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Nirolak · Feb 11, 2016

They were very happy with how the beta went.

...The upcoming releases of Far Cry Primal and The Division should confirm these trends. The Division - whose recent closed beta exceeded all of our expectations - is set to be one of the largest launches of a new brand in the history of the video game industry."

Source: http://inpublic.globenewswire.com/2...s+third+quarter+2015+16+sales+HUG1985569.html

Turkoop · Feb 11, 2016

.. and the biggest downgrade ever.

antitrop · Feb 11, 2016

I could easily see it happening.

FX-GMC · Feb 11, 2016

Turkoop said:
.. and the biggest downgrade ever.

Not. Even. Close.

shandy706 · Feb 11, 2016

Turkoop said:
.. and the biggest downgrade ever.

Not from what I played.

Good stuff.

Turkoop · Feb 11, 2016

FX-GMC said:
Not. Even. Close.

In Ubisoft's history

Nirolak · Feb 11, 2016

antitrop said:
I could easily see it happening.

It really did seem to have a great response, and I think it hits very well on not only fitting in with the Borderlands/Diablo/Destiny loot game trend, but also making an accessible AAA implementation of the DayZ idea.

FX-GMC · Feb 11, 2016

Turkoop said:
In Ubisoft's history

Watch_Dogs says please don't forget about me.

To elaborate (since this topic is always going to be based on opinion) Watch_Dogs initial reveal looked just as good to me as The Division's initial reveal. Watch_Dogs release is nowhere near the graphical level of The Division Beta. It's pointless though. Neither of us can prove something subjective.

rob305 · Feb 11, 2016

Turkoop said:
In Ubisoft's history

Nah, watch dogs

Mass_Pincup · Feb 11, 2016

I didn't expect it to be this popular. So between Watch Dogs and Destiny?

Also kind of stretching the definition of a new IP, or are they not using the Tom Clancy name now?

Turkoop said:
.. and the biggest downgrade ever.

Shit first post.

InsaneTiger · Feb 11, 2016

I'm sure they do. Why wouldn't they? The problem isn't launch, its what is the game going to be like a year and a half from now.

Mr. Giggles · Feb 11, 2016

Its nice to want things

Jibbed · Feb 11, 2016

Turkoop said:
In Ubisoft's history

Dude, piss off. First post mentality lol.

Game looks to deliver from what I've seen, but then so did Destiny pre-release.

Obliterator · Feb 11, 2016

Thats not an unrealistic expectation at all from what I'm seeing / hearing. Game is going to be gigantic

diamount · Feb 11, 2016

antitrop said:
I could easily see it happening.

By what metric?

Syrus · Feb 11, 2016

How is the division if you play with randoms? I usually cant commit to long stretches of gaming

Turkoop · Feb 11, 2016

Jibbed said:
Dude, piss off. First post mentality lol.

Game looks to deliver from what I've seen, but then so did Destiny pre-release.

game will be definitely awesome.. I'm only talking about the downgrade

LiK · Feb 11, 2016

Turkoop said:
.. and the biggest downgrade ever.

looks fucking gorgeous on PS4 and heard it looks even better on PC and it runs smooth as silk.

Locked Out · Feb 11, 2016

Turkoop said:
.. and the biggest downgrade ever.

I thought it was customary to have the best post be the first reply. Yours is awful.

Can't wait for the updated beta next week.

LiK said:
looks fucking gorgeous on PS4 and heard it looks even better on PC and it runs smooth as silk.

Sure does. Loved it on PS4 and apparently it's not fully optimized yet, so it'll get better.

KZXcellent · Feb 11, 2016

Turkoop said:
.. and the biggest downgrade ever.

First post pressure was too high. It happens to the best of us.

True Fire · Feb 11, 2016

I'm glad Ubisoft is actually trying, even if The Division isn't really my sort of game.

Ridley327 · Feb 11, 2016

Mass_Pincup said:
I didn't expect it to be this popular. So between Watch Dogs and Destiny?

Also kind of stretching the definition of a new IP, or are they not using the Tom Clancy name now?

Shit first post.

Isn't the Tom Clancy name more or less a descriptor for somewhat grounded and realistic military-based action games than an actual IP? I think that only Rainbow Six was based on something that already had existed.

Alcoholikaust · Feb 11, 2016

Turkoop said:
.. and the biggest downgrade ever.

Watch Dogs exists.

ScaryShark · Feb 11, 2016

Turkoop said:
game will be definitely awesome.. I'm only talking about the downgrade

Then what does it matter?

In relevance to the thread it shows how little the Internet's obsession with 'downgrades' actually matters to consumers if The Division ends up selling as well as projected.

Lister · Feb 11, 2016

Well, they've invested in the PC version and it looks like the best version to own, so they've got my $60.

DTU · Feb 11, 2016

Turkoop said:
.. and the biggest downgrade ever.

Play the beta on the 19th, then come back to this post and realize how dumb this sounds.

Mass_Pincup · Feb 11, 2016

Ridley327 said:
Isn't the Tom Clancy name more or less a descriptor for somewhat grounded and realistic military-based action games than an actual IP? I think that only Rainbow Six was based on something that already had existed.

Yeah you might be right.

Sebastiano · Feb 11, 2016

Strange, many people talk about it with the beta but it isn't as hyped as Watch_Dogs was back in the day, so as Assassin's Creed... I can't see The Division beating them.

ChaosZeroX · Feb 11, 2016

I didn't like Destiny and I don't like Borderlands.

I played the Beta and I had fun with it. I don't like tiring myself out of a game like some people did in the Beta playing for like 10 hours plus.

I will definitely be picking it up on sale. I don't want to pay 60 for it.

Baconsaurus Rex · Feb 11, 2016

Downgrade
Downgrade
DOWNGRADE

Everything is downgrade and it's driving me nuts. It looked good and what I could play was fun. I wish them all the best.

Vuze · Feb 11, 2016

I personally don't see the appeal but I guess it's not an unrealistic expectation considering the success of Destiny.

Theorry · Feb 11, 2016

Turkoop said:
.. and the biggest downgrade ever.

First post and then you waste it on such a generic comment. Shame.

Nirolak · Feb 11, 2016

Sebastiano said:
Strange, many people talk about it with the beta but it isn't as hyped as Watch_Dogs was back in the day, so as Assassin's Creed... I can't see The Division beating them.

They don't have to actually end up shipping 10 million units to still get in the general category of Top 10 new IP launches or whatever metric they're using, hence "one of" instead of "the".

KINGofCRA5H · Feb 11, 2016

Turkoop said:
.. and the biggest downgrade ever.

Nice try

georly · Feb 11, 2016

I swear i've heard this PR spin a dozen times in the last couple of years. What metric defines 'largest'? Shipped? Sales? Revenue? People playing all at once? People making the game? Number of ads on TV? You can spin this a million ways.
Hope this works out for them, seems like now is a good time with destiny in a lull and people wanting that destiny faux mmo fix.

PulseONE · Feb 11, 2016

I'm really looking forward to it, that's for sure.

I'm going all in on that open beta

Nirolak · Feb 11, 2016

georly said:
I swear i've heard this PR spin a dozen times in the last couple of years. What metric defines 'largest'? Sales? Revenue? People playing all at once? Hope this works out for them, seems like now is a good time with destiny in a lull and people wanting that destiny faux mmo fix.

Usually Ubisoft means unit sales (though I could see them arguing revenue). Ubisoft and Activision are still debating out whether Watch Dogs or Destiny managed to do more, with Assassin's Creed being the previous king, but in this case they're not aiming for "biggest" so much as being a very large number in general.

Matush · Feb 11, 2016

Turkoop said:
.. and the biggest downgrade ever.

Shit first post. Beta looked great.

Obliterator · Feb 11, 2016

Also remember things like this driving up revenue at retail at launch. $100

iNvid02 · Feb 11, 2016

they want to reclaim the title after destiny swiped it from watch doge

KingJ2002 · Feb 11, 2016

Wow... well. It went from it being off my radar to day one thanks to the Beta... so maybe it will become one of the biggest launches.

if it scores in the 9's and has a aggressive marketing schedule... then yeah. I can see it selling like crazy.

Bsigg12 · Feb 11, 2016

As long as we don't end up with a Destiny like situation where the initial content ends up being thin, I can see it being a pretty big thing. I really enjoyed my time with the beta and I'm really interested to see the rest of New York and some of the higher level stuff.

CopperPuppy · Feb 11, 2016

Turkoop said:
.. and the biggest downgrade ever.

Let me guess, you rushed to post this without having played the game or spent any time whatsoever reading impressions?

Turkoop · Feb 11, 2016

Matush said:
Shit first post. Beta looked great.

Come on! just look all the comparison vids

_machine · Feb 11, 2016

Destiny might be a bit too hard to challenge, but sure I would buy that it will probably be the biggest launch ever for Ubisoft. Destiny simply blew away most games in numbers; the metrics they have on player engagement, retention, amount of active players etc. are simply so much bigger than most games (and certainly miles ahead of any Halo) and they didn't even understand the userbase at first (and crudely underestimated the userbase, and production difficulties they would face). Division absolutely has the chance to become huge.

InsaneTiger · Feb 11, 2016

Turkoop said:
.. and the biggest downgrade ever.

Man, people need to fuck off with this downgrade bullshit.

Revolutionary · Feb 11, 2016

Shades of Destiny

Activision is dreaming big for Bungie's Destiny, dubbing it the "next billion dollar franchise." Activision CEO Bobby Kotick echoed the projection, telling investors during today's earnings call that the publisher expects "Destiny will become the best-selling new video game IP in history."

I'm sure it'll do very well for Ubi. But the beta left me with massive Destiny deja vu so I'll be renting it instead of picking up the full game.

Sn4ke_911 · Feb 11, 2016

Turkoop said:
.. and the biggest downgrade ever.

Yeah no.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKtjDDsO6Y4

SlimySnake · Feb 11, 2016

I wouldn't call it the biggest downgrade. they came pretty close imo. its still shitty of them to release these ridiculous looking vertical slices that cant be run even on the latest PCs.

Notice how they said one of the largest, not THE largest. They dont expect to break Destiny's numbers.

Sn4ke_911 said:
Yeah no.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKtjDDsO6Y4

lol the very first shot shows how blurry and empty it looks compared to the crystal clear and super detailed initial reveal. i think it looks fine, but lets not dismiss the downgrade by posting that video.

EDIT: just rewatched the initial reveal. i must have been imagining it to be clearer than it really is. It actually looks pretty similar. I was wrong. Nothing to see here folks. move along.

InsaneTiger · Feb 11, 2016

Turkoop said:
Come on! just look all the comparison vids

So they should never show off the game in any form? Concept, demo or otherwise.

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