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Metal Gear Solid V ships 5 million copies
- Thread starter Nirolak
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Sure, anymore?
(hint: the japanese games that have sold more than 10 million and are not publsihed by Nintendo can be counted on a maimed hand)
People didn't need to defend corporate douchbaggery at CDPR like they do with Konami.
SkeptiMism
Member
People really should remember it's shipped, not sold through.
Is that 180 million Konami's share of the revenue, or the total amount of the revenue? I.e. if the game costs 60 bucks, not nearly all of it goes to the publisher. Publisher gets about $27 of it.
Heard? Are you insiders? If not, please be careful with the claims you make. No offense.
That doesnt' say anything about 6 million sold copies needed to break even, unless I'm missing something?
To you too, you think you heard that?
probably total, but my point still stands that the 180 million figure was day one. this is now nearly day sixty one.
the shipped figure in konami's financials may not include the PC digital sales either, which stand currently above 750,000 according to steam spy. if we assume each copy is sold at $50, of which valve gets 30% (about $15), konami have a revenue of $22,500,000 on PC sales alone.
Rhazer Fusion
Member
Pretty sure I read it somewhere, but I cannot remember where exactly. In all honestly, I think realistically speaking it would perform best on PS4 sales-wise for the obvious reasons. I sure do not visualize it selling 50% on PS4 and 50% on the other consoles.
Love Deterrence
Member
No doubt. Coming around to the sentiment slowly but surely.
Unknown One
Member
With you on that. It is not a MGS game for me, feels like a Ubisoft game.
That makes no sense but okay
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
Incredible game, good for Kojima.
BulletBees
Member
V million people played the game like a fiddle!
Rhazer Fusion
Member
Gameplay-wise, MGS5 is vastly superior to any Ubisoft game, but I think he is talking about the mission structure with the way the main missions and side missions are executed and handled.
Pretty much every company reports shipped + digital when they release numbers now fwiw. It's incredibly unlikely this 5 million figure doesn't include PC digital.
The game has a FULLY DESERVED 95% score on metacritic, towering like mountain above worms. Such godlike animation, such polish, such satisfying gameplay, so many details, so much replay-ability. It's the only game I've purchased a collection edition for in my life.
It basically doubled my admiration for Kojima, notwithstanding his writing's weaknesses when it comes to personal relationships and human interactions.
Game deserves to sell 20M lifetime at a minimum.
It basically doubled my admiration for Kojima, notwithstanding his writing's weaknesses when it comes to personal relationships and human interactions.
Game deserves to sell 20M lifetime at a minimum.
KillerMan91
Member
Two of those five platforms don't matter at all though. Last gen versions combined are probably under 500k shipped.
STILLethal
Member
Why are still here?
I don't know why you're banned but I'm with you on that!
Looks like it is going to outsell MGS2 sooner than I thought! Good job Mr.Kojima and Kojima Productiond!
As a hardcore MGS fan, and someone currently enjoying MGS5 (did not reach FOB stuff yet), I can't argue with him... knowing hints of what is to come...
This game was reviewed in a bubble, and the product today is a very different thing...
Whompa02
Member
Hard to call the game, "Trash" thought to be honest...should reserve that for some actual garbage games. At least MGSV is fun to play and listen to. There's a lot of good in there...just a shame the story is so Diet Coke compared to most, if not all, MGS titles.
FlashbladeGAF
Member
LOL Ok
Ubisoft wishes it's games could run and play as near perfect as this.
MGSV may get repetitive but you have the power to change it up with all the options you have at your disposal.
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
sörine;183506408 said:
Really? How can you 'ship' digital copies?
machemachete
Banned
Good for Konami, glad they decided to stop Kojima before he blows all the money.
brandonh83
Banned
Polish wise yes. But he obviously meant game design wise (objectives, structure, etc), and there, he has more than enough merit.
Unknown One
Member
Pretty much. It also lack a lot of the MGS easter eggs, innuendo, and humor.
You forgot to mention a story as well.
Shipped physical + sold digital. Everyone reports this way now.
Unknown One
Member
Don't need to. You got it for me
Uno Venova
Banned
One of the most disappointing send off games I've ever played, you hate to see a series you love go out with such poor mission structure.
Jeronimo Jones
Member
Having lots of fun, despite the structure. It's been in my rotation since launch. I should finish it up this weekend or next week and get a break before Fallout.
The Witcher comparison doesn't quite work since that is the total for both development and marketing. The actual development budget of Witcher was around $35-40m. That $80m we've seen thrown around for MGSV is development alone; as you said though, we dont know if that includes GZ (I bet it does). Not sure how that Tomb Raider number breaks down but the most direct comparison we can make from this gen would be Watchdogs, which cost ~$70m to development.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
That's good to hear, man. What changed?
Twenty five page thread says otherwise.
This has become a trite and demonstrably baseless observation over the last few months. There is a story. Whether you liked it or not and whether it is a good one or not, are different matters entirely.
Here in UK I was trying to buy this game and it was sold out in almost every place. It's not evidence or anything but I'm just saying
Published by a Japanese company or developed by a Japanese company? If it's the latter, GT5 sold 16 million & almost every GT game sells 10+ million & FF7 sold 10 million, PS2 era PES probably sold 10+ million too.
MGS5 still has a chance of selling 10 million, depending on the game's legs, plenty of games have relatively low first month sales end up selling 10+ million.
Storm Raider
Banned
Really suprised considering the bitter reaction from a lot of GAF members. I know they're a very vocal minority, but still...
I'm really happy for everyone involved, I loved the game, platinumed it; and would do it again.
I'm really happy for everyone involved, I loved the game, platinumed it; and would do it again.
SolidChamp
Banned
The more I play, the more I realize this statement rings true for me.
It's a hollow shell of a game.
The same thing happens with MGS4 and yet it won Gaf's GOTY, twice. The haters just tend to be very vocal.
Few hundred people that whine. GAF is not that big a deal in the grand scheme. Anytime a thread starts negative comments are posted quickly, just the tone of this forum.
Storm Raider
Banned
Haha I find that amazing actually. MGS4 is still amazing to me, I think I'm going to play it again soon.
Half that thread is people getting baited by that guy who said shooting guards in the crotch will result in more female soldiers. MGS2 and 3 absolutely have more easter eggs
Published by a japanese company not named Nintendo (because Nintendo has 37 games that shipped more than 10M, it's an exception).
Final Fantasy 7 total shipment was 9.81 million units as December 2006 (of course many years after the original run the game was re-released digitally ).
To my best knowledge no Pro Evolution Soccer game has ever shipped more than 10 million units.
Only Gran Turismo 1, Gran Turismo 3, Gran Turismo 4 and Gran Turismo 5 accomplished this feat.
Is it just me, or is the word "Vocal" completely ruined now because of
the amount of times Code Talker says it in the tapes? I loved the game, but I swear, if I hear someone say "Vocal Cord Parasites" one more time...