Heavy Rain sold like 4 million copies, I doubt any game in that genre will come close to it any time soon.
Any prediction for The Division next week?
It's gonna be very huge in my opinion.
I say over 300K.
Detroit will.
400K UK, 5m WW.
That sounds crazy to me, but maybe I missed all the hype!?400K UK, 5m WW.
Beta + Destiny players looking for their next endorphin fix.That sounds crazy to me, but maybe I missed all the hype!?
nvm you were talking about Division hypeThat sounds crazy to me, but maybe I missed all the hype!?
Is the Destiny community still big?
Agree. We're selling it at an insane rate since more than a week and preorders have been very very strong. PC version. So yes I'm expecting a big big launch for all systems.Any prediction for The Division next week?
It's gonna be very huge in my opinion.
I say over 300K.
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My quick research suggests it is. That's a lot of posts to make it to that many OTs so even if GAF was the only barometer, it's big just here.
EDIT: Activity on http://www.destinylfg.com/ is pretty damn frequent too
Why? Because they won't buy other games due to Knack being too good?
I guess the Forza 6 slim mode for PC announcement made many Xbox owners goes rage so they buy the game and break the disc to give Microsoft a message.
Good to see Forza 6 back in the top ten, its been part of my backlog for a while but I managed to put a good few hours into it over the weekend, wonder what caused the spike here?
23 (26) PS4 KNACK (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
40 (__) PS4 KILLZONE: SHADOW FALL (SONY COMPUTER ENT.)
Is this because of some kind of promotion?
It's dirt cheap ATM as Is halo 5 (£20). Ms are doing console bundles for £250 too - which also explains FIFA 16 on xb1 above the ps4 version, I wonder if a price drop is coming
Heavy Rain sold like 4 million copies, I doubt any game in that genre will come close to it any time soon.
How does it affect you if they do? Are you forced to by the sequel?
Why? Because they won't buy other games due to Knack being too good?
Can wait for Knack 2. Bring it, Sony!
Why? I enjoyed it a lot.
I will be happy with a sequel.
Really surprised with the division hype, found the beta bland, combat was mediocre, the location would get old and samey, dark zones seem really old quick, and not sufficient for end game content. Guess I am in he minority on this one.
Sony trying to keep Cerny happy at all cost.
It's dirt cheap ATM as Is halo 5 (£20). Ms are doing console bundles for £250 too - which also explains FIFA 16 on xb1 above the ps4 version, I wonder if a price drop is coming
Where can I pick up Halo 5 for £20?
Is Rise under £25 yet?
ShopTwo, Sainsburys or Base
Yes.Is the Destiny community still big?
Detroit will.
Germany:
Far Cry Primal PS4 >200K
Halo 5 XB1 >100K
http://www.biu-online.de/de/fakten/biu-sales-award.html
Disagree. ...if it's good and reviews well. Sony pushing it I can see it doing very well. Telltale games have no marketing and don't have the graphics of Detroit.Extremely unlikely, Heavy Rain sold that well because it was new and there was nothing like it at the time, no game in the genre since then sold anywhere near as well as it did.
Telltale games are significantly cheaper and available on every single platform and they still never came close to the success of Heavy Rain, Detroit won't be any different.
What's the console split like in Germany?
Germany:
Far Cry Primal PS4 >200K
Halo 5 XB1 >100K
http://www.biu-online.de/de/fakten/biu-sales-award.html
You telling me that Far Cry Primal sold 200K in one week on Germany? im not believing that.
Germany:
Far Cry Primal PS4 >200K
Halo 5 XB1 >100K
http://www.biu-online.de/de/fakten/biu-sales-award.html
Really surprised with the division hype, found the beta bland, combat was mediocre, the location would get old and samey, dark zones seem really old quick, and not sufficient for end game content. Guess I am in he minority on this one.
Germany:
Far Cry Primal PS4 >200K
Halo 5 XB1 >100K
http://www.biu-online.de/de/fakten/biu-sales-award.html
You telling me that Far Cry Primal sold 200K in one week on Germany? im not believing that.
Primal >200k first week? That's fucking huge, wasn't expecting sales like that at all.
Although it's the first game this year to get a proper, big TV commercial campaign this year at least in Poland.
Yeah, it was on every single football game ad break I saw in the UK. That's why I'm thinking Division is going to be huge. That's been going since December.
Over 200k, blowing past Halo 5 in just one week?Germany:
Far Cry Primal PS4 >200K
Halo 5 XB1 >100K
http://www.biu-online.de/de/fakten/biu-sales-award.html
LANDMARK PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES COMBINED DIGITAL/PHYSICAL RANKINGS
Research firms team up in response to customer demand, starting with Europe.
An industry-first research partnership providing the most comprehensive overview of the digital and physical games market ever available.
In the absence of a centralized source for market information, the two research firms, each leaders in their respective territories, have joined forces to begin publishing monthly sales charts that combine digital and physical console games sales in key European markets.
Dr. Mathias Giloth, Managing Director at GfK Entertainment, said: This is a milestone in the history of games market research. For the first time, digital and physical sales data across Europe will be integrated into one single, representative overview.
With the advent of digital distribution, the landscape for video games has drastically changed. Last year consumers spent $6.25 billion on both full game downloads and add-on content on console worldwide. That means that major publishers are now fully invested in pursuing digital channels as a core piece to their business strategy, said SuperData CEO, Joost van Dreunen. Major franchises like Call of Duty, FIFA and Grand Theft Auto earn revenues across a range of channels. By partnering with GfK Entertainment we are in the unique position to provide a greater degree of market transparency.
Tanja Eisen, Global Director Multimedia GfK Entertainment: The co-operation between SuperData and GfK Entertainment will help clients better understand the changes their market has been facing for many years. Starting with UK, well continuously expand this service to other countries such as Germany and France and further increase the market coverage, together with our long-time industry partners.The partnership will begin delivery of combined sales charts shortly, basing the digital component on the monthly transaction-level data collected by SuperData on 48 million digital gamers. GfK Entertainment tracks games sales at retail.
Consumers spent $6.25B on digitally distributed console games and add-on content in 2015, up 24% year-over-year due to the momentum behind the current hardware generation and the release of several major titles in the 2015 holiday season.
Top selling digital console titles in January were Call of Duty: Blacks Ops 3, FIFA 16, Grand Theft Auto V, Destiny, and Fallout 4. Lower barriers to entry and a broadening of consumer appetite is expected to challenge the dominant position on digital console held by Activision, EA and TakeTwo Interactive.
GfK and SuperData announce industry-first partnership
https://www.superdataresearch.com/blog/gfk-and-superdata-announce-industry-first-partnership/
As i thought, it is a typo on the site with the awards, press release states 100K
http://www.biu-online.de/de/presse/...en-computer-und-videospiele-im-februar-2.html
Still a huge opening.
http://www.mcvpacific.com/news/read/ps4-celebrates-another-record-year-in-new-zealand/0163789The strongest festive season in New Zealand’s PlayStation History has helped PlayStation post another record breaking year.
In addition to being the number one selling console last year, the PlayStation 4 now accounts for 65% of the current generation market value.
NPD Group data shows that PlayStation platform value share of the total market grew to 57%, a 10% increase year-on-year.
The Xmas week, was the highest performing of the year for the company, with December 2015 proving to be the highest performing month in New Zealand PlayStation history.
Luis Gil, NPD, said, “As PS4 maintains its leadership position in the home console market, it is evident that the home entertainment unit has played an instrumental role in the market success of the New Zealand Interactive Entertainment category.”
Michael Ephraim, Managing Director at Sony Computer Entertainment Australia and New Zealand added, “We are so proud to see the performance of the entire PlayStation business continue to go from strength to strength."
"We’ve exceeded all expectations in the speed of achieving our major milestones for this year, and welcome the inclusion of PlayStation VR, that will again elevate our proposition by pushing the boundaries of innovative technology. Our New Zealand players hold an invaluable role in making PlayStation the success it is and we’re incredibly proud to enjoy these achievements with them.”
The PS4 also impressed in the software category, outselling its closest competitor by double in both value (110%) and units (106%). The platform's software value and units grew by a booming 78% and 71% respectively compared to 2014.
2016 promises to be another strong year for the platform holder as the look to welcome Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, Hello Games’ procedurally generated space exploration game, No Man’s Sky and Guerilla Games’ newest action RPG, Horizon Zero Dawn alongside the launch of PlayStation VR.