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Wild Hunt GOG + Steam sales breakdown (1.3M total)
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indigo-cyclops
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I've pretty much decided that GOG will be my main platform going forward. I am just sick of Steam's bloated, slow interface and the idea of DRM-free, always, and now a client with features I need and nothing more is a breath of fresh air.
Ricky Ricardo
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It would've been cheaper to buy from GOG at some point, but I wanted the game on Steam. Badges and all that.
Worth every red cent!
Worth every red cent!
captainnapalm
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There are a lot of places where retail is still big and Steam gets circumvented. Uplay, Rockstar, Origin - they will all bypass Steam when selling through retail in a lot of countries. And now GoG too.
igordennis
Member
Kudos to CDPR for releasing the numbers, i thought we would be on the dark about this.
Leading up to the The Witcher 3's launch i think that if anyone had said that the console versions would sell more than double what the PC version sold they would have get laughed out of the thread. At least that was the impression i had from the expectations i saw. Either way in the long run the PC version will surely end up selling more because of the environment and the insane sales it will have.
CDPR also deserves some merit for creating a fanbase of that size out of thin air on the PS4 at least.
Leading up to the The Witcher 3's launch i think that if anyone had said that the console versions would sell more than double what the PC version sold they would have get laughed out of the thread. At least that was the impression i had from the expectations i saw. Either way in the long run the PC version will surely end up selling more because of the environment and the insane sales it will have.
CDPR also deserves some merit for creating a fanbase of that size out of thin air on the PS4 at least.
Fragamemnon
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Out of thin air? They had to spend as much money marketing the game to console players as they did making it to get the console sales numbers that they did. No thin air there, the marketing outlay was massive for the company.
MichaelFassbender
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GOG just keeps getting better. Glad to have picked it up from there, same as with the rest of the series.
jediyoshi
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The power of 30-40% discounts
texhnolyze
Banned
And GOG Ukraine.
igordennis
Member
I know, you misunderstand me, i saw the $35 million dollar marketing campaign budget. I just meant that they were an unknown quality to playstation players before and now they have a firmly stablished community there.
texhnolyze
Banned
About 95% accurate, there's a margin of accuracy.
Those who set their account on private won't be counted as well.
So basically, PC sales makes up about 33% of total sales? Console domination. 1.3 million copies seem relatively weak? What CDPR said about development of the game not being possible without consoles seem to be pretty accurate.
Disclosure: I bought PC version even though I have a PS4.
Disclosure: I bought PC version even though I have a PS4.
Game is sold almost equally on 3 available platforms. That is called choice. We would never know what numbers would be if game was still PC exclusive.
Crimsonclaw111
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33% of sales that match front loaded consoles is pretty damn good.
Math.
700,000*$45 + 600,000*$55*.7 = $54,600,000
That's week two gross (not profit, but with digital should be close enough) on PC alone.
Game cost $32,000,000 to make and $35,000,000 to advertise (lion's share of which took console, since I didn't exactly see Conan O'Brien play the PC version).
Game would be profitable for GOG even if they stuck to PC only.
CecilRousso
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Well yeah? What's suprising there? If you make a game with this magnitude, you need to sell it on all possible platforms.
daninthemix
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Does anyone know how this translates into profit compared to the console versions?
The console versions are more expensive aren't they? But then don't MS/Sony get a cut?
The console versions are more expensive aren't they? But then don't MS/Sony get a cut?
Pretty surprised at the sales breakdown. Assumed a higher percentage of sales would be on PC. Looks like CDPR made the right decision in going more console centric this time around, lending to healthy sales all around. Any info on the percentage split between the Xbox One and PS4 versions?
Gully State
Member
I love how when people compare PC numbers, it's consoles vs rather than xbone vs PC or PS4 vs PC. you want to compare numbers ...do it properly rather than summing up two competing closed platforms vs PC.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
30% cut for curators (Sony, MS, Valve) and then whatever goes to retail I believe.
GOG is 100% revenue I believe.
I seriously doubt many chose the GOG version because of DRM free idealism rather than it just being cheaper and more available across multiple retailers as opposed to the Steam version.
In any case, fantastic figures which shows that AAA games are more than viable on PC and fucking lol at people lumping PS4/X1 numbers to downplay the huge PC sales when otherwise they would see X1 and PS4 sales duking it out.
In any case, fantastic figures which shows that AAA games are more than viable on PC and fucking lol at people lumping PS4/X1 numbers to downplay the huge PC sales when otherwise they would see X1 and PS4 sales duking it out.
Edit: Well, that was stupid of me. TW3 is a CPPR game. Oh, right, and the double-post, too.
Haunted
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The PC version is the most profitable per copy (especially the 700k GOGG versions, obviously), but without knowing what the spread was between PS4 and the other console versions, it's tough to speculate which of the respective versions has earned them the most so far.
Given how frontloaded console sales often are, I foresee that the PC version will eventually outlast either console version. Steam sales, yo.
edit: though then they might counter that with a goty edition or witcher 1/2 remasters and witcher collections on PS4 and we're right back where were started. It's tougher and more expensive, but there's ways to get more money out of consoles in the long run as well.
J
Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Agreed. Take note publishers, competition is good!
You have to realise that only a few gaffers are actually good people. The rest are assholes.
it was heavily discounted (in teh 30-40 dollar range) many times already for GOG. thats the only reason i bought it on GOG.
Crimsonclaw111
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Mohonky
Member
Errr.....is this surprising? This is why CDPR wasn't selling keys to places like Greenmangaming.
texhnolyze
Banned
Have we know consoles numbers yet though?
All we know is that the game has sold 4 million copies in 2 weeks and PC version is around 1,3M of it. At least I'm confident that PC has outsold XB1 numbers.
Arlecchino
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Didn't realize Galaxy had achievements. Sorry CDP.
We forgive you JaseC!
<3
Yes. GOG and Steam will probably trade places over time simply because the latter is the bigger service, but the former playing host to the majority of the PC DD sales in the here and now is a nice victory for CDPR.
UK first week: 2:1 PS4:XB1.
US May NPD: PS4 lead platform.
EU+RotW? Probably PS4 >>>>> XB1.
2:1 in the UK? That seems...unusual... The install base split here doesn't match that, and didn't Microsoft have exclusive marketing rights to the game?
Bl@de
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We all know it's because of all the GOG codes ...
But, it's always good if a DRM free plattform comes out on top. I wish it would always be the case. Good job and congrats. I bought the game from the GOG store (had the W1+W2 preorder discount so it was a reasonable price). Client is beta but it runs great.
But, it's always good if a DRM free plattform comes out on top. I wish it would always be the case. Good job and congrats. I bought the game from the GOG store (had the W1+W2 preorder discount so it was a reasonable price). Client is beta but it runs great.
Picked this up directly through gog, but I would've gotten it on steam if galaxy wasn't available. Being able to auto update a game is pretty important to me, CD Project getting a bigger cut is nice too. Once galaxy actually doesn't have any problems importing the games I already have installed I'll probably use it more.
edit: I don't think the game has dropped out of the number 1 seller spot on GoG since it went up for preorder except for maybe when Tie Fighter showed up.
edit: I don't think the game has dropped out of the number 1 seller spot on GoG since it went up for preorder except for maybe when Tie Fighter showed up.
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