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[Agnostic2020]

After going back online for preorders since yesterday it seems TLOU2 is doing amazing. So happy for the game and can not wait to play it.

 

[Bloody Knuckles]

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

It already was.

 

[Jayjayhd34]

I think it will do very well but the titles is misleading

 

[PrimeTime]

is this really an accomplishment? What is it competing with?

 

[Fake]

is this really an accomplishment? What is it competing with?

Games.

 

[Moogle11]

Re-placed my preorder for the digital deluxe version on PSN yesterday. Can’t wait for this game! Have thankfully avoided spoilers and not been remotely bothers by the few things/rumors I’ve heard about the “woke” plot.

 

[MrS]

Pre-ordered my copy a couple of days ago!

 

[Psykodad]

Almost nobody cares about all the drama, so this was to be expected.

 

[SleepDoctor]

Not really surprising as has been said, only a fraction of people are on the forums lol. Butvi guess it needed a thread for reassurance

 

[Airbus Jr]

Theres almost zero competition for tlou 2 for the next 2 month

You already see that May game list posted by Ibiza and it looks crap

June are also the same

Theres no other big game to compete with tlou 2 in June so not surprising to see it topped the chart

 

[ExpandKong]

It’s gonna be number 1 in sales and preorders and all that in the same way that Rise of Skywalker was #1 box office. The backlash will come later.

maybe

probably not who really cares lol

 

[JLMC469]

A bigger headline would be if it wasn’t.

 

[Eliciel]

This.

 

[Moogle11]

It’s gonna be number 1 in sales and preorders and all that in the same way that Rise of Skywalker was #1 box office. The backlash will come later.

maybe

probably not who really cares lol

Yep. I stopped needing validation for things I like/dislike ages ago. I enjoyed all the new Star Wars movies to varying degrees, including Rise of Skywalker. It has flaws for sure, but I’m just looking to shut my brain off and be entertained with movies, shows and games.

I couldn’t give a Coronavirus filled shit about artistic merit or critical reception. If something entertained me I’m good. My opinion, and how I come to it, is no more or less valid than anyone else’s and I stopped arguing about subjective things online years ago.

 

[Sw0pDiller]

Why would it tank? Because like 100 people go online and rant about the story that does not fit their vision? And try to downplay everything that's naughty dog/ sony? (Like they don't have a agenda) Millions of gamer thoroughly enjoyed the first game and are very much anticipating the next big PS4 exclusive.

 

[JimmyRustler]

Well, no matter the story and politics, it‘ll certainly be a good and extemely polished game. So not really surprising.

 

[Doom85]

 

[DForce]

is this really an accomplishment? What is it competing with?

Just consider what's going on right now.

Gameplay footage has been leaked and people on Twitter and YouTube are talking about how much this game is going to suck and it's going to sell like shit and so on. They announce a new release date the next day and we see that it's topping the charts on Amzon. It's even ahead of Assassins Creed, and that game was announced this week. In my opinion, that's really impressive.

And you have this from September 2019.



We don't know how many people canceled their pre-orders, everything seems to be going very well right now.

 

[TGO]

Versus what though?
A more interesting number would be current standing Pre-orders or cancellations
Those amazon charts don't really mean much vs actual sales
Although I doubt sales will be a problem.

 

[MrS]

This dumbass should be a banned source. He deals in speculation, not facts. He's just a YouTuber who reads Era for info and makes vids on it. Unless you think gleaning the Amazon best sellers list makes you a video game sales analyst, of course.

 

[llien]

#1 on amazon at times when AC is the only other AAA game to be released is not something to boast about, certainly not for NG.

And as far as TLOU2 goes, NG goes full Sarkisian, I vote with my wallet.

 

[Doom85]

This dumbass should be a banned source. He deals in speculation, not facts. He's just a YouTuber who reads Era for info and makes vids on it.

Oooookay, but GAF posts Youtube videos constantly that have nothing but speculation and conspiracy theories. Hardly anything new for this forum (and not just them to be fair, gamefaqs does it all the time too. And gets mad when we don't watch the videos, because heaven forbid some of us don't want out Recommendations messed up by watching generic clickbait stuff like that).

 

[mortal]

Was there ever any doubt?

A sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed and best selling games from last gen, also during a period where not many high profile titles are getting released.

A leak wasn't going to change that, regardless of how vocal some people might be lol

 

[DForce]

This dumbass should be a banned source. He deals in speculation, not facts. He's just a YouTuber who reads Era for info and makes vids on it.

Banned? Someone who has been sharing info for years? He has data and there's no disputing that.

 

[Explosive Zombie]

Man there's some real coping going on in this thread.

 

[Matsuchezz]

Awesome! I tried to grab the ELLIE EDITION but it is sold out everywhere. June 19th can’t come soon enough. I just finished FFVII and I am ready to play this. I am going to revisit left behind and the last of us remaster.

 

[JORMBO]

Not surprising. The first game sold tons and most people don’t care about the internet drama.

 

[MeatSafeMurderer]

I'm sure it's #1 for most preorders cancelled right now too. I had it preordered for 2 years...operative word had, I cancelled it and ordered Insomniac's Spoder-Men instead, figure I might finally get around to playing it.

 

[mejin]

 

[Jbomb19]

Yep. I stopped needing validation for things I like/dislike ages ago. I enjoyed all the new Star Wars movies to varying degrees, including Rise of Skywalker. It has flaws for sure, but I’m just looking to shut my brain off and be entertained with movies, shows and games.

I couldn’t give a Coronavirus filled shit about artistic merit or critical reception. If something entertained me I’m good. My opinion, and how I come to it, is no more or less valid than anyone else’s and I stopped arguing about subjective things online years ago.

Using “I don’t give a Coronavirus filled shit” from now on. Thank you for that gift.

 

[Skyr]

Sure. Got my special edition locked in.

Saw the leaks and the main plot points.
Does it bother me? I mean I don't exactly love it.. but besides that I still expect a fantastic game and experience overall.

I like to have a laugh about some of the leaked plot points but overall I think the outrage is a bit overblown.

 

[FearlessBelgian]

 

[Temp0]

Just consider what's going on right now.

Gameplay footage has been leaked and people on Twitter and YouTube are talking about how much this game is going to suck and it's going to sell like shit and so on. They announce a new release date the next day and we see that it's topping the charts on Amzon. It's even ahead of Assassins Creed, and that game was announced this week. In my opinion, that's really impressive.

And you have this from September 2019.



We don't know how many people canceled their pre-orders, everything seems to be going very well right now.

ALL PSN preorders have been cancelled. ALL of them. And this tweet was in September. Not much worth it now

 

[zeorhymer]

What ever happened the push of to never pre-order anything? Is that still a thing?

 

[bronk]

Man there's some real coping going on in this thread.

On what 2 posts?

 

[Temp0]

Games.

In the charts presented by OP, it’s only PS4 games though.

 

[Fake]

What is it competing with?

In the charts presented by OP, it’s only PS4 games though.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Never once in my life have I ever paid for the first game and I've beaten it five times. I pre-ordered once the leaks hit, I was impressed that a bare average game could follow up hard in the sequel so I'll pay this time.

 

[Jayjayhd34]

Yeah it's 13 UK and 84 on us amazon

 

[Explosive Zombie]

Yeah it's 13 UK and 84 on us amazon

Amazon Best Sellers: Best PlayStation 4 Games

View the best video games in Amazon Best Sellers. Browse the 100 top video games to identify the most popular games. Get useful information on what other people are buying.

www.amazon.com

 

[iorek21]

The fact that a game announced just 2 days ago is #2 tells more about this list than the #1

 

[DForce]

ALL PSN preorders have been cancelled. ALL of them. And this tweet was in September. Not much worth it now

I just pointed out that this was from September 2019 and I'm aware of pre-order cancellations on PSN (not everyone has received theirs), but there are still physical copies and it's still topping the charts.

 

[Jayjayhd34]

Amazon Best Sellers: Best PlayStation 4 Games

View the best video games in Amazon Best Sellers. Browse the 100 top video games to identify the most popular games. Get useful information on what other people are buying.

www.amazon.com

Thats the best selling ps4 games.

 

[DForce]

Yeah it's 13 UK and 84 on us amazon

That's overall.

It peaked number 1 and number 4 earlier this week.

This is not 100% concrete info, but it may be doing well despite what's going on right now with all the leaks.

 

[Explosive Zombie]

Thats the best selling ps4 games.

I mean, it beats telling us it's 84 based on it selling less than keyboards and controllers, right?

 

[Jayjayhd34]

I mean, it beats telling us it's 84 based on it selling less than keyboards and controllers, right?

Don't fully understand your post.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Is anyone really surprised? Internet backlash is irrelevant to sales, otherwise CoD would sell 19 copies a year.

 

[Explosive Zombie]

Don't fully understand your post.

You said it's 84 on amazon, but it's not 84 behind 83 games, most things above it are peripherals, the number one is PSN store credit gift cards, which... I dunno... maybe could be used to buy TLOU 2? lol

 

[Jayjayhd34]

You said it's 84 on amazon, but it's not 84 behind 83 games, most things above it are peripherals, the number one is PSN store credit gift cards, which... I dunno... maybe could be used to buy TLOU 2? lol

I'm the UK animal crossing Mario kart and Minecraft are higher.