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[Abriael_GN]

Someone thought Japanese flavor has no broad appeal and would hinder the game's sales...

Guess what? Japan is cool people, who'd have thought?

 

[Mercenary09]

It deserves it. That said I'm actually surprised it isn't higher by now. I know Horizon Zero Dawn sold over 10 million by the time it was out 2 years. Ghost of Tsushima sold more at launch than Horizon did yet is only at 8 million now with it being about 6 months away from being out 2 years. Idk I just thought it would've hit 10 million faster than Horizon did but it may not.

 

[Represent.]

Im playing it now for the first time on PS5.

They need to go all out with gore on combat in part 2, limbs should be flying. And got damn they gotta give enemies different dying animations. And different standoff scenarios. Sequel could be fucking awesome with a few enhancements.

no surprise it sold well, the only thing like it is Ass Creed and thats not based in Japan. People are hungry for this stuff

 

[Tripolygon]

Deserved

 

[Lone Wolf]

It’s a great game, deserves even more sales.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

8 million x $50 (avg?) = 400 million

 

[ethomaz]

The previous numbers were 6.5m in March, 2021… ~1.5m sold in the last 9 months.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

8 million for a new IP is impressive. That's a huge jump from the Infamous IP.

 

[RoyalLaFlame]

Amazing game! Glad Sucker Punch new IP is a success, because I couldn't stand more shitty Infamous.

 

[Arioco]

The game really deserves all this success, it's one of the best PlayStation exclusives. Amazing what SP did, I can't wait for their future projects.

 

[xiskza]

Great numbers

 

[[Sigma]]

Less than what I had in my mind about where it was at this point but still good numbers.

Amazing game! Glad Sucker Punch new IP is a success, because I couldn't stand more shitty Infamous.

 

[remember_spinal]

Well deserved

 

[Javthusiast]

how's this number compared to TLOU2?

Like clockwork.

 

[lh032]

Hope they actually vastly improve the sequel.

I finished the main game and DLC, but its not satisfying.
Game feels way too repetitive.

 

[TidusYuna]

 

[Kerotan]

It deserves it. That said I'm actually surprised it isn't higher by now. I know Horizon Zero Dawn sold over 10 million by the time it was out 2 years. Ghost of Tsushima sold more at launch than Horizon did yet is only at 8 million now with it being about 6 months away from being out 2 years. Idk I just thought it would've hit 10 million faster than Horizon did but it may not.

PS5 supply doesn't help.. There are people holding out to play it on next gen.

But over 8M in 18 months is impressive. It should hit 10M this year.

 

[isoRhythm]

Someone thought Japanese flavor has no broad appeal and would hinder the game's sales...

Guess what? Japan is cool people, who'd have thought?

Iki Island was my GOTY last year, they deserved it big time.

 

[Captain Toad]

In before someone says only 6% attach rate or compares it to GTA V numbers.

 

[MrA]

8 million for a new IP is impressive. That's a huge jump from the Infamous IP.

as it should since they went from captain generic, to Obnoxio McHipster to baller samurai

 

[Cyber_hunter026]

 

[remember_spinal]

The movie coming out should push it another couple of mill also + pc port it’ll def do mid teens by the end of its run.

 

[onQ123]

This is crazy Sony let their teams ditch their old franchises & try new genres & it paid off for just about every team

Who would have thought a game like this would end up bigger than Sly Cooper or that Uncharted & The Last Of Us would be bigger than Crash Bandicoot & Jak & Daxter , Horizon bigger than Killzone . Can't say that anyone was shocked about Spiderman being bigger than Ratchet & Resistance because it's freaking Spiderman.

 

[GigaBowser]

Well deserved. I can't wait to see what they have in store for the sequel.

 

[Bakkus]

Who said that? Every PS exclusive which is heavily marketed by Sony sells many millions.

 

[RoyalLaFlame]

Less than what I had in my mind about where it was at this point but still good numbers.

No

 

[DForce]

Not sure who said that, but it's great to see GG and SP create two new successful IPs last generation.

 

[BennyBlanco]

PC release will push them past 10m

 

[kingfey]

I am one of those dirty buyers.

 

[Tschumi]

Who is the OP talking about? After Sekiro, Tsushima felt like a thematical safe bet to me lol

No surprise here, it, like most of the other exclusives, is an incredible game. They cracked the formula.

The important thing is they now come up with a new formula, before the late-PS4 generation exclusives get repetitive...

 

[DForce]

Who is the OP talking about? After Sekiro, Tsushima felt like a thematical safe bet to me lol

No surprise here, it, like most of the other exclusives, is an incredible game. They cracked the formula.

The important thing is they now come up with a new formula, before the late-PS4 generation exclusives get repetitive...

It's called an open-world formula.

 

[Vognerful]

Someone thought Japanese flavor has no broad appeal and would hinder the game's sales...

Guess what? Japan is cool people, who'd have thought?

Like who said that?

 

[ckaneo]

lol, open world sony first party game selling well isnt a shock

 

[Tschumi]

It's called an open-world formula.

The important thing is they now come up with a new formula, before the late-PS4 generation exclusives get repetitive...

 

[TheGodfather07]

Sony are selling more copies of new ip than long established multiplat franchises. How far their first party has come since then ps3 era is crazy. The growth is massive.

 

[ckaneo]

The important thing is they now come up with a new formula, before the late-PS4 generation exclusives get repetitive...

Let's be honest, they already have. The important thing now is that because the game engines are finally finished they got to add compelling content, because every single studio that makes an open world game learns quickly as fuck they need way to pad them out. Super excited to see who takes the next level in their sequel

 

[Lady Redfield]

One of the best games I played, really enjoyed it from start to finish, was visually satisfying, and getting the platinum didn't feel like a giant chore.

 

[DForce]

The important thing is they now come up with a new formula, before the late-PS4 generation exclusives get repetitive...

They don't need to. Horizon, Days Gone, TLOU, GoT, Bloodborne were nothing alike.

 

[remember_spinal]

Like who said that?

Ghost of Tsushima Lacks Broad Commercial Appeal – Michael Pachter

gamingbolt.com

 

[Tschumi]

Ghost of Tsushima Lacks Broad Commercial Appeal – Michael Pachter

gamingbolt.com

you picked a weird take to get revenge against, the guy is basically saying "I've been wrong before but i just feel like japanese games aren't popular in the west", it was stupid at the date of publication let alone with hindsight...

He clearly never got gud enough to even buy sekiro

 

[Zones]

Like clockwork.

 

[isoRhythm]

Ghost of Tsushima Lacks Broad Commercial Appeal – Michael Pachter

gamingbolt.com

Always assume the opposite of what Pachter says

 

[remember_spinal]

you picked a weird take to get revenge against, the guy is basically saying "I've been wrong before but i just feel like japanese games aren't popular in the west", it was stupid at the date of publication let alone with hindsight...

He clearly never got gud enough to even buy sekiro

I don’t need “revenge” someone asked where that take came from, I linked one of the main detractors.

 

[Tschumi]

I don’t need “revenge” someone asked where that take came from, I linked one of the main detractors.

your op started with 'someone' lol it's natural that i'd think you've written this post with the intention of rubbing it in 'someone's face... someONE, one person, then you linked an article with an interview by ONE person, so I guessed he was your someONE, and I said you got triggered by a fool

 

[Abriael_GN]

Always assume the opposite of what Pachter says

And someone reported it as "exclusive news" lol. It's ludicrous what some would consider newsworthy nowadays.

 

[ReBurn]

It's a great game. It deserves the success.

 

[leo-j]

I am assuming TLOU 2 has sold 10 million ?

 

[Airbus Jr]

Only a litle bit behind TLOU part II

Not bad for a new ip

Sucker Punch you fkn champ you did it

 

[remember_spinal]

your op started with 'someone' lol it's natural that i'd think you've written this post with the intention of rubbing it in 'someone's face... someONE, one person, then you linked an article with an interview by ONE person, so I guessed he was your someONE, and I said you got triggered by a fool

It wasn’t even me who said it

 

[Tschumi]

It wasn’t even me who said it