bethesda. He is living in the now saying that this piticular thing is wrong. You are the one defending something

[UltraNova]

Parris,

This is not the early 2000s. A long time gamer and a present day one will eventually see what it going on online, this is the Online era, not the long gone TV/magazine one.

For further info look up Mass Effect Andromeda.

[Tapani]

@ArchangelMike

You speak business, but you do not understand business. There is no $60 million profit in 1 million copies for anyone. Almost half of the revenue goes to publisher, then a chunk to a retailer or service provider, after that a smaller chunk to developer and so on. You need to learn the difference between money making and cost of sales (cogs), essentially revenue and profit to even understand the basics.

[Rachel_Alucard]

Reminder Zenimax's board of directors is literally the legion of doom. http://imgur.com/gallery/3Y...

[parris]

What I was saying wasn't is 5 million more than 4 million... obviously I understand that. The article and other people in the comments seem surprised that "millions of people are playing it". I am saying put a big name in the title and the game will sell millions regardless of controversy.

You guys bring up things like Andromeda and BFV ect. But even if the game sells half as much as the previous installment (50% of 10 million is still 5 million) it's still going to be profitable, perhaps less profitable than a company might want but it's still going to make money. "Not meeting investors expectations" doesn't mean your losing money.

[Utakata]

Millions of people ARE in fact playing FO76. Bethesda earns milk and cookies whether you like it or not. The N4G forum think they can affect the game industry and direct the trends, but in fact the world doesn’t even know N4G exists. The world knows Bethesda exists though, sorry, but that’s the truth. Now weep all you arm chair developers. Also, grab a cold yesterday’s pizza slice from the fridge and read some real material. Thanks.

[UCForce]

Oh really ?

[Eonjay]

They should be ashamed if true.

[PapaBop]

Sure.. Bethesda | Millions is logged in right now

*edit* crap someone beat me to the joke :(

[neutralgamer1992]

Instead of talking they should work hard to fix all the things. No man sky did it so Bethesda with a much bigger team and budget can surly do it

First admit there are issues don't hide behind the PR. Bethesda us a privately owned company they don't have to appease to investors like EA and Activision

[DreadGara]

I don't think Bathesda Fallout 76 server can handle a million players at once, It will crash and the game will be broken for good.
So yeah, that's a plain lie.

[Chaosdreams]

One second. Let me just pick you up, yep one second Bethesda, hold on. Okay. There you go.

In the dumpster alongside EA.

[annoyedgamer]

The EA employees on here didn't like that.

[PapaBop]

You know, I hate having to go there as someone who hates EA more than Bethesda but.. not even EA would do this. Sure they've released unplayable messes but at least those unplayable messes were from ambition (Battlefield 3) as opposed to just being a half baked product like Fallout 76.

[frostypants]

And BF3 wound up being awesome. I doubt this will.

[LordoftheCritics]

BF3 was not an unplayable mess.

In fact it was the best multiplayer in the series.

[Adexus]

Man I loved BF3 even from the Alpha where people turned into slugs... BF4 on the other hand was pretty broken at launch but still turned into something decent.

Bethesda publish incredible titles like Dishonored but the actual games they develop are becoming a bit hit and miss for me.

[Sgt_Slaughter]

How about they focus on compensating those who bought their broken product or misleading special edition before bragging about a factless claim? They're about to lose a ton of money from refunds and fines from the FTC.

Also, if it's doing great and millions are playing, why did it immediately get a $20-30 discount shortly after release? They contradict themselves with every statement. Everyone can see through their lies and finally are giving the backlash that was needed previously, so they would finally fix their dinosaur engine and decade-old bugs.

[JackBNimble]

I don't know, black Friday sale maybe... Lol

[Relientk77]

Yeah, sure they are lol

[GamerFrank85]

You are fake news.

[Gamist2dot0]

Um...by millions are they referring to a player name Millions who's been playing a lot? XD

[neutralgamer1992]

😂

[RDF]

Didn't know that a few hundred would equal millions? Their math is as broken as their engine .

[neutralgamer1992]

No their engine is more broken let's be honest

[Tross]

Well, clearly if their math is off, it's not at all surprising that they couldn't program a more stable engine.

[THC CELL]

Lies
Go sell ya soul to ms

[BlackTar187]

They already have.

[King_Noctis]

What does MS have anything to do with this?

[BlackTar187]

You don't follow video game news very much do you?

[BlackTar187]

@king because Beth and MS are synonymous with each other in Boyfriend and Girlfriend type of way. They have been carrying water for each other for quite some time.

[King_Noctis]

That makes no absolutely fking sense. Every Bethesda games are available on Sony platform. They have never make anything exclusive to MS. So how does what you had said make any sense?

[PETE1985]

There is no way the game is selling as expected. If it was it would not have seen the pretty huge discounts within a couple of weeks of launch.
How do you sell a game that requires player numbers to succeed? Tell everyone that millions are playing it already!

[OneEyedSteve]

More like millions played it, then traded it. If it was doing well the price wouldn't be dropping so fast. Facebook marketplace is full of people trying to sell it, local games shops are full of unsold copies. Also local shops are giving between £10-15 for it lol. Fail!

[PhoenixUp]

Bethesda lives in a bubble

[Baza]

So true. Todd’s just sitting on his high horse thinking they do no wrong. Oblivious to the garbage have released for public consumption.

[Profchaos]

So there's more people that are trashing game stops for refunds globally

[CJQNSNYC]

Bethesda has proven themselves to be untrustworthy.

Fallout 76 has 16x the detail of Fallout 4.
Really?
The $200 Power Armor Collector's Edition comes with a canvas bag.
Really?
Fallout 76 is by far their biggest game to date and required the combined help of multiple studios under Zenimax.
Really?
The canvas bag in the Power Armor Edition had to be replaced with a nylon bag because of a shortage of materials.
Really?

And on and on..
One "inaccuracy" after another.

Now, they claim to have millions of people playing and enjoying the game.
Really?

It's exceptionally sad to see that THIS is what they think of their fans. They released a severely incomplete Fallout 4 multiplayer mod that took 3 years to make with multiple studios helping, while Obsidian took 18 months to craft New Vegas alone. If Starfield isn't a masterpiece, I don't think they'll ever regain the near universal respect they once enjoyed from fans.

Without a doubt, Fallout 76 was a massive mistake.

[Baza]

Hipocritical LIARS!

[demonicale]

Defensive much Bethesda

[thatguyhayat]

And even more are not.

[yomfweeee]

Ya, millions of people bought the game. If 75% of them stopped playing, that's still a problem.

[Mister_Wolf]

I think they're just seeing how much they can milk this current trend and how much in games items they can flog.

[MadLad]

Log-ins now equal concurrent players. Many of those players are now asking for refunds, and are potentially about to sue your ass.

Just saying.

[Artemidorus]

13 isn't a big number

[dimasok]

I am just glad I am not one of them

[AK91]

Sure whatever you say Bethesda

[-volt-]

Millions hahah

[Dfooster]

If you drop £40 on a game you will play it even if it's dog shit. Will people be playing it in 6 months time probably not unless they patch it massively

[Thundercat77]

Just when you though EA was the worst.

[zodiac909]

Millions of idiots, who just cannot accept they wasted $70, and just continue to play it since there is not resale value to it.

[Doomeduk]

Well some of us are lucky enough to purchase whatever games we desire
Spare a thought for the many who may have had to choose maybe one game every few months and chose this game
And with Bethesda having the foresight to put it on stream so they can say piss off to a refund
Like I say spare a thought

[BlaqMagiq1]

Millions of suckers are playing Fallout 76. And tons of other players want a refund. A refund Bethesda won't issue for a game they launched that runs than looks worse than a game in beta.

Since you don't wanna update your fossil engine or make a new one I'll be sure to avoid Starfield and Elder Scrolls 6.

[william_cade]

Evidence? I mean 2 million is considered millions - maybe.

[Dragonscale]

Yeah right and thats why you can pick this up so cheap now. Damage control lol.

[DimensionalSound]

Wow, whose rhetoric does that sound like??

[obz]

Bethesda is full of shit.

[marioJP87]

Well, there are millions of little kids with online gaming. 😂

[THC CELL]

Most of them are on that game ffffff fffff fortnite

[lellkay]

damage control damage control damage control damage control

[Tross]

Even if that's somehow true, I'm sure it has sold millions less than it would have had it been an actual decent product. Bethesda also clearly didn't get the memo that standards have gone up, not down, as 2018 has been a phenomenal year for games and this piece of trash came out just after the legitimately excellent RDR2. Way to make yourselves look incompetent by comparison Bethesda, and I don't think looks are remotely deceiving. Pathetic.

[Malacath]

@ArchangelMike

UK sales figures are meaningless. They only count physical sales. Year after year less people are buying physical games. I really wish websites would stop using UK sales figures to comment how poorly games are selling because discs are mostly bought by casuals playing games like Fifa.

[Nyxus]

BS, the majority of games sales are still physical, even if digital is increasing.

[Gwiz]

I'm going to take Bethesda's word on it,I'm not gonna take your comments of me being sarcastic.
:D

[wheatley]

Sure thing, Bethesda. Get on with fixing it, it doesn't mean people are loving it.

[Razuel]

I did until I hit lvl 50, and I only completed 3 quests. The game sucks, but it does have alot of potential. They should be honest and admit that it is early access, drop price and refund 1/3 of it.

[slavish0]

This is fallout. U people believe they havent sold a mil on 3 platforms? U can hate the game but don't be dumb 😂