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Impressive Ghost of Tsushima Stats Revealed by PlayStation

Sucker Punch’s latest labor of love Ghost of Tsushima is certainly popular, and today PlayStation revealed quite a few interesting stats about the game.

ArchangelMike1403d ago (Edited 1403d ago )

I love Ghost of Tsushima, but I really don't get the point of stats like these. Number of copies sold, sure; but number of standoffs??? I don't get it.

What would be actually useful and informative would be something like, the number of people who have actually completed the game - in proportion to the number of copies sold. Heck tell us how many people are on their second playthrough, or how many people play the game on hard versus those that play on easy. Or how many people have got the platinum trophy, and have rinsed the game. How about the fastest completion time?

C'mon, if you're going to provide numbers, at least make sure they're actually insightful.

XabiDaChosenOne1403d ago

I agree, this is straight out of the playbook of the folks at Redmond, Washington.

russo1211403d ago (Edited 1403d ago )

But for the Redmont folks it was to dissimulate poor sales data, in this case it's for fun purposes.

BehindTheRows1403d ago

I knew someone was going to bring up Microsoft. Lest we forget the most important stats, sales, were already revealed and the game broke, and continues to break,records?

On top of that, how often are these types of stats revealed for PlayStation games (particularly with any sales data)? Easy answer.

potatoseal1403d ago

They already said sales before... this is just for fun.

S2Killinit1403d ago (Edited 1403d ago )

As long as its not being used to cover up the fact that the real stats are being kept secret, as Xbox does,I dont mind these stats. Fun facts aside, Just dont ever hide the real numbers and we are good.

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VenomUK1403d ago (Edited 1403d ago )

I completely agree with there being no need for the meaningless stats of total in-game actions taken by players. It’s what Microsoft did a lot at the start of this generation when Xbox One wasn’t selling well but it wanted to share high numbers to obfuscate the truth ‘x zombies killed’ etc. Ghosts has been a big achievement in so many areas, Sony please focus on the real milestones.

Gamehard1403d ago

The difference here is Sony isn't releasing these stats to try to distract from less than great sales numbers. Sales have been phenomenal for this game as well.

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RememberThe3571403d ago

I really don't get why you guys are talking this seriously. I don't get it when MS does it. They're just fun numbers to talk about. It doesn't always have to be some console war BS.

Abriael1403d ago (Edited 1403d ago )

The point is having some fun with numbers.

Not everything in life needs to be serious business, useful, or even informative.

If you're not interested, this likely isn't for you.

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starchild1403d ago

Agreed. It's just kind of fun to see what kind of engagement there has been with the game. I absolutely adore this game so it's nice to see people talking about it.

Some of these other commenters seem to have contracted a kind of 'Microsoft derangement syndrome', whereby anything Microsoft has done or said must be bad and should not be done by other gaming companies ever again.

It shouldn't be taken so seriously. Some of the stats might not be that interesting, but it's kind of cool to visualize how many instances of certain actions have been performed. I'm just glad that there is excitement around the game and strong engagement with it. I'm happy for Sucker Punch and I hope this means we'll get sequels.

ArchangelMike1403d ago

@Abriel,

But I am intersted that's why I clicked ont eh article. I was interested to find informative information. If the stats where about no. of people who have the platinum, or even who have completed the game, etc - it would still be for fun purposes, but it would also be actually insightful information.

Why exactly do we need the number of hours on horseback for?

Abriael1403d ago

@ArchangelMike: Others have already explained it, but my answer is pretty simple. It's a fun little stat. Nothing more, nothing less.

Sitdown1403d ago

@ArchangelMike

You don't NEED to know any stats. How does it change your enjoyment regarding the game?

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Abnor_Mal1403d ago

I wonder where the disagrees are coming from?

I agree with you, but if to just please everyone then add the meaningful, insightful stats along with the trivial stats.

Instead of just giving a partial picture of either side, just give us the whole picture. Since that didn't happen I can only think that within a weeks time there will be another article with those informative stats.

Why have one when you can have two, which means more traffic generated to the website.

jznrpg1403d ago (Edited 1403d ago )

It’s fastest selling new IP from Sony ever last I saw . It sold like 2.4 million in 3 days . I’m sure you can find more stats of that ilk if you want .

TheProblem1403d ago

I agree but at least they have revealed the sold numbers. They aren’t just using these stats as a distraction like a certain other company

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AnotherGamer1403d ago

These stats are just for fun dude, come on.

Christopher1403d ago (Edited 1403d ago )

We've already had some sales submissions.

You can see what percentage of people have completed it via trophies.

Same with the platinum trophy.

These numbers are already out there, so why would they waste time on twitter with numbers available publicly?

As for the point? It's to show player involvement in the first 10 days. It's to show that people didn't just buy the game but actually played these specific elements of the game at such large numbers.

ArchangelMike1403d ago

@ Christopher

I do get it. I take your point about information that is publicly available. I just feel it should have also been an opportunity to say something more meaningful. The amount of photo mode screen shots that are out there is sufficient evidence that peope are engaging with the game.

All I'm saying is that something like the number of people who are on their second run through, would inform somethingn like the desire for NG+. Heck even the soething like the stats for the percentage of people who used which armour could also inform future direction for DLC. Are more people playing as Ninja Jin, or Samurai Jin. etc etc.

RgR1403d ago

These kinds of numbers are meant to show stats of the actual game.

Not sure what's hard to get.

Inforgrpahics do this kind of thing all the time. It can give you a sense of how people are playing.

GamingSinceForever1403d ago

You really took the time to write out this complaint? Smh!

KwietStorm_BLM1403d ago

What's not to "get" about number of standoffs? It tells you how many people approached the game this way instead of that way. It's a stat. It's simple. What makes platinum trophies or time beaten any more insightful? It's just another stat. The only difference is it's a specific statistic you were looking for. It ain't even that serious. They're just pointing out how much people did things in the grand total of 2 weeks the games been out.

Spenok1403d ago

While the things you ask for would certainly be nice, some people like these other numbers as well.

SamTheGamer1403d ago

Calm down. This is just a stats

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Kornholic1403d ago

You can see the completion rate by checking the trophy percentage.

alb18991403d ago

I feel very stupid playing as stealth with an Samurái armor jajajaja it is so silly

JesusBuiltmyHotrod1403d ago

You are over thinking it, relax , gamers are so uptight.

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rpvenom1403d ago

I would've liked if they showed how many hours I've played in my game so far. Just beat it and have no idea how long it took me.

swifty11403d ago

I think a gameplay clock should be in EVERY game. It’s just nice seeing how long you’ve played a particular game for. I was shocked that I was able to sink almost 100 hrs into AC Odyssey, so yeah put it in every game!

starchild1403d ago

I, too, wish this was available for every game on PS4. On Steam I can see how long I've played each game, but sadly this isn't available on PS4 (I don't know about the Xbox and Switch). It should be a basic feature for any platform, IMO.

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VincentCastle1403d ago

true, I would love to have that feature.
xbox does it, alongside loads ef extra like how many times you've died, how many km's walked and so on.

switch has it too, but it's only updated every 5 hours of gameplay time, and the first 2-4 days, i don't know exactly how long, only then it starts updating. Which i find odd that they went this way, 3ds and wii u had a time stamp for each game by hours and minutes.

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waverider1403d ago

The game is super cool, biggest new ip of the year, is breaking records. What is sad is when some use gamers that played the game since launch to say its a Hit when the game floped Hard...

mkis0071403d ago

It didn't flop though...its well past 3 million sales already. Its a huge hit. Copies are still sold out at my local target.

Double_O_Revan1403d ago

What are you smoking? And can I have your dealers number?

DrDeath1403d ago

Ya tell me my total playtime. Really hope it comes with an update and registers my current platinumed playthrough. One of 3 plats ever and im very interested how long i played.

Crazy i want to play it all again but its that addictive to explore and fight. 10/10 perfectly imperfect

robtion1403d ago

Right. I'm fine with the silly pointless stats just for fun but calling the stats 'impressive'?

The game IS impressive(I got the plat, currently my GOTY), the sales are impressive. These stats though are... random stats.

ThereGoThatManQ1403d ago

Crazy how people can’t still find shit to fight about in an article about stat recording....

galmi1403d ago

Someones gonna mention MS when they did that earlier this gen, then someone will refute and say but for PS its just for fun not that the sales are bad, then someone will refute that, then another, my qualms have always been theatPS fanboys claim they have so many games to play yet they are in every topic, every headline commenting instead of playing games, why dont they leave xbox fanboys to comment since xbox has no games

ThereGoThatManQ1403d ago

Well people aren’t always playing video games and some can’t afford consoles so they watch others play.

Console competition created great IPs like Zelda, Gears, and GoW.

Nothing is wrong with healthy comp but there is no reason to fight a useless argument of star recording.

Argue about the quality of the studios and their business practices, when we do that shit changes (swbf2).

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Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut PC Review - A Legend Reborn | The Nerd Stash

TNS: "Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut on PC is one of the best ports we've seen in recent years from one of the best action-adventure games ever."

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Ghost of Tsushima on PC delivers impressive upgrades over PS5

Ghost of Tsushima PC vs PS5, best settings and more in the Digital Foundry tech review.

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VincentVanBro10d ago

Playing this at a locked 175 fps on an OLED ultra wide at max settings is truly awe inspiring. A great way to replay this classic.

Psychonaut8510d ago

Sweet! Glad to see it make the jump. Hopefully the PSN requirement doesn’t put too many people off. I think it’s only if you plan to play the Legends mode. It’s bullshit, but at least you can access the main game without making a PSN profile if that bothers you. I know on PC everyone’s sick of everyone trying to push their own launchers and shit.

Deeeeznuuuts10d ago

It's really not that big of a deal, PC players just love to complain, my friend has quite a few launches and never once complained, really no issues at all 😂😂😂 28514;

Goodguy019d ago (Edited 9d ago )

Indeed. It's for the trophies and online. I just hope Sony doesn't require ps plus subscription at some point for their online games. PC gamers have dealt with 3rd party launchers forever, just a bunch of silly complaints, nothing different.

just_looken9d ago

@dee

Right how dare those 180 countries that had this game listed a month ago but no longer do complain about a forced new regulation that is blocking the sale of the game even in japan.

Then you got the fact many countries need a goverment id to check if your legally a adult.

I have a psn account that is not linked to my steam account as having any form of vpn/antivirus and even something like discord can break there psn TOS. If your psn account gets banned via pc bs then your entire consoles online are bricked as do too them needing real information we all only have one account now.

FinalFantasyFanatic9d ago

I don't mind having a few launchers, just don't make me log into it all the time, it's astounding that some developers still persist with having their own launchers.

just_looken9d ago

Its a greed deal

Alot of them wanted to leave steam so they would not pay that 30% charge but then there overall number of sales dropped opps so now there back but with there launcher as a leach because all these games have attached bullshit like ubi points or capcom rewards/stat tracking even the activation launcher that needs to be a thing for cheaters/stat track i think even trophies to a extent.

Just be glad we do not have a sony launcher as it would no doubt be fighting rockstar for most unsecured worst launcher on pc.

anast9d ago

So we are lovin' PSN now? How fickle the herd is.

Aloymetal9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

Some people love to complain but if it wasn't for Sony themselves they wouldn't be playing these amazing 1st party games on their PeeZees.

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HankHill9d ago

Cry more while your precious plastic box keeps losing exclusives.

anast9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

As long as your not serious, welcome to the party.

This is fun. My turn.

Yeah, all 10 people that can actually afford a decent PC isn't much. This is why they are drip feeding PC gamers because they'll eat up 10 year old games like they're new, and that's all 10 of them. Consoles gamers already wore that shoe, you all are getting leftovers.

Your turn

Number1TailzFan9d ago

@ anast uhh, looks like the video is showing last gen (soon to be 2 gen old) GPUs running it pretty well to me? I mean if you can't keep your PC decently current then that's hardly the devs fault now is it?

Shiore2u9d ago

@anast

You really need to stop trying so hard, it's getting downright embarrassing. Brand loyalty is a stupid endeavor, accept it, learn from it and move on.

FinalFantasyFanatic9d ago

@anast,
A 7-year-old GPU can trade blows with a PS5 in performance, I don't think it's going to be that hard to match/beat the PS5, especially if you look at the second hand market for parts.

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just_looken9d ago

here and most of the internet will never go against sony or play station there like the apple logo.

InUrFoxHole9d ago

I guess the ps5 was holding this game back.

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Has Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut PC sales earned around £18 Million in its first week on Steam?

CG writes: The question we’re asking is, has Sucker Punch’s just released stealth-action game Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut on PC earned over £18 million in revenue on release week via the Steam platform alone (also available via the Epic Games Store)?

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thorstein11d ago

"also available via the Epic Games Store"

I'm pretty sure Epic Games Store is available in over 190 countries and 30 territories. So anyone that said that this game was not available in them was just lying.

I'm so shocked by games journalists and fauxragers lying. Really shocked. I do pity them though. I can't imagine going through life with such anger... at everything.

bunt-custardly11d ago

Hehe, you do know how much PC players whine about having multiple store platforms when really all they want is Steam to run a monopoly. Thank ye heavens for Gog and Epic.

Giblet_Head10d ago (Edited 10d ago )

When Steam is one of the very few actually trying with it's feature set it's a hard sell to get people to want something on a storefront that could care less about improving it's service. GoG is another exception, but Epic, which is still missing many features that have been on Steam for years like every other publisher just half-ass it, so they've earned and continue to maintain their poor reception and presumably act confused come every quarterly report for failure to understand the market they're in. Who really wants to invest in something that actively instills little faith?

bunt-custardly10d ago (Edited 10d ago )

Interesting answer from co-pilot when asked what are the differences between EGS and Steam.

Copilot
The Epic Game Store (EGS) and Steam are both digital distribution platforms for PC games, but they have some key differences:

Game Selection: Steam has a larger selection of games, including both indie and AAA titles, and has been established longer, since 20031. EGS, while newer, offers a curated selection of games, including timed exclusives and titles not available on other platforms1.

Revenue Split: EGS offers a more favorable revenue split for developers, taking only a 12% cut compared to Steam’s 20-30%, which can be a big draw for game publishers1.

Free Games: EGS is known for its regular giveaways of free games, which has been a major feature since its launch in December 20181. Steam also offers free games, but less frequently1.

User Interface: Steam provides a more feature-rich experience with user reviews, community discussions, game streaming, and non-gaming software. EGS has a more streamlined interface, focusing on a simpler user experience1.

Social Features: Both platforms offer social features like friends lists and chat functionality, but Steam’s community features are more extensive, including groups, forums, and user profiles1.

Exclusivity: EGS has secured exclusive deals for certain games, making them available only on their platform for a limited time before they can be purchased elsewhere1.

These are some of the main differences that set the two stores apart. Each platform has its own strengths and caters to different preferences and needs.

Co-Pilot forgot to mention: Both offer software, but Steam is very much more in-tune with VR with its Steam VR integration.

Giblet_Head9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

@bunt-custardly
I wouldn't take AI as gospel, especially a corporate one that ends most every answer with meaningless neutral ambiguity. You're better off actually talking to humans that use either and have something to lose, be it time, energy or financial investment. Personal experiences AI can't relate to.