alabtrosMyster
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What is this game really? You sound like a good source.
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Days Gone becomes the best-selling game for April in the UK, in only five days time
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FranXico
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There were issues, especially technical ones, in the review builds. So, some of the criticism is genuine.
Unfortunately, if you read the infamous IGN, Gamespot and EG reviews, you will find political motivations behind review-bombing. It goes without saying, a score between 70 and 80 feels adequate, regardless.
It's interesting to see how word of mouth may have saved the game, and more importantly, Bend.
Yakuzakazuya
Member
I am happy the game is doing well in sales. Will jump in later when I am bored with RE2.
Humdinger
Gold Member
That's good news. "Strong word of mouth." "Have to think they [Sony] are very happy."
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mejin
Member
well, they tried and it seems they failed. The greatest thing is to see people who actually enjoyed the game getting more influence than reviewers and the gaming community who want to roast the game. lol
GTR R35_Supra RZ
Banned
How about my home soil ? Without a doubt its lit 
in the states and will do good.
I'm in the early hours where I left Boozer in the camp to rest..it's okayish for now, hope it picks up.
in the states and will do good.I'm in the early hours where I left Boozer in the camp to rest..it's okayish for now, hope it picks up.
Shakka43
Member
DG is more like a rough diamond.
Days Gone is more like a cash register.
It just moved in front of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (PS4 only version) in 9 days on Amazon US, Sekiro was released 35 days prior to DG and it should take down Resident Evil 2 by the end of the weekend which was actually released in November (although the list is only taking in account 2019 sales).
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TheGreatYosh
Banned
Great game. This is well deserved.
Evilms
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GenericUser
Member
Congratulation! I didn't see that coming, I thought the general public will avoid it because of the mediocre review scores. Cool that I was wrong, game is appearantly better then the review scores (so I have heard).
Humdinger
Gold Member
Mat Piscattela (NPD) said there is a significant correlation between review scores and sales when the metacritic averages are 90+. But he said that when metacritic averages are lower than 90, review scores increasing don't matter all that much. There's some correlation, but it's weak. I think Days Gone will a game that doesn't review well but sells well.
Even at its peak, the Sony Bend team was much smaller than other Sony studios. It wouldn't have the budget of an Uncharted 4, God of War, etc. That means it doesn't need to sell so many. I'm making these numbers up just to illustrate the hypothetical ratio, but if Uncharted needed to sell 8 million to turn a profit, then Days Gone turn a profit after 3 million.
Early indications are that Sony is pleased with the sales. I'm sure they'll green-light a sequel. Days Gone 2 should be real good.
Considering this was Sony Bend's first open-world game, I'm impressed. They nailed the open world.
Even at its peak, the Sony Bend team was much smaller than other Sony studios. It wouldn't have the budget of an Uncharted 4, God of War, etc. That means it doesn't need to sell so many. I'm making these numbers up just to illustrate the hypothetical ratio, but if Uncharted needed to sell 8 million to turn a profit, then Days Gone turn a profit after 3 million.
Early indications are that Sony is pleased with the sales. I'm sure they'll green-light a sequel. Days Gone 2 should be real good.
Considering this was Sony Bend's first open-world game, I'm impressed. They nailed the open world.
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Just imagine Sony thinking, "How many copies is this going to sell, if they (Bend) even make an average game?". (20m+ units)
My favorite game of the cycle, only thing close is Bloodborne for my tastes, never thought I would like it more than the original Red Dead Redemption. Doesn't look like much of a slip for DG on Amazon, ranging from #15-22 in the best sellers and either #2 or 3 in games depending on MK11, Smash Bros is still #1 game on Amazon.
vpance
Member
The general public is catching on to the sham reviews. I think most people trust their favorite streamer or YTer's opinion more these days.
That said, the Metacritic isn't too far off from what the game easily is (an 8+). But the big sites just look dumb AF giving it undeserved outlier low scores.
Gamernyc78
Banned
Damn to bad the Halo effect or whatever you want to call it didnt work for CD3, hmmm maybe because realistically it's a bad game no one wanted, hasn't even been in Microsofts top 100 played, yet Days gone is selling and word of mouth from fans are keeping tht momentum going.
Please save the bs homie shit doesn't make sense.
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Days Gone #1 again in week two in the UK, tracking very similar to Amazon US.
www.gamesindustry.biz
UK Charts: In quiet release week, top ten still led by Days Gone, Mortal Kombat 11
In another far too quiet week for the UK retail charts, the top four entries headed up by Days Gone stayed exactly wher…
www.gamesindustry.biz
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demigod
Member
Days Gone is more like a cash register.
And it's overtaken RE2 PS4, damn.
Only for 2019 sales I believe, not total, as RE2 was released in 2018. Its ahead of Sekiro (PS4 version), I think there is only one new release in 2019 with more sales on Amazon US - Kingdom Hearts III. It has a very long way to go to catch that.
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demigod
Member
RE2 was released in January 2019, or are you talking about preorders? Not sure if that counts towards 2018 or 2019.
Oh crap, you're right, I'm wrong.... I was thinking November of 2018, so yes, it has outsold both RE2 and Sekiro PS4 versions on Amazon US.
Its going to be awesome if Sony updates some actual numbers, 2-3m might be in the cards its first month. Horizon was 2.6m.
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TheGreatYosh
Banned
They are cucks over there, but they did good with this one.
ph33rknot
Banned
sure
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
Days Gone is a beast.
Evilms
Banned
Italy:
1. PS4 Days Gone
2. PS4 Mortal Kombat 11
3. PS4 FIFA 19
4. PS4 Grand Theft Auto V
5. PS4 Spiderman
6. PS4 Minecraft Playstation 4 Edition
7. SWI Mario Kart 8 DX
8. SWI Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition
9. SWI Yoshi's Crafted World
10. XB1 Mortal Kombat 11
https://www.ilvideogioco.com/category/classifiche/
UK Monthly Charts (April, 2019)
1. DAYS GONE ~ 70K / NEW
2. MORTAL KOMBAT 11 ~ 40K / NEW
3. THE DIVISION 2 ~ 33K / 133K
4. FIFA 19
5. RED DEAD REDEMPTION II
6. MARIO KART 8 DELUXE
7. YOSHI'S CRAFTED WORLD
8. SEKIRO SHADOWS DIE TWICE ~ 15.5K / 56K
9. WORLD WAR Z ~ 13K / NEW
10. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE
Days Gone total ~100K (UK since the launch Retail only)
Spain:
1. PS4 Days Gone - 26,600 / NEW
2. PS4 Mortal Kombat 11 - 6,400 / NEW
3. PS4 FIFA 19 - 2,500 / 627,300
4. PS4 Grand Theft Auto V - 2,000 / 917,200
5. PS4 Marvel's Spider-Man - 1,400 / 292,400
?. XBO Mortal Kombat 11 - 850 / NEW
Old first weeks:
PS4 Mortal Kombat X - 7,600 / NEW
XBO Mortal Kombat X - 1,200 / NEW
https://www.ivoox.com/vandal-radio-6x34-borderlands-3-caceria-audios-mp3_rf_35413727_1.html
Sony first-party titles 1st week in Spain :
1. PS4 Days Gone
2. PS4 Mortal Kombat 11
3. PS4 FIFA 19
4. PS4 Grand Theft Auto V
5. PS4 Spiderman
6. PS4 Minecraft Playstation 4 Edition
7. SWI Mario Kart 8 DX
8. SWI Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition
9. SWI Yoshi's Crafted World
10. XB1 Mortal Kombat 11
https://www.ilvideogioco.com/category/classifiche/
UK Monthly Charts (April, 2019)
1. DAYS GONE ~ 70K / NEW
2. MORTAL KOMBAT 11 ~ 40K / NEW
3. THE DIVISION 2 ~ 33K / 133K
4. FIFA 19
5. RED DEAD REDEMPTION II
6. MARIO KART 8 DELUXE
7. YOSHI'S CRAFTED WORLD
8. SEKIRO SHADOWS DIE TWICE ~ 15.5K / 56K
9. WORLD WAR Z ~ 13K / NEW
10. NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. U DELUXE
Days Gone total ~100K (UK since the launch Retail only)
Spain:
1. PS4 Days Gone - 26,600 / NEW
2. PS4 Mortal Kombat 11 - 6,400 / NEW
3. PS4 FIFA 19 - 2,500 / 627,300
4. PS4 Grand Theft Auto V - 2,000 / 917,200
5. PS4 Marvel's Spider-Man - 1,400 / 292,400
?. XBO Mortal Kombat 11 - 850 / NEW
Old first weeks:
PS4 Mortal Kombat X - 7,600 / NEW
XBO Mortal Kombat X - 1,200 / NEW
https://www.ivoox.com/vandal-radio-6x34-borderlands-3-caceria-audios-mp3_rf_35413727_1.html
Sony first-party titles 1st week in Spain :
- Uncharted 4 ~80k
- God of War ~67k
- Spider-Man ~56k
- Horizon ~35k
- GT Sport ~30k
- Uncharted TLL ~27k
- Days Gone ~26.6k
- Ratchet & Clank ~14.4k
- Detroit ~9k
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bitbydeath
Gold Member
I hear it’s a hit with the ladies.
thelastword
Banned
Days gone appears to be lighting it up everywhere............So much for Bend closing down, according to rumors, they already have PS5 devkits.......They're not going anywhere now......Ha ha....
EDMIX
Member
facts
Nice to see it doing well on the charts. Every hour I play of this game I realize more and more them reviews.....WAS LIES lol
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autoduelist
Member
I'm about half done . So much fun. I enjoy just exploring and riding around, story is solid.... I don't get the hate it got.
Kagey K
Banned
If they have PS5 devkits now, they probably had them before.
Not sure what 2 weeks of UK (or EU) physical only sales would have changed.
Unless you are suggesting that Sony gifted them dev kits as a “grad” present.
The more I think about it the less I understand this (gloat?) Post.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Very good performance... solid game helped by a very strong performing console and really on point marketing... congrats all!!!
Kagey K
Banned
As a curiosity, after week 2 of tracking what are the numbers?
All year it’s been UK down here and UK down there. Every game has performed poorly, by thier estimates. Except KH3 and Days Gone.
Do we have any sorts of numbers?
YTD tracking from Jan - present?
How are we supposed to frame these in any way?
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Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
I can look for exact numbers or you can, not sure how anything we have heard from anyone is at odd with stating that its performance worldwide seems very good... nor that while it is helped by the fact that the game is actually good (not super duper bestest, but good nonetheless) it is also helped by good on point marketing and riding on top of a very successful console thus exposing it to a more and more diverse user base.
Kagey K
Banned
We are both going to get the same, they aren’t there.
Not sure I’d be congratulating those, with no reference, other then it was number 1. Especially with what 1 meant in the UK in previous months and how doomed and gloomed everything was. (For 1 country only reporting physical)
Well deserved, well deserved indeed. You sold somewhere between 1 and 1 billion. Congrats.
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Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Lol
this game selling well is really getting on people’s nerves huh? Notice that nobody happy about this game’s performance is putting any other game down and do notice how this joyous response is coming after massive gloating on the game reviews as performance indicators and declaring it a bomb the day after.
CyberPanda
Banned
Congrats to Bend.
Kagey K
Banned
Not even.Lol
Going off other previous months this year it could be around the 150k mark and be the best selling game in April. Hardly a number worth gloating about, but enough to push it to the top spot.
There is too much missing information, but based on the months where they did give info that is the baseline.
Radical Dreamer
Member
Honestly surprised. Wonder how it'll go in america. Congratz to bend, hopefuly their next game will be more within my tastes;p
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
“Do not look too much into <Sony product>‘s sales”...
... (word of mouth seems good and stores requesting more and more copies after running out is also a good indicator). Given the shit people have been throwing at this game and how they even started an early birds thread to gloat about its demise and spreading bull crap about the studio? I will gladly cheer it and praise it (without Shane as it is a good game) as a paying customer who put his money where his mouth is .We will see where it lands as the sales number arrive (apparently it is doing well in France as it was posted earlier on in this thread too). Those could shut some people up... who am I kidding
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Kagey K
Banned
Digital is included and GameStop offered the free 48 hour refund. So I expect somewhere around the 1 mil mark and Mk will be just behind it because the community didn’t like it at first.
Kagey K
Banned
I’m thinking your tag doesn’t match your posts much any more. I used to take it at its word.“Do not look too much into <Sony product>‘s sales”...
We will see where it lands as the sales number arrive (apparently it is doing well in France as it was posted earlier on in this thread too). Those could shut some people up... who am I kidding
It’s sad if you are the genius here and this is the best you have.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
And here comes the ad hominem.
Kagey K
Banned
Oh it wasn’t here before?And here comes the ad hominem.
Tells us what the sales numbers were then?
Otherwise it’s all ad hominem and conjecture.
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Hopefully Sony will provide an update soon or at the one month mark. My guess remains slightly below Horizon first month which was 2.6m units its first month but not by more than 30% or so. Either way its outsold both Resident Evil 2 and Sekiro (PS Versions) which came out in January and February in about 7-8 days on Amazon US and continue to be #1/2 in most parts of the world on Amazon. Its conjecture that the sun will come up tomorrow, but people can make reasonable guesses based on facts that are known and past performance. This will be a mini-hit at the least say 4-7m units and could still be a mega-hit say 10m+ in 2 years.
Interesting enough its exactly where it was last week on Amazon US even today, I expect sales to be pretty good - great title imo, good word of mouth now, and a good time to release i.e. very little competition. Basically all there is going forward is Rage 2.
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mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Isn't the UK like 33% of Europe's sales? So if you throw in digital Days Gone probably sold 140,000 in the UK already. So all of Europe the game probably sold at least 400,000 copies already.
Gamernyc78
Banned
I can't wait for the numbers. If it sold anywhere over 2 million for the month world wide then it probably has sold well. Again we don't know their budget but I'm sure Sony is frothing at the mouth to shed some light on how Days Gone did if it meets or exceeds expectations.
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