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[FrankWza]

Show me players reached #s or zip it OP

 

[Three]

So if they keep up the pace, we should expect 17.5 million in 7 days. That's some Nintendo numbers and GTA numbers.

Game sales are heavily frontloaded. It's not going to sell at a constant rate.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Congrats to Insomniac, they are one of the best teams in the industry.

I’ll check it out on PC whenever it hits. I still have to play Miles Morales.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Yeah Insomniac for just $229 million was a ridiculously good deal. By the end of this year their games will have made well over $1 billion in revenue since being purchased by Sony.

Christ the first week's sales will probably cover Sony's purchase of Insomniac alone.

Doesn't quite work like that. You still have to account for operating cost, marketing, and licensing costs.

Without a doubt very successful and they could have made enough to cover the purchase for sure, but all the money isn't theirs.

 

[mejin]

Holy spider shit.

 

[Certinty]

Well deserved.

Whilst not perfect and not polished to say the least, it’s by far one of the most fun games i’ve ever played and one of the best games this generation thus far.

Insomniac are easily in the top five devs these past 20 years.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Well deserved.

Whilst not perfect and not polished to say the least, it’s by far one of the most fun games i’ve ever played and one of the best games this generation thus far.

Insomniac are easily in the top five devs these past 20 years.

While not perfect - no game is.

and not polished - I highly disagree.

But yes, Insomniac is fabulous!

 

[demigod]

Bought it but havent started it yet

Get him clarky !!!

 

[clarky]

Get him clarky !!!

Makes me so proud. Well done son.

 

[mansoor1980]

 

[elcapitano]

Tbh I think the 3 day numbers will be the interesting ones because that's what we got for Rangnarok, TLOU2 etc

 

[GeoramA]

Already knew it was going to shatter records.

2,500,000 copies in 24 hours is nuts.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Even more impressive considering it's only on PS5.

Especially this

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

Why the fuck does every irrelevent "promotional" twitter post require its own thread?

Like who gives a shit if a billion dollar company is doing well or if a billion dollar IP is selling well? Why should the average gamer give a fuck? Im not a goddamm shareholder?

So just to be clear, threads can be made about a certain other game and its active daily steam thingy, but one can't be made about a game breaking every first-party sales record so far?

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Tbh I think the 3 day numbers will be the interesting ones because that's what we got for Rangnarok, TLOU2 etc

Ragnarok was 5 days as it was released on a Wednesday. We'll probably get another PR post from them once it breaks another major sales milestone.

 

[graywolf323]

Bought it but havent started it yet

personally same, I’m really close to beating Trails from Zero so I’ve been absorbed into that and likely Trails to Azure next

the user doesn’t have an avatar… mods can we help out C CGNoire ?

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

Goes to show how the vast majority of sales are from casuals. Word of mouth must be huge. Maybe they simply didn't know it came out and it will continue to sell really well as more and more people find out it's out. 2.5 seems low for such a huge userbase. I know it isn't before I get quoted, it just seems low when there are so many PS5s out there and no big exclusive in a while.

You must have missed the 24hrs part. And also the part where its predecessor took 3 days to even break that milestone.

Then again who are we kidding, even if it sold 10Min 24hrs I am sure you would have figured out some negative way to spin it.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Fastest selling Sony Studio game, wow!


2.5 million copies in 24 hrs. Niche-Man 2 is really niche!

I knew it was gonna sell well but I didn't expect it to beat GOW Ragnarok's sales speed record with just one console.

I had to do it!

 

[Tomi]

Behemoth once again

Insomniac has become better studio than Naughty Dog

 

[Cyber_hunter026]

Why the fuck does every irrelevent "promotional" twitter post require its own thread?

Like who gives a shit if a billion dollar company is doing well or if a billion dollar IP is selling well? Why should the average gamer give a fuck? Im not a goddamm shareholder?

 

[Topher]

Behemoth once again

Insomniac has become better studio than Naughty Dog

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

Behemoth once again

Insomniac has become better studio than Naughty Dog

Honestly doesn't and shouldn't matter.

I think what is important, matters, and what is worth noting, is that Sony has a number of studios that are capable of making games/IPs that are so critically and commercially successful.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Insomniac has become better studio than Naughty Dog

Love me some Insomniac, but nope!

Even so, doesn't matter at all.

 

[TheBomb]

Man! Imagine the Wolverine sales numbers.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

Man! Imagine the Wolverine sales numbers.

I think this'll be huge too, just not quite Spidey huge! 20-25m though!

 

[TrebleShot]

Imagine when it launches on PC in two years on the 5090 lol

The pirated numbers will be close.

 

[solidus12]

You can feel the frustration

 

[Topher]

You can feel the frustration

 

[demigod]

Man! Imagine the Wolverine sales numbers.

Spiderman is more popular.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Why the fuck does every irrelevent "promotional" twitter post require its own thread?

Like who gives a shit if a billion dollar company is doing well or if a billion dollar IP is selling well? Why should the average gamer give a fuck? Im not a goddamm shareholder?

Almost like there is an ignore thread button but instead you clicked on it and came in here acting like this

 

[WildBoy]

Calm down GTA V sold 185m.

Or, don't be a dumbass. You can celebrate a games sales without it beating every other game in existence.

How rich when every thread about starfield compared it to every game in existence. Sales wise, performance wise, gameplay wise and graphical wise. Also GTA V sold 185m In 3 days? Lol

 

[mansoor1980]

You can feel the frustration

 

[clarky]

Man! Imagine the Wolverine sales numbers.

If they do a proper brutal wolverine game then yes. If they bottle it as I think they will, then no.

 

[WildBoy]

130 millions Switch vs 40 million PS5.



So now suddenly being a movie IP = huge gaming sales ? You really want to go there ?

130m Vs 40 million? Not my problem. Reggie Gif.

Zelda wipes the floor with anything Sony has offered in all the years they have been making games.

 

[jroc74]

I would say I'm surprised to see some "well asckutally" posts ....but I'm not.

Game is literally breaking sale records.

Gaf user 268974: meh, that's it?

130m Vs 40 million? Not my problem. Reggie Gif.

Zelda wipes the floor with anything Sony has offered in all the years they have been making games.

...okay...?

 

[Topher]

If they do a proper brutal wolverine game then yes. If they bottle it as I think they will, then no.

I kind of wish Sucker Punch was doing Wolverine and not Insomniac.

 

[HeWhoWalks]

130m Vs 40 million? Not my problem. Reggie Gif.

Zelda wipes the floor with anything Sony has offered in all the years they have been making games.

As for the Wolverine stuff — a few folks thought Naughty Dog would struggle with The Last Of Us because it was mature. Sometimes, studios, especially of this caliber, deserve benefit of the doubt. Let them get the game out first. Hell, lets at least see some gameplay before we ask of Sucker Punch to take it on.

 

[The Fartist]

I kind of wish Sucker Punch was doing Wolverine and not Insomniac.

Never even crossed my mind, it makes too much sense, good call.

 

[Unknown?]

The sells are massive and growing!

 

[demigod]

How rich when every thread about starfield compared it to every game in existence. Sales wise, performance wise, gameplay wise and graphical wise. Also GTA V sold 185m In 3 days? Lol

130m Vs 40 million? Not my problem. Reggie Gif.

Zelda wipes the floor with anything Sony has offered in all the years they have been making games.

 

[Kerotan]

You're proud that you made a purchase?

Yeah proud to support such a deserving title. In this day and age of lacking AAA titles it's important the good ones are bought Day 1 and at full price.

This feels like a true next gen experience and I'm having so much fun.

 

[Kilau]

Cool, I've totally lost interest but I'm sure the success is deserved.

 

[Fredrik]

Seems a bit mid? Didn’t Hogwarts Legacy sell like 20M in two weeks?

Weird comparison, two weeks is on Nov 3rd, this is about the first 24 hours.
And Hogwarts Legacy was on all platforms except Switch, this is on PS5 only.

 

[Chuck Berry]

I kind of wish Sucker Punch was doing Wolverine and not Insomniac.

At this point give it to anyone but a Sony owned studio period.

 

[solidus12]

PlayStation studios are competing with themselves at this point.

 

[Topher]

At this point give it to anyone but a Sony owned studio period.

Not any studio can do action super hero games very well. Outside of Insomniac and Rocksteady, not sure which ones I would have confidence to do a good job. I think Insomniac *can* do a good job with Wolverine, but I think Sucker Punch has the chops to bring in a darker,edgier, not polically correct super hero like Wolverine and all the viscerality needed with a guy who has got dang claws embedded in his got dang fists.

But maybe Insomniac will surprise me. I'd be fine with that.

 

[Raploz]

Where's the "go woke go broke" crew now?

 

[Robb]

Well deserved! This is going to do some crazy numbers long-term for sure.

 

[The Fartist]

Not any studio can do action super hero games very well. Outside of Insomniac and Rocksteady, not sure which ones I would have confidence to do a good job. I think Insomniac *can* do a good job with Wolverine, but I think Sucker Punch has the chops to bring in a darker,edgier, not polically correct super hero like Wolverine and all the viscerality needed with a guy who has got dang claws embedded in his got dang fists.

But maybe Insomniac will surprise me. I'd be fine with that.

Rocksteady copying Insomniac who copied Rocksteady

Not talking shit, it would just be funny.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

PlayStation studios are competing with themselves at this point.

They have been since late PS3.