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BloodBorne Sales Expectations : What are yours? What Could Sony's be ?

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HeelPower

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Now that BloodBorne passed the first difficult hurdle any game faces(critical reception),What are we looking at regarding sales in Japan and the rest of the world ?

Is a Miyazaki game officially AAA status ? Will BloodBorne Push PS4 units in Japan while pushing the boundaries that previous Souls games reached ?
 
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Lumination

'enry 'ollins
Hard to tell. On one hand, the Souls fanbase has grown for sure. On the other hand, it's no longer multi-plat. Whatever it is, I doubt it will disappoint, considering the reviews and the hype all over the internet.
 
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Dahbomb

Member
Right now it's sold out on Best Buy and not in stock for Amazon.

I actually tried to buy it today so I could pick it up tomorrow... I have to actually go to the stores to pick it up and hopefully it's there.


Seems to be selling well based on my personal anecdote. I can see it getting 3 million WW.
 
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Toki767

Member
Dark Souls 2 sold what, like 1.2 million worldwide?

Probably around that ballpark except a bit higher. 1.5 million maybe?
 
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PoweredByHentai

Member
Dahbomb said:
Right now it's sold out on Best Buy and not in stock for Amazon.

I actually tried to buy it today so I could pick it up tomorrow... I have to actually go to the stores to pick it up and hopefully it's there.


Seems to be selling well based on my personal anecdote. I can see it getting 3 million WW.
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Regular Bloodborne is still in stock on Amazon. The Collector's Edition is sold out though.
 
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DarkLordMalik

Member
Considering its expected sales in Japan (<180k first week), I think it can very well reach a million (digital + retail) in its first month and have a LTD of 2-3 million (because of WOM/Legs), which should be pretty good for a game of this caliber.
 
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Foffy

Banned
Toki767 said:
Dark Souls 2 sold what, like 1.2 million worldwide?

Probably around that ballpark except a bit higher. 1.5 million maybe?
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That was on three systems, no? This game has cut 66% of its platform base by being an exclusive. Probably less than that, as I believe the Souls games have often sold the most on Sony's platforms, anyway.
 
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neogaffer1

Banned
1-2 million ish at most.

It'll have the benefit of being a big game on a game starved platform, but it's an exclusive, and one that appeals to a very niche audience at that.
 
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Fury451

Banned
Sakura said:
I expect 1 to 2 million.
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I figured this would be about it. It will have dedicated sales, but you're not going to see it blow past 5 million I don't think. Could be wrong though.

JNA said:
Dark Souls 2 sales.

This game is a system seller so I expect high numbers for it.
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System seller among who though? More "hardcore" gamers such as Gaffers may finally jump in for a PS4, but it's not going to draw general people of they don't already have one.
 
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Noobcraft

Member
Probably around half of what Dark Souls 2 did seeing as it's on one console versus 3. Honestly that's just a guess though. I don't know DS2 LTD Sales or anything.
 
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shoryukens

Member
Something around 1.3 million. It's not multiplat but it is the console's first killer app so a lot of the install base will be interested in buying, especially if they see that Metacritic score.
 
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Officerrob

Banned
Dahbomb said:
Right now it's sold out on Best Buy and not in stock for Amazon.

I actually tried to buy it today so I could pick it up tomorrow... I have to actually go to the stores to pick it up and hopefully it's there.


Seems to be selling well based on my personal anecdote. I can see it getting 3 million WW.
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Only the collector's editions are sold out, regular are still available on Amazon and Best Buy
 
Sakura

Sakura

Member
Foffy said:
That was on three systems, no? This game has cut 66% of its platform base by being an exclusive. Probably less than that, as I believe the Souls games have often sold the most on Sony's platforms, anyway.
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Eh, I think the Souls games are the kind of games where the fanbase would buy a console to play, so install base isn't as hugely important.
 
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Fury451

Banned
Some optimistic numbers here. I hope it does well, and I'll eat crow if I'm wrong, but anything close to 4-5 million is a pipe dream.

Even with the previous Souls popularity, they did well for their budgets, not set the charts ablaze.
 
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Hoje0308

Banned
Hopefully enough to keep Miyazaki in a position in which he can make whatever game his sadistic little heart desires.
 
Stealth_Cobra

Stealth_Cobra

Member
Assuming the 20 Million PS4 sold are still somewhat accurate, there's defintively less than 25 Percent of PS4 owners that would be interested with a very hard, somewhat obscure title like this... So I'd say at best 5 Million copies sold...

More realistically, I think Dark Souls 2 was last listed at 1.4 ish Million copies sold, and I'm assuming if you count the rereleases and the steam sales and such, it probably sold about 2 Million copies. Not bad for a niche somewhat masochistic and underground title.

Then again, going from a multiplatform to an exclusive will mean much less sales... I'm guessing it will sell 1.2 to 2 Million copies max.

I'm in no way an analyst though... Then again, considering how often a guy like Pachter is wrong, I will hazard a guess.
 
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Simply Sami

Member
How much did the order and infamous sell? I see it selling more than those.

Sony made a mistake with the review embargo now. The hype is even more crazy and they could have milked it if the reviews came early.

I know dark souls was on multiformat. But I see quite a few people buying a ps4 for this.
 
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PS5

Neo Member
It will probably top off around 1.5-1.7 million. Reviews could push it past two though, which would be a massive success for Sony.
 
Sakura

Sakura

Member
Zaventem said:
Didn't Demon's Souls hit 1 mill?
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Did it? I can't remember if they ever announced that. I think I remember it kind of being a big deal when it was announced Dark Souls was 1 million plus worldwide, so Demon's Souls might have been lower.
 
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Kieli

Member
I didn't read the spoilers thread, and I don't have the game.

But I read that the bosses are extremely easy and that there's a graphical downgrade.

The former would guarantee more sales for the wider demographic. Not sure if the latter's true (didn't enter thread, which is now locked).
 
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TimeEffect

Member
1.5 m

DaS sold like 2.3 on all 3 if I recall, so I doubt it'll reach that high. But maybe Sony can advertise it better and there is less competition
 
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