After DEMD, DH2 and this... yeah RIP immersive sims. See you in another ten years.
Ironically, System Shock 1 and 3 are the heavy hitters left in the pipeline. Crazy.
After DEMD, DH2 and this... yeah RIP immersive sims. See you in another ten years.
idk what Bethesda did to accrue this much bad mojo but this trend will not change until they fix it.
Ironically, System Shock 1 and 3 are the heavy hitters left in the pipeline. Crazy.
Hitman could be the saving grace.
Prey is already out?
Prey bouncing back to number 1 in UK sales for second week
I know the debbie downers will downplay this, though
Prey bouncing back to number 1 in UK sales for second week
I know the debbie downers will downplay this, though
Prey bouncing back to number 1 in UK sales for second week
I know the debbie downers will downplay this, though
It's a solid hold percentage wise, but the numbers themselves aren't great. Still, I think the WOM around Prey is generally pretty good!
It dropped only 32% from it's week one sales that's a positive, no massive drop, but week 1 not being that impressive anyway sort of takes a bit of glean away from this good hold.
its still less then 30,000 sold, which is still terrible.
0 marketing by my observations.
Yup npretty much, Marketing is key, big marketing=big sales, that's why big games/company are big.
Yup npretty much, Marketing is key, big marketing=big sales, that's why big games/company are big.
Not true. It's more of a chicken and egg problem. Marketing unquestionably helps but it won't create million sellers just because of it. Big companies make a few big AAA games that have mass market appeal, then they market the shit out of it to sell millions.
Yup npretty much, Marketing is key, big marketing=big sales, that's why big games/company are big.
Big marketing also = big expenses which is why big games are generally mass market garbage so they can recoup the costs they spent to sell it.
There is nothing wrong with Prey's sales, assuming it was budgeted correctly. I would suggest anybody interested in a game where you don't automatically win, would know more than enough about it without needing a superbowl ad.
You don't need a superbowl ad, but you need to be in front of people's faces. Dudes on GAF, a gaming enthusiast forum, had no clue Prey dropped when it did, and I'd hardly call them "people who want a game where they automatically win".
Furthermore, the notion that you need big marketing these days is silly. There's a middle ground with streamers, review copies, and other methods that don't necessarily rely on spending big bucks on billboards. Hell, even social media campaigns and display ads can gain pretty great results.
Prey barely had any of that. And I really doubt Bethesda is going to be happy with these sales in general.
You need big marketing to sell garbage. You need famous actors, voices people have heard of etc.
You do not need marketing to sell a good game. Word will spread in seconds over the internet. I doubt very much that people on Gaf didn't know about prey, even just to bitch about no review copies. I also doubt that the general gaf gamer would want a game like it.
*sigh* Let me be happy just this once, please :/
*sigh* Let me be happy just this once, please :/
Be happy the game is good!
This is only the UK anyway. Weren't PC numbers looking pretty good?
I guess the Switch is garbage since it had a superbowl ad. Horizon? Put that shit on the list with all the marketing it had!
Nah, it doesn't work like that. There are tons of factors, and not every game with marketing is shit, nor is every good game going to spread and do well because of "word of mouth". There are tons of real examples that you can find, you just have to look!
Though you seem to have a predisposition in believing GAF to be unworthy of Prey's genius despite the glowing praise is received here, but hey, morph that narrative because the game wasn't handled correctly.
Big marketing also = big expenses which is why big games are generally mass market garbage so they can recoup the costs they spent to sell it.
There is nothing wrong with Prey's sales, assuming it was budgeted correctly. I would suggest anybody interested in a game where you don't automatically win, would know more than enough about it without needing a superbowl ad.
Prey is being criminally slept on. It make a me so crazy.
I disagree, marketing and hype created by good marketing can create million sellers, the quality of the product doesn't matter that much at the end, many mediocre game sells big because of it, No man Sky, FIFA series, Ass cred, Halo etc... when amazing games failed hard.
And it's especially true in cinema when bad/mediocre/ok movies are usually the most successful one, Suicide Squad, BvS, any Marvel movies beside GOTG series, Fast and Furious series, Star Wars 7/Rogue One etc...
There will be discounts for Prey next week in certain EU regions. Sales are low.
Yup, every third tube station had Prey ads.That's surprising to hear because I saw ads for it all over the tube when I was on vacation in London, which is more advertising than I see for most games.