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[Aressa]

Do we know the development cost? Hopefully low.

 

[Simpdimples]

Good results. WOM and tit pics should carry it

 

[Negotiator101]

From the Insomniac leak Spiderman 2 needed 7 million copies to break even - and that was first party. Have to imagine that this would need a minimum of 5 million to break even, probably more.

I can't imagine it had anywhere near the budget of Spiderman 2, but it's easy gonna make money now off those type of sales.

 

[LordOcidax]

From the Insomniac leak Spiderman 2 needed 7 million copies to break even - and that was first party. Have to imagine that this would need a minimum of 5 million to break even, probably more.

The budget for this game is probably a quarter of the Spiderman budget…

 

[Killer8]

Do we know the development cost? Hopefully low.

Around $200 million according to a Danish newspaper.

 

[squallbr]

RE9, Pragmata, Crimson Desert, 007 FL selling well

The future is GaaS

 

[Aressa]

Around $200 million according to a Danish newspaper.

Ouch. Okay so that's like 5m copies to break even.

 

[Aressa]

RE9, Pragmata, Crimson Desert, 007 FL selling well

The future is GaaS

Congratulations. You're now qualified for a game publisher CEO position.

 

[Tommi84]

Sold oit in my country. At least the few shops I can get a discount

 

[Darchaos]

Hell yeah, more to come!

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Must have been a hell of a lot of sales on consoles then, or am I tripping?

 

[calico]

What was the royalty on sales in the Wolverine leak? ~15%?

This announcement has a whiff of the MGS3 announcement about it. I could be wrong.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

What was the royalty on sales in the Wolverine leak? ~15%?

This announcement has a whiff of the MGS3 announcement about it. I could be wrong.

Yeah you're probably wrong like usual.

 

[DenchDeckard]

I'm really enjoying the ride. Glad others are enjoying it too.

My only complaint is those fucking colour coded "jump here" signposted bits in blue or white paint.

They wound me. Outside of that. Great game haha.

 

[phant0m]

Must have been a hell of a lot of sales on consoles then, or am I tripping?

Some additional context

All-time CCU peak for Hitman 2016 was 51k

All-time CCU peak for Hitman WoA (what Hitman 1-3 are folded into) is 11k

Sure it's not 500k StS2 launch but by all means a hit for IOI standards

 

[calico]

Yeah you're probably wrong like usual.

Hasn't happened so far but I'm open to the possibility here.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Hasn't happened so far but I'm open to the possibility here.

Yeah you're probably wrong like usual

 

[Camreezie]

Good game, well deserved sales also worth mentioning they made the women in this game attractive which shouldnt be a surprise for James fucking Bond but modern game developers have boners for ogres

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Some additional context

All-time CCU peak for Hitman 2016 was 51k

All-time CCU peak for Hitman WoA (what Hitman 1-3 are folded into) is 11k

Sure it's not 500k StS2 launch but by all means a hit for IOI standards

Well I'll pick up a copy regardless once it's dropped a bit. Still getting through Crimson

 

[calico]

Yeah you're probably wrong like usual

Wrong to be open to the possibility I could be wrong here? Well if you insist.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Wrong to be open to the possibility I could be wrong here? Well if you insist.

Yeah you're probably wrong like usual

 

[Artistic]

Beautiful.

 

[Joel Was Right]

The weather was too hot, forcing people to stay inside and desperate for distraction. Lifetime sales won't go beyond 2m.

 

[calico]

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Did you see another female breathe?

 

[kpopSuperstar]

Do we know the budget? 1.5 is 77 mil at 70$ - 30% platform fee.
They probably made more than half the budget.

As others said, this is a game that cost over 200 million over seven years.

It's a massively expensive game that needs to sell many millions to come close to breaking even.

But this is a very good beginning, it could be way worse.

 

[lughnasadh123]

 

[ThisIsMyDog]

From the Insomniac leak Spiderman 2 needed 7 million copies to break even - and that was first party. Have to imagine that this would need a minimum of 5 million to break even, probably more.

Insomniac is from California, IO Interactive from Denmark, there is pretty big difference in game development costs. California is probably the worst place on this planet if you want to save some money lol

 

[GudOlRub]

Take the $200 million budget with a big pinch of salt. All IOI said is that this game cost more than all the Hitman games combined, it is estimated that all the Hitman games combined cost around $180 million so journos began throwing the $200 million number around.
Since the Hitman number itself is also just an estimate, it might be close to that or it might be completely off the mark, anyway don't take it as gospel is all I'm saying.

 

[JayK47]

Great game. Glad to hear it. I wish I had more time to play it. I wish I were playing it now.

 

[thismeinteil]

Do we know if it's real sales or shipped?

I'm sure it's shipped. Usually they say sold through for actual sales.

 

[Baemono]

From the Insomniac leak Spiderman 2 needed 7 million copies to break even - and that was first party. Have to imagine that this would need a minimum of 5 million to break even, probably more.

That's because insane Disney licensing fees

 

[Chuck Berry]

Will the dipshits that claimed this would bomb please stand up and be counted

 

[calico]

I'm sure it's shipped. Usually they say sold through for actual sales.

I'm skeptical of these 24 hour announcements unless they specify. I could believe either in this case, but it's potentially a very meaningful difference depending on which it is.

If it's sold through it's pretty good (and we will likely get follow on milestones very rapidly). If it includes shipped it's all but meaningless.

 

[ElFenomeno]

Great year for games.

 

[Woopah]

Do we know if it's real sales or shipped?

For the publisher/developer, shipped is real sales.

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

RE9, Pragmata, Crimson Desert, 007 FL selling well

The future is GaaS

But they don't have lesbian protagonists? How can they be appealing to the modern audience?

 

[Negotiator101]

Will the dipshits that claimed this would bomb please stand up and be counted

That was MindsEye Chuck

 

[Fbh]

Good thing they are no longer with Square or we'd already be hearing how it didn't meet expectations.

Congratulations. You're now qualified for a game publisher CEO position.

The true CEO quote would be:
"These single player games sold well, but just imagine how much more money they would have made if they were multiplayer live service games with cosmetic microtransactions!!!"

 

[Rivdoric]

Potential great single player experience turned to Live Service Game bullshit just like Hitman WoA was.

 

[Topher]

The weather was too hot, forcing people to stay inside and desperate for distraction. Lifetime sales won't go beyond 2m.

You should try out for your country's Olympics mental gymnastics team

 

[adamsapple]

Impressive.

I/O got a winner and a possible new franchise on their hand.

 

[Orbital2060]

Dayum

Very nice

 

[Bernardougf]

Im not even that interested in the game but seeing another SP success is music to my ears...

 

[geary]

I'm skeptical of these 24 hour announcements unless they specify. I could believe either in this case, but it's potentially a very meaningful difference depending on which it is.

If it's sold through it's pretty good (and we will likely get follow on milestones very rapidly). If it includes shipped it's all but meaningless.

Why, 90%+ are digital steam or PS store.

 

[geary]

As others said, this is a game that cost over 200 million over seven years.

It's a massively expensive game that needs to sell many millions to come close to breaking even.

But this is a very good beginning, it could be way worse.

This is no Socal to have insane salaries. I dont think is 200mil