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UK: Destiny 2 is year's biggest retail launch, but retail down 58% from Destiny 1
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Yautja_Warrior
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Seems to be the case, lots of people seem to be buying digital games these days, most people I know have the digital version.
I guess people are finding it more convenient to download now, instead of going out to buy it, especially now PS4 has external HDD support, making HHD space much less of an issue.
I only buy digital games when on sale but it's surprising how many people buy digital games at the much higher price, just because you can launch the game without changing discs. I always tell my friends they must be mad paying that but they don't seem to care.
Exactly. I can see why people bought Destiny digital, especially during the end game where you just want to do a quick Nightfall. I had thought about it myself but couldn't get past the moron tax.
Sodding_Gamer
Member
Yup. I remember the hype being huge for D1 and I couldn't wait for it. What a disappointment Vanilla Destinywas. To be honest I was into Destiny for the story and exploration, but with the fuck up that was D1's story, it wasn't what I really wanted in the end. D2 just feels like an extension to the gameplay which whilst great, isn't what drew me into the world to begin with.
Turin Turambar
Member
Because everyone loves comparisons with PUBG, I went to the geography tab of the game, and looked at the UK.
Total owners: 10,696,948 (though in theory is more, the web author said it seems he isn't catching some steam id ranges)
% UK Owners 3,8%
Total owners in UK: 406K.
Total owners: 10,696,948 (though in theory is more, the web author said it seems he isn't catching some steam id ranges)
% UK Owners 3,8%
Total owners in UK: 406K.
The à¹ÛBronx
Member
Yeh, after 1,000+ hours of Destiny I went digital because I didn't want to face the disc hassle again for my most played game. From the UK and I don't know anyone that went physical out of all of my friends, for that exact reason.
Turin Turambar
Member
UK? I don't think so. Not especially.
UK had the past years a strong console market, with Germany, and the central and northern countries are the ones more PC-centric.
I think you're confusing UK with Germany.
wapplew
Member
I guess UK gamers rather wait for One X and PUBG.
Blue Hole eating Bungie's lunch.
swearing-circle
Member
I'm loving the sequel but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't slightly happy that Activision/Bungie are getting burnt for how shoddy vanilla was.
Primethius
Banned
Wow, that's a pretty big drop from D1. Maybe appealing only to the fans didn't work out?
I'm not sure why it dropped so much. It seemed to be poised to be bigger than the original.
I'm not sure why it dropped so much. It seemed to be poised to be bigger than the original.
Even if UKers bought it digitally it wouldn't be attributed to UK figures as no doubt they'll use whatever other geographical marketplace to get the best deal possible - most likely US PSN/XBL.
I wouldn't be surprised if D2 had a higher digital ratio as people know it's one of those games that likely would never leave their drives for months anyway...
ps3ud0 8)
I wouldn't be surprised if D2 had a higher digital ratio as people know it's one of those games that likely would never leave their drives for months anyway...
ps3ud0 8)
Not sure which part of the UK you reside, but £10 saving is significant.
It's not comparable , at least worlwide. Just an example : Horizon zero dawn was around 650k retail only and >1Ml with digital in US. Back in 2014 digital sales were way lower for AAA console games.
The à¹ÛBronx
Member
Feel free to double the numbers if you believe the digital ratio is that high. It's still falls short of retail alone.
but... but HOW?!
srsly though digital is the way to go for a game like this for sure. I want it on my XMB at a moment's notice even if I'm playing other things.
Savantcore
Unconfirmed Member
At those prices, no way has digital softened that blow.
I'm one of the people who bought the first day one but skipped this. I was suckered into the hype first time round and already know what to expect here. Chuck in the massive improvements Bungie made after launch, and it just makes sense to wait.
Rexatality
Member
Yeah, yeah, the end is nigh and all that.
Destiny is not gonna be dead no matter how some you guys want it to be
I don't think that digital sales will cover the difference in retail in the Uk but the situation is extremely different from 2014 and that is a fact.
DeadOnions
Member
While we are on anecdotal evidence I bought the first but didn't buy the second. I could be wrong though as this thread clearly implies I must of bought it digital. I'll have to check my game libary I guess.
Seriously though in no way is digital going to make up that gap. The game has underperformed at launch but a more positive word of mouth will help it have better legs I'd imagine.
Seriously though in no way is digital going to make up that gap. The game has underperformed at launch but a more positive word of mouth will help it have better legs I'd imagine.
PC will, though!
PC and XB1X platforms yet to be released to be released, surely these will contribute significantly. Also no digital.
I guess a lot of players waited this time around, myself included. That being said I've ordered my copy after seeing the glowing reviews and impressions here.
One that surprised me was the split between Xbox and PS, no where near as big as one would think.
P.S. I know at least 2 people that digitally preordered the game for day 1 gaming. Anecdotally speaking.
I guess a lot of players waited this time around, myself included. That being said I've ordered my copy after seeing the glowing reviews and impressions here.
One that surprised me was the split between Xbox and PS, no where near as big as one would think.
P.S. I know at least 2 people that digitally preordered the game for day 1 gaming. Anecdotally speaking.
That is a possibility, yes.
HighResTomato
Member
Yeah not really feeling the Destiny hype in my circle, when D1 came out everyone was going apeshit. This time around I haven't heard a peep.
Also interesting to see such a drop in Xbox sales, last time around that many 360 owners fucked with bungie. This time around it looks like they are gone. Either not upgraded to Xbox One or next gen at all.
Also interesting to see such a drop in Xbox sales, last time around that many 360 owners fucked with bungie. This time around it looks like they are gone. Either not upgraded to Xbox One or next gen at all.
Trickster
Member
I think everyone knows that Destiny 2 is still gonna sell a shit ton.
But big drops in sales is not exactly what you want as a business
However, as a consumer I would be delighted if this is indicative of Destiny 2 sales compared to Destiny 1. For as many issues Destiny 2 might have addressed, it's still looking like an incredibly safe sequel
The à¹ÛBronx
Member
Preach. I was watching the Two Towers the other night, the alleged 'sequel' to the Fellowship of the Ring. Absolute joke, and waste of time. Same cast for the most part, doing the same thing. Just trudging through forests. They're even fighting the same enemies for the most part save a couple of reskins. Even the overarching storyline was the damn same, blah blah "destroy the ring" crap. Sure there are a couple of new characters and it looks a little better but how is that worthy of a sequel?
Swear to god if they don't get to space in the third one then I'm done with this shitty rehashed franchise.
i love destiny <3
i hate activison´s bad influence on bungie (barebones pvp, microtransaction around the shader system, payed mods, barebones dlc content, establishing an epos as a cod dudebro shooter)
Team Andromeda
Member
Yes but Digital is getting bigger all the time. I mean EA said digital sales had jumped over 23% just in the last year. In the UK more people than ever now have access to Fibre Broadband and its growing all the time and that the UK where we've always been crap at internet speeds
Toadthemushroom
Member
You'd expect growth overall considering the larger install current gen base on console (three years after Destiny 1 which sold 82% on current gen at launch) in addition to a new PC version. I wouldn't expect 'launch' sales of the PC version to cannibalise launch sales of the console version to such an extent.
Digital clearly had some sort of impact on sales but it's not going to make up the boxed sales difference, let alone boxed + digital between 1 and 2.
btw: Is the 23 percent:
-23 percent growth on last year's digital sales
-23 percentage points growth
-The proportion of digital sales right now? (23% of all sales are digital at launch?)
People have seen the light. 60fps+. No dual-analog aiming is the biggest factor for me, though.
The main narrative is the price difference but yeah we don't have any real data about it i think.
Doctor_Thomas
Member
Destiny 1 was awful. Destiny 2 looks more of the same.
I bought Destiny on Day 1, no intent to buy any other Destiny product.
I bought Destiny on Day 1, no intent to buy any other Destiny product.
The XB1X costs £430 in UK ($567)
In no world are Xbox people waiting for this game through XB1X impacting Destiny sales in any way.
That's a laughable thing to say.
Edit: Actually it is £450 ($593)
Kenzodielocke
Banned
OT1 is still at OT1 
These things generally include microtransactions, DLC, subscriptions and games that can't be bought physically. When it comes to comparing physical and digital sales of the same product, I'm pretty confident the amount of people buying physically in the UK will be overwhelming due to the price difference. Right now that difference seems to be £13, or 17 USD.
My friends who bought Destiny 2 digitally only did it so they could share the game. I can't imagine paying £13 extra just so I won't need to keep the disk in.
As I said earlier, make it 50% if that makes you feel better. Still a big drop.