An install base of 10 million compared to an install base of 100 milion + and don't forget one has only been out for a couple of months while it took the other a couple of years and a PC release to reach that benchmark.
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Returnal has sold around 560,000 copies
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sircaw
Banned
lol at the people in this thread trying to shit all over their sales numbers.
The game has sold fantastically well considering 1, it is and exclusive to ps5 and two there are only 10 million consoles sold out there.
How many ps5 consoles are going to be sold at the end of this generation, 150 million, now take that into consideration and consider what that game lifetime sales are going to be?
The game is absolute quality,
Keep on providing the good's Sony
The game has sold fantastically well considering 1, it is and exclusive to ps5 and two there are only 10 million consoles sold out there.
How many ps5 consoles are going to be sold at the end of this generation, 150 million, now take that into consideration and consider what that game lifetime sales are going to be?
The game is absolute quality,
Keep on providing the good's Sony
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Save point: + 500,000.
Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
Miles was a mega hit, just wish it was longer myself.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Eh. The install base is full of hardcore gamers who buy way more games than late adopters. Look at the Infamous Second Son and Killzone Shadowfall stats. They were both the best selling games in their franchise despite releasing in the launch window.
I am sure Returnal will sell more. I dont mean to put it down. I loved the game, but its bizarre to me that TWO games that sold 5 million arent getting sequels from Sony.
MasterCornholio
Member
Damn and it still was successful after 500k copies sold.
I wonder what the budget was?
I wonder what the budget was?
BlvckFox
Gold Member
At that price point, I’m sure no one is surprised it didn’t do bigger numbers. I remember seeing the trailer and tilting my head at the price, it didn’t look all that fun honestly. On a blind leap of faith I bought it and turned out to be one of my favorite games of the year, incredibly addicting.
DigitalScrap
Member
If it was priced better I bet it would be close to 2 million already. I think a lot of people (myself included) have felt that $70 is too much for a game of this type.
I see it is on sale for $49 now, so I'll finally pick it up.
I see it is on sale for $49 now, so I'll finally pick it up.
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James Sawyer Ford
Member
That’s roughly 38M in sales, long term the game may get close to 50M+
great job by such a small team, I’m sure expectations were smaller
great job by such a small team, I’m sure expectations were smaller
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Insane Metal
Member
Decent but not impressive. I expected more.
Shifty1897
Member
5.6% attach rate, not amazing for a second party (now first party) title, especially when we're not even a year into the PS5's lifecycle.
It is a niche title and I could see it having long legs as more people get the PS5.
It is a niche title and I could see it having long legs as more people get the PS5.
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wipeout364
Member
It will sell lots at 40 to 50 dollars. Which realistically should have been it’s price from day one. It’s overpriced for what it is.
MadPanda
Banned
If they include it in psplus maybe, otherwise no. Just like people didn't buy resogun after 4 years, hardly anyone will buy Returnal after 4 years.
kyoji
Member
when you dropping new music bro? and yes these are good numbers that will only continue to grow, more importantly the game is super fun, as some have said above me its very addicting.
lh032
I cry about Xbox and hate PlayStation.
It is.
New IP.
70 dollars.
Launched under short supply of PS5.
Assuming every single consumer get their hands on PS5.
Every 1/20 bought the game.
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skit_data
Member
8BiTw0LF
Banned
I've played Days Gone for 4 hours and never touched it again. I have platinum in Returnal. For me, it seems like a logical move.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Housemarque old games sold very poorly… in 2017 they released nex machina on ps4 and pc, pc sales didn’t exceed 50.000 units.
I bet they cracked a keg of beer when they crossed half a million.
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Mitsuda Maniac
Member
It's a big success for HM and Sony. Really glad a game like this can still be made in this day and age of multiplayer, DLC and MTX focused games
zaanan
Banned
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/days...tacritic-score-is-everything-to-sony.1601378/
I love Playstation, but I fucking hate Jim Ryan
I love Playstation, but I fucking hate Jim Ryan
To each their own. I'm absolutely fine with paying that much if they release as high quality games as Returnal.
GhostOfTsu
Banned
The game is also on sale right now on PSN so 600 000 copies in less than 3 months is good for this kind of game but it deserves more! Best Housemarque game ever 
The game was impossible to find physically in a lot of markets so they made even more profit with the digital sales.
The game was impossible to find physically in a lot of markets so they made even more profit with the digital sales.
Javthusiast
Banned
Way more niche it turns out than experimental Death Stranding.
CuteFaceJay
Member
seems weak for a launch title of a system that sold 10mil.
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Bear*Walken*the*Sweeper
Member
Great game, I really enjoyed it. I think it has to be said Days Gone sold way more than that, and didn't get a sequel green-lit. Sounds like Sony does have favorites amongst its kids.
Jaysen
Banned
I save in Dead Cells all the time.
Zok310
Banned
Good for them. I suspect the $70 and the extreme niche gameplay mechanics is gonna knee cap the ip or make it exclusively appeal to a tiny percentage of hardcore gamers.
Outside of that HM is a solid studio and Returnal proves that they are talented and can think outside the box.
Outside of that HM is a solid studio and Returnal proves that they are talented and can think outside the box.
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Jaysen
Banned
They may have seen the brilliance in Returnal and bought the studio for its potential, and to keep it out of the hands of a competitor, since we already knew others were trying to buy them.
Javthusiast
Banned
Curious why they don't give us Sackboy and Demon's Souls numbers.
Kokoloko85
Member
But when you die you start from the beginning right? Its the same as Returnal.
Returnal saves all your key items, shortcuts, weapon progress etc. You just start from either Level/Biome 1 or 4 depending on where you died
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mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
At a $70 original price point at that!
Drizzlehell
Banned
I can't get over the fact that it's a roguelike. I'm not a big fan of these types of games because having to replay the whole thing from scratch when you mess up is a good way for me to hit the off switch on a console. I've even read about people losing progress over bugs or game crashing which sounds even more frustrating. I get that you retain some token progress with your stats and such, but I get the feeling that they made it this way to sort of cut corners. Because with checkpoints and save states this game would be 5 hours long and maybe that's also why 500k is a success - the budget was low because it's a short game that's been artificially stretched out by making it a roguelike.
I dread the future when game publishers will figure out that this is the way to cut down the budget on those fancy-looking games and everything will become short, punishing, and frustrating like in the 8 or 16-bit era, only with shinier graphics.
I dread the future when game publishers will figure out that this is the way to cut down the budget on those fancy-looking games and everything will become short, punishing, and frustrating like in the 8 or 16-bit era, only with shinier graphics.
MayauMiao
Member
Well considering how it was said to be a "mega hit", can you blame them for shitting on the numbers?
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
I actually didn't know this. Are you sure the bolded is true?
ChuckeRearmed
Member
No doubt about that.
I am still wondering what make that game different from the regular third person shooter aside inability to save. Lack of that option certainly make it niche though. Was it fixed?
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Kokoloko85
Member
Yes. Ive platinum’d the game.
Once you beat the 3rd boss and start in Biome/Level 4, if you die again you start in Biome/Level 4. You don’t go back to Biome/Level 1.
You always start in Biome/Level 4 after you beat the 3rd boss
And once you beat the first boss, you can use a level portal to reach level 2 without doing all of level 1.
Same as when you beat the 2nd boss. 4th/5th boss etc.
Once you finish the game, you can choose if you want to start in Level 1 or 4 to collect the key items for a 2nd/Secret ending.
The game also saves all you key items, weapon progress.
Theres alot of misinformation mostly by people who don’t even have the game or console lol….
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a multicultural team of v
Member
Yeah at first there was a lot of hysteria and I was like shit this game will be punishing, then I watched a streamer play it and saw the insane amount of things that were kept on death and wondered what the fuck people were going on about.
Kokoloko85
Member
We dont need every Playstation Studio making sequels.
The more popular games like God of War, Horizon, Spiderman, Ghost of Tsushima are all getting sequels. Some new or older IP‘s are needed.
Plus Returnal scored alot better than Dayz Gone. I like both of the games personally
Shubh_C63
Member
housemarque showed teeth so they bought it. Compared to Resogun atleast.
Days Gone should have been an amazing game. If only they had dropped the love angle and have a more compact game. played for like 10-12 hours.
Kokoloko85
Member
It was reviewing well and it was Playstations first exclusive since launch. I knew it was gonna get hate to try and stop the praise. Haters gonna hate….Mostly by the fans of the “competition”