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[MasterCornholio]

Nice coping.

This is him.

 

[Aenima]

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Unless you live under a rock, there's been ads on TV, outdoors, 2 State of Play's, we got Game Informer with those little videos, we got that recap video, multiple articles on accessibility features, etc.

It's everywhere. I don't get how anyone can say the marketing for this game is lacking. It's similar to a hollywood blockbuster almost, lmao.

That is just contradictory of what other people say as counterpoint:

"God of war dosen't need marketing"

Which is false as you are pointing out.

If you see Ragnaroks marketing cycle is so obvious that it was weird. Which is what I am saying.

i choose to believe, it was because of the pandemic and that they were crunching their ass off to make this happen.

 

[Airbus Jr]

The only question is will it surpass TLOU2 record.

it curently outpacing gow 2018 which already outsold tlou2 so yes i think it will

 

[DeepEnigma]

Not as impressive without sales nos. Them being hidden so long does not bode well.

 

[TheGodfather07]

How is that even possible with physical being so much lower then it was in 2018? Game must be selling like hotcakes. I'm thinking close to 5m on launch week.

 

[sachos]

wtf?
Day one...physical alone was bigger in 2022 than God of War (2018) in its first full week? Holy shit?

And all this in a time physical media is dying...

Yeah this is breaking TLOU2 record for sure.

Really impressive for sure. Worth to note though, based on last fiscal report by Sony more than a third of games sales are physical and that stat is even more evenly split for big single player releases like this one.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Would be amazing to see the split of this across PS4 and PS5.

I bet PS5 is taking the lions share too!

Crazy revenue and profit. God like performance.

 

[Max_Po]

checked on twitter, there were midnight launches with huge lineups ... and one of the biggest was in freakin India... INDIA...

Last time I was hyped and went to midnight pickup was Halo 2.

 

[DeepEnigma]

checked on twitter, there were midnight launches with huge lineups ... and one of the biggest was in freakin India... INDIA...

People missed these after the insane lockdowns.

 

[saintjules]

I'd like to eventually see numbers outside of just the UK.

 

[MikeM]

I wonder if cross-gen is here to stay so that they can keep pulling these kind of numbers. Can't wait for the Spider-Man 2 PS4 meltdown.

If cross gen means more 80-100 fps modes- keep it.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Really impressive for sure. Worth to note though, based on last fiscal report by Sony more than a third of games sales are physical and that stat is even more evenly split for big single player releases like this one.

If these were overall sales, it would be an outstanding result to outsell in one day what the previous entry did in 1 week. But the fact as much as 50% of sales (being pessimistic here) might still be missing is unreal if you think about it.

 

[DavidGzz]

It's awesome but a little bummed after the Thor fight(amazing!). Everything else has felt like the first game again with better traversal again. Which is fine, but that fight was something else, I want to see him again. Best Thor ever. What is up with the boat all the time again too? These games take place in Waterworld?

 

[Fredrik]

Meanwhile, over at Sony Santa Monica...

Forced PR strategy or not by Spencer this is how it should be
Fuck console war.
Jumping in again in about 3 hours when kids are in bed

 

[MasterCornholio]

That is just contradictory of what other people say as counterpoint:

"God of war dosen't need marketing"

Which is false as you are pointing out.

If you see Ragnaroks marketing cycle is so obvious that it was weird. Which is what I am saying.

i choose to believe, it was because of the pandemic and that they were crunching their ass off to make this happen.

Game seems pretty polished from what I've read. Doubt they rushed it otherwise there would have been more issues.

 

[reksveks]

1) been a shit tonne of marketing for this game
2) the real interesting quote/tid bit is maybe "Bloch adds that 55% of PS5 console sales this week are part of the God of War hardware bundle."

 

[MasterCornholio]

1) been a shit tonne of marketing for this game
2) the real interesting quote/tid bit is maybe "Bloch adds that 55% of PS5 console sales this week are part of the God of War hardware bundle."

 

[FalsettoVibe]

This game is gonna do massive numbers.

 

[RoboFu]

It just makes you wonder about if maybe more direct sequels will become a thing? Game developers have got " episodic content " wrong this whole time. Poeple dont want small episodes they want full games for episodes.

 

[ChiefDada]

It just makes you wonder about if maybe more direct sequels will become a thing? Game developers have got " episodic content " wrong this whole time. Poeple dont want small episodes they want full games for episodes.

It's very expensive and very few studios can operate at such a high level as SSM. Episodic content can be both economical/lucrative for the developer and satisfying for the gamer. I personally feel that's the only sensible path for the majority of studios.

 

[SLB1904]

The only question is will it surpass TLOU2 record.

Honestly. I've seen l9ads of queue around the world. So probably

 

[SlimySnake]

how does it compare to TLOU2 and COD?

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

PlayStation user base just went through a pretty massive drought. This was primed to do well.

 

[DeepEnigma]

PlayStation user base just went through a pretty massive drought. This was primed to do well.

 

[ChiefDada]

how does it compare to TLOU2 and COD?

Hmmm it will def surpass TLOU2 but COD sales comparison will be very interesting.

 

[MrA]

I wonder if cross-gen is here to stay so that they can keep pulling these kind of numbers. Can't wait for the Spider-Man 2 PS4 meltdown.

this gen is unusual as the architecture is so similar and with res bump using so much performance many games won't really be held back by the last gen, once we start seeing more 30fps games at sub 4k cross-gen will lose viability for those games,
but given digital distribution keeps costs down and the similarity of another year or 2 of major titles and few beyond that of minor titles will keep being

how does it compare to TLOU2 and COD?

Uk only so limited scoop from this news but probably in the same ball park as last of us 2 (+/- 10%) probably going to be between 3.6 and 4.4 million copies week, not call of duty numbers but nothing is

Though all the 1 day more than 1 week oh muh gawd people day 1 made up the bulk of week 1 son blockbusters like gow

 

[FBeeEye]

There's zero competition. You can see why Sony pushed for it to release in 2022.

 

[Tomi]

Probably more than 4 million in sales alrdy across the world

 

[Paperclip Killa]

No one gives us numbers anymore so I can't really be impressed when I don't know the metrics

 

[Flutta]

I still don't have my copy. Fuck Dustin Home (Swedes will know).

Lmao
I went to webhallen and bought me self a copy. The old fashioned way

 

[3liteDragon]

Looks like this is passing TLOU2’s 4M record, god damn.

 

[ChiefDada]

Though all the 1 day more than 1 week oh muh gawd people day 1 made up the bulk of week 1 son blockbusters like gow

Oh, how I yearn to understand what you're trying to say here.

 

[gothmog]

This is one of those all ships rise types of games where gaming in general gets a lot of positive exposure when they do well, so I'm happy it is selling the way it is. This is also the type of competition that is amazingly healthy for the business.

 

[Thirty7ven]

 

[mitch1971]

 

[Thirty7ven]

checked on twitter, there were midnight launches with huge lineups ... and one of the biggest was in freakin India... INDIA...

Last time I was hyped and went to midnight pickup was Halo 2.

Well hello there my brother, last time I did a midnight pickup was Halo 2.

 

[DeepEnigma]

There's zero competition. You can see why Sony pushed for it to release in 2022.

 

[Thirty7ven]

There's zero competition. You can see why Sony pushed for it to release in 2022.

Yeah it’s not like Modern Warfare 2 just beat the franchise record.

 

[RoadHazard]

Lmao
I went to webhallen and bought me self a copy. The old fashioned way

Yeah, I would have done that too, but Dustin was by far the cheapest (599 + shipping).

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

No one gives us numbers anymore so I can't really be impressed when I don't know the metrics

The game came out Wednesday. I’m sure they will say something next week if records were broken

 

[Thief1987]

The game came out Wednesday. I’m sure they will say something next week if records were broken

No, they must be hiding something.

 

[Flutta]

Yeah, I would have done that too, but Dustin was by far the cheapest (599 + shipping).

What version did you get? Because the cheapest PS5 version was around 650kr or something.

 

[RoadHazard]

What version did you get? Because the cheapest PS5 version was around 650kr or something.

PS5 standard edition. Their price wasn't on Prisjakt for some reason.

 

[Paperclip Killa]

The game came out Wednesday. I’m sure they will say something next week if records were broken

I'm talking about for gfk UK data.

 

[GhostOfTsu]

This is like a PS5 relaunch for Sony after everything that happened.

Ragnarok is the BOTW of this gen.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

This is like a PS5 relaunch for Sony after everything that happened.

Ragnarok is the BOTW of this gen.

Spiderman is going to sell even more.

 

[FBeeEye]

Yeah it’s not like Modern Warfare 2 just beat the franchise record.

MW2? Why not compare it with Madden while you're at it.

 

[sendit]

There's zero competition.

Hmmm…I wonder why.

 

[Flutta]

PS5 standard edition. Their price wasn't on Prisjakt for some reason.

That’s weird, usually they are. Hopefully i’ll get 80% of my money back after i put it on tradera.