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[Bodomism]

TLOU2
7 days - 4.04M
45 days - 5.83M = +1.79M new players

Spider-Man
7 days - 4.33M
45 days - 7.86M = +3.53M new players

GOW
7 days - 3.38M
45 days - 6.23M = +2.85M new players

It doesn't surprise me if Ghost Of Tsushima will overtake TLOU2 player count and sales at the end with that harsh drop of TLOU2 leg momentum.

 

[diffusionx]

All evidence points to TLOU2 having brutal word of mouth, hopefully this triggers some soul searching within ND.

 

[JLMC469]

This should surprise no one.

 

[Musky_Cheese]

 

[ksdixon]

The great dismay of TLOU2 is that the gameplay is still more TLOU1 goodness, just expanded with jump and crawl etc. Wrapped-up in a bad story, IMO, but that's why I'm still holding-out hope for that's standalone multiplayer Factions game that's supposed to be coming

 

[jigglet]

lmao how are returning players and player retention stats worth of even 1 second of thought in a non PvP / GaaS game?

I watch the Steam top 10 every day out of interest in PvP games. I love this stuff. But single player campaign games? Who cares?

 

[Mr Moose]

What's with the "total player count" thing? How is this calculated?

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Loved GOT a lot! But to me:

1-God of War.
2-Uncharted 4.
3-Ghost of Tsushmia.
4-Horizon: Zero Dawn.
5-The Last of Us Part 2.
6-Spider-man.

 

[Rikoi]

What's with the "total player count" thing? How is this calculated?

Total players that played the game from the release until now. This also includes 2nd hand copies.

 

[JORMBO]

Looks like TLOU2 did the best job flattening the curve.

 

[Javthusiast]

All evidence points to TLOU2 having brutal word of mouth, hopefully this triggers some soul searching within ND.

Why should it, the game is absolutely amazing. Crybabies can whine all they want.

 

[Klik]

Tlou2 is amazing.And that's coming from someone who is not easily impressed. I'm sorry for people that don't wanna play it because of some stupid x reason, they don't know what they're missing.

 

[The Cockatrice]

I'm still shocked that no one talked about scummy marketing tactics and how they hid the fact that you play as Abby and they've promoted Joel in almost all trailers. That is the number 1 reason why it received so many sales at launch and shortly after and why it's going downhill. While I did not hate TLOU2 fuck ND for pulling this shit.

 

[Arachnid]

I'm still shocked that no one talked about scummy marketing tactics and how they hid the fact that you play as Abby and they've promoted Joel in almost all trailers. That is the number 1 reason why it received so many sales at launch and shortly after and why it's going downhill. While I did not hate TLOU2 fuck ND for pulling this shit.

Yeah, forcing reviewers to keep shut about half the game was lame. It's not like playing as Abby was set up as some big twist. It was just a perspective shift. That, and them trying to copywrite youtubers into submission was super shitty.

Game was good gameplay wise though.

 

[trikster40]

To be fair, Spider-Man came DLC came out one month after launch with 2 more packs each month after. That pretty much guaranteed high player count for at least 3-4 months.

Ghost is just awesome.

With no multiplayer, people finished TLOU2 and put it down. I did my second 3/4 play through to get my plat. Curious what the count will be now with grounded and perma death modes released.

 

[The Mad Draklor]

I'm still shocked that no one talked about scummy marketing tactics and how they hid the fact that you play as Abby and they've promoted Joel in almost all trailers. That is the number 1 reason why it received so many sales at launch and shortly after and why it's going downhill. While I did not hate TLOU2 fuck ND for pulling this shit.

Well, if they do decide to make a TLOU3, they can't rely on the same marketing tactic at least to the same effectiveness.

 

[Madflavor]

I can pretty much guarantee that TLoU3 won't have the same level of hype and first week sales of Part 2.

 

[Nankatsu]

People are still waiting for a proper sequel to Part 1.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Yeah, TLOU2 just doesn't have a whole lot of replay value. Once you're done with it, you're done for the most part. Unless you're a hardcore fan. But the majority sound like they played through it and put it down. I'd like to think GoT will definitely carry on for a longer period. Hell, I got it on release and I'm still not done because I'm pampering it as best as I can and getting EVERY SINGLE THING, haha.

 

[Bodomism]

To be fair, Spider-Man came DLC came out one month after launch with 2 more packs each month after. That pretty much guaranteed high player count for at least 3-4 months.

Ghost is just awesome.

With no multiplayer, people finished TLOU2 and put it down. I did my second 3/4 play through to get my plat. Curious what the count will be now with grounded and perma death modes released.

Dude this is not concurrent but total player count

 

[wvnative]

Disingenuous.

Other Sony games have either open worlds with more to do or an online mode in case of uncharted 4, Last of us 2 is linear with no multiplayer or any significant replay value to speak of.

Spoiler

I hated the game, but there is wayyyyyyy too much effort online to tear this game down for stupid reasons

 

[Guardian's Light]

TLOU2
7 days - 4.04M
45 days - 5.83M = +1.79M new players

Spider-Man
7 days - 4.33M
45 days - 7.86M = +3.53M new players

GOW
7 days - 3.38M
45 days - 6.23M = +2.85M new players

It doesn't surprise me if Ghost Of Tsushima will overtake TLOU2 player count and sales at the end with that harsh drop of TLOU2 leg momentum.

I'm waiting for Ghost of tsushima to make similar numbers, apart from it being deserved, the game is blasting everywhere

 

[Rikoi]

To be fair, Spider-Man came DLC came out one month after launch with 2 more packs each month after. That pretty much guaranteed high player count for at least 3-4 months.

Ghost is just awesome.

With no multiplayer, people finished TLOU2 and put it down. I did my second 3/4 play through to get my plat. Curious what the count will be now with grounded and perma death modes released.

The number is not a >concurrent< number of players though, it's talking about total unique players that played the game, what you are talking about is "returning players", which is showed in a separated stat in the same graph.

 

[Thaedolus]

I wish I could be playing New Game+ right now but I let my buddy borrow my PS4 over a month ago and he hasn’t even finished FF7 yet

 

[Arthimura]

That doesn't mean anything. I stopped playing the game too after the first week because i finished the story, that doesn't mean i didn't enjoy the game, it's my GOTY so far.

I will probably play it again soon to get the platinum trophy and check the new update.

 

[Madflavor]

I mean this is by no means a disaster. Part 2 did extremely well in sales make no mistake. But there's going to be long-term financial repercussions for the direction the story took. Whether that's a good or bad thing, or whether you just don't care at all, depends on the individual I guess. This is not to say Part 3 will flop, but like I said before, it's definitely not going to have the same level of excitement as Part 2.

Part 2 was riding off the wave of the widely beloved Part 1. Part 3 will be riding off the wave of a much more divisive game, that is already showing it doesn't have as strong legs as other big PS4 releases.

 

[Bodomism]

That doesn't mean anything. I stopped playing the game too after the first week because i finished the story, that doesn't mean i didn't enjoy the game, it's my GOTY so far.

I will probably play it again soon to get the platinum trophy and check the new update.

Total player count not the concurrent player count

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

All evidence points to TLOU2 having brutal word of mouth, hopefully this triggers some soul searching within ND.

Yeah, like how to make another fantastic game like The Last of Us II?

 

[Arthimura]

Total player count not the concurrent player count

TLOU2 is a sequel, so it's total player count is naturally limited by how many people played the first game.

It doesn't make sense to compare directly with brand new games like Marvel's Spider-Man, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghost of Tsushima, or a soft reboot like God of War 2018.

 

[evanft]

We’re really still doing this, huh?

 

[Rikoi]

TLOU2 is a sequel, so it's total player count is naturally limited by how many people played the first game.

It doesn't make sense to compare directly with brand new games like Marvel's Spider-Man, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghost of Tsushima, or a soft reboot like God of War 2018.

TLOU 2 is the sequel to this game.

The Last of Us - number of players (PlayStation) [Archive]

gamstat.com

Total player count
43,500,000

 

[Astral Dog]

Idk 5.86 M still seems like, a lot of players to me

 

[dezzy8]

I wish I could be playing New Game+ right now but I let my buddy borrow my PS4 over a month ago and he hasn’t even finished FF7 yet

buddy might have to bring that shit back

 

[Bodomism]

Idk 5.86 M still seems like, a lot of players to me

It's not when you're including second hand game and game sharing on a different profile on 112M userbase

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

I'm still shocked that no one talked about scummy marketing tactics and how they hid the fact that you play as Abby and they've promoted Joel in almost all trailers. That is the number 1 reason why it received so many sales at launch and shortly after and why it's going downhill. While I did not hate TLOU2 fuck ND for pulling this shit.

So...you just expect Naughty Dog to just reveal all of what it's considering to be the major plot points of the game? So there is zero surprise for the player? What thought process is this.

 

[Thaedolus]

buddy might have to bring that shit back

Eh he helped me get my current job and bought me lunch the other day, I’ll allow it. Plenty of other backlog to work on

 

[Bodomism]

TLOU2 is a sequel, so it's total player count is naturally limited by how many people played the first game.

It doesn't make sense to compare directly with brand new games like Marvel's Spider-Man, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghost of Tsushima, or a soft reboot like God of War 2018.

'Red Dead Redemption 2' Just Outsold 'Red Dead 1' In 12 Days

When Rockstar releases a new game, the earth moves, and that’s certainly been the case with Red Dead Redemption 2, which has surpassed all analyst and even Rockstar’s own expectations of sales.

www.google.com

 

[Astral Dog]

It's not when you're including second hand game and game sharing on a different profile on 112M userbase

How does it compare to third party releases like FF7 or RDR2? That could still be a pretty high number

 

[CrysisFreak]

Loved GOT a lot! But to me:

1-God of War.
2-Uncharted 4.
3-Ghost of Tsushmia.
4-Horizon: Zero Dawn.
5-The Last of Us Part 2.
6-Spider-man.

What did you not like about our boy Niche-Man?

 

[Zekra Dezivad]

All evidence points to TLOU2 having brutal word of mouth, hopefully this triggers some soul searching within ND.

I loved the setting, the gameplay (a lot!), the graphics, the sound design (one of my fav EVER), the level design, the overall feeling with the weapons. But not a fan of the story and the themes, I really wanted more of old characters stories and more deepening of the world/lore.
I think that a PS5 version and multiplayer will "save" the face for ND and they can go away without addressing criticism about the game story or working conditions.
Late generation games have little legs, it's not new. TLOU Remastered on PS4 sold nearly double the copies of TLOU PS3 for examples. Like 12-14m vs 7m

 

[Bo_Hazem]

What did you not like about our boy Niche-Man?

Nothing, it's like loving normal gold, over rose gold and white gold. They are all gold to me.

 

[diffusionx]

I loved the setting, the gameplay (a lot!), the graphics, the sound design (one of my fav EVER), the level design, the overall feeling with the weapons. But not a fan of the story and the themes, I really wanted more of old characters stories and more deepening of the world/lore.
I think that a PS5 version and multiplayer will "save" the face for ND and they can go away without addressing criticism about the game story or working conditions.
Late generation games have little legs, it's not new. TLOU Remastered on PS4 sold nearly double the copies of TLOU PS3 for examples. Like 12-14m vs 7m

Nice cope.

 

[synce]

Happy to see. They'll probably give Druckmann one more chance, though I wouldn't buy anything with his name attached to it since he seems like the type who can't accept criticism or change.

 

[Whitecrow]

Tlou2 is amazing. Im sorry for people that don't wanna play because of some stupid x reason, they don't know what they're missing.

You know, fun is not everything on life.

A lot of people, myself included, will gladly miss this in order to give an important message to the industry.

You are free to have fun while letting others tell you what you have to think.

 

[squarealex]

TLOU2 is a amazing games.
Just left people crying or hate cause they dont have the sequel they want. Maybe this people prefer a TLOU sequel like UC3, no big value, or same useless story like the first one.

 

[bargeparty]

I don't understand this graph. All I see is high numbers for TLOU2, but it's higher than games much older than it, soo?

 

[Arthimura]

'Red Dead Redemption 2' Just Outsold 'Red Dead 1' In 12 Days

When Rockstar releases a new game, the earth moves, and that’s certainly been the case with Red Dead Redemption 2, which has surpassed all analyst and even Rockstar’s own expectations of sales.

www.google.com

A lot of people who played RDR2 didn't play the first game, RDR2 is a prequel and it doesn't heavily relies on the first game. Different than TLOU2.

Also, RDR2 is a Rockstar game that was released for PC too, the first game is console exclusive, so it's natural that it would outsold RDR1.

 

[Bodomism]

I loved the setting, the gameplay (a lot!), the graphics, the sound design (one of my fav EVER), the level design, the overall feeling with the weapons. But not a fan of the story and the themes, I really wanted more of old characters stories and more deepening of the world/lore.
I think that a PS5 version and multiplayer will "save" the face for ND and they can go away without addressing criticism about the game story or working conditions.
Late generation games have little legs, it's not new. TLOU Remastered on PS4 sold nearly double the copies of TLOU PS3 for examples. Like 12-14m vs 7m

TLOU remastered was given away for free in so many Sony PS4 promotions and the holidays sales price was around $4.99-$9.99.

Splatoon 2 with 10M sales generated more revenue than TLOU with 20M sales lol.

 

[Bodomism]

A lot of people who played RDR2 didn't play the first game, RDR2 is a prequel and it doesn't heavily relies on the first game. Different than TLOU2.

Also, RDR2 is a Rockstar game that was released for PC too, the first game is console exclusive, so it's natural that it would outsold RDR1.

Dude, PC version wasn't released during that 12 days.

 

[Vawn]

Looks good still. Fantastic game.

You have to remember one thing though. What happened about one month after this huge PS4 exclusive released? Right. Another huge PS4 exclusive released. It is obvious many PS4 players finished TLOU2 quickly and moved on to Ghost of Tsushima.