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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Source - Microsoft Store Japan

They're probably doing play testing, but it's a bit weird that the game is showing up in the most played games category.

 

[Kurotri]

 

[Astray]

Source - Microsoft Store Japan

They're probably doing play testing, but it's a bit weird that the game is showing up in the most played games category.

This is why I never trust any top rankings that are posted on the console platforms.. It's simply unchecked information from a party that's self-motivated to give certain results.

 

[Topher]

Source - Microsoft Store Japan

They're probably doing play testing, but it's a bit weird that the game is showing up in the most played games category.

Wow......we knew Xbox usage in Japan wasn't exactly high, but if testing an unreleased game puts it on the "most played List"....

 

[Kacho]

I wish Xbox and PlayStation had the balls to show us player counts

 

[sigmaZ]

 

[Punished Miku]

Wow......we knew Xbox usage in Japan wasn't exactly high, but if testing an unreleased game puts it on the "most played List"....

They must have an army of QA testers on this game. I admire their commitment to quality.

 

[Bridges]

I wish Xbox and PlayStation had the balls to show us player counts

I wanna say that Xbox One pre-release had some dashboard leaks that showed stats like this and hours played, which was really cool. Then they stripped those out, unclear if it was ever intended for the public though. Hours played was eventually added back at least. Gotta applaud Valve for their transparency with things like this.

 

[Z O N E]

I wish Xbox and PlayStation had the balls to show us player counts

The one big issue with seeing player counts, is you tend to not then play/try playing a game if the player count is low.

It was like that with Halo where the player count was too low in a playlist that you don't even bother trying to search a game, so you just gravitate to the most populous playlists.

Also, no point showing player counts for single player games.

 

[Kacho]

The one big issue with seeing player counts, is you tend to not then play/try playing a game if the player count is low.

It was like that with Halo where the player count was too low in a playlist that you don't even bother trying to search a game, so you just gravitate to the most populous playlists.

Transparency is nothing but a positive for consumers since it helps them make more informed purchases.

Also, no point showing player counts for single player games.

It gives us an idea on how well a game does at launch relative to others. It's never been a controversial metric on Steam so I don't see how it's pointless. Again, transparency is a good thing.

 

[Topher]

Transparency is nothing but a positive for consumers since it helps them make more informed purchases.


It gives us an idea on how well a game does at launch relative to others. It's never been a controversial metric on Steam so I don't see how it's pointless. Again, transparency is a good thing.

I wonder if they have some data sharing deal with Circana.

 

[LectureMaster]

I mean, Xbox exists in.... Japan?

 

[Kacho]

I wonder if they have some data sharing deal with Circana.

It's possible. The console market is secretive about everything. It's so annoying.