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UK: AC Syndicate launch lowest of any AC except Rogue
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Get_craycray
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It's the Unity effect. Since the last game has had such a bad presence in the media, people didn't want to be fooled again.
JimmyRustler
Gold Member
What AC needs again is an overarching story to make it more intersting again. I don't know why Ubisoft keeps shuffing out entires that have barely any connection to each other.
I think the fact that other games in the series had data for six days tracked, and Syndicate had three days renders this entire statistic utterly redundant, and absolutely stupid to use in an article.
I don't doubt that it will be the worst one selling for a time, but this is so stupid.
I don't doubt that it will be the worst one selling for a time, but this is so stupid.
Triggerhappytel
Member
This one's called Assassin's Creed Victory, and apparently you play Victor Frankenstein in Elizabethan Liverpool.
It probably affected the chart a tiny little bit, but that won't make a difference in the grand scheme of things, unless it sold just 1k units less than black flag. & even if it did, that would still be significantly less than the other ACs.
While there were some TV adverts for the game here in the UK it just feels like Ubisoft have 'phoned in' everything about this game.
This seems all the more puzzling given that the Assassins Creed film is launching next Xmas and they should really be doing more to keep their IP amongst the 'AAA' game franchises rather than half heartedly just pushing it out into the market.
This seems all the more puzzling given that the Assassins Creed film is launching next Xmas and they should really be doing more to keep their IP amongst the 'AAA' game franchises rather than half heartedly just pushing it out into the market.
travisbickle
Member
Give it a full week, Brits will buy any shit.
Not really. For numbers we know, there's rarely any massive changes in sales figures between Tuesday and Friday releases. It's just so front loaded.
Bartholomuse
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Don't tell him, it's funnier to imagine a dude "milking" a bull lmao.
doniewhalberg
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Hahah, this made me laugh. I see how you looked at it, but I'm not really sure people react that way, kind of the opposite actually. I always gravitate towards the most exotic place that is the far flung opposite of where I actually live. The industrial revolution is interesting in a historical aspect and victorian london has loads of potential but not because I live in Britain haha.
Graphics Horse
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Victorian London is such a heavily trodden setting I'm not sure it's even a big draw to a uk audience. Might do better in USA where there must be a few who think London is still like that.
giancarlo123x
Banned
13 post a day and you wouldn't notice a new one? Doubt that one.
Yeah, but then you have lots of people saying "I didn't know it was out yet!", even here on GAF. That would work against the front loadedness.
Visualante2
Member
Now you know why you're never getting another Grand Theft Auto set in London.
Sure I'm going to pay £55 for a digital version of a game I can pick up for at least £10 less literally anywhere. They're a non issue on console.
Heh, that ones true. I'm not sure if it has its own TV ad, but I've seen the overall PS4 one a lot that mentions it... And no release date.
Compare that to Fallout 4 and that ad is basically just the release date.
Infinite_Daremo
Member
A recycled yearly franchise says a lot about the industry?
How close are Ubi coming to pushing the big red panic button labeled "FEUDAL JAPAN".
Retail is still king my friend.
Largely most sales occur this way with digital taking 10-20% at best in developed markets.
Digital sales won't change the outlook we have any significant amount for Syndicate.
Retail is still king my friend.
Largely most sales occur this way with digital taking 10-20% at best in developed markets.
Digital sales won't change the outlook we have any significant amount for Syndicate.
DrunkShogun
Member
From uk and no one seems to care about the game. Even friends who buy them all were either unaware or just didn't feel like buying it. Personally bloodborne had a similar setting to syndicate but had a much more unique atmosphere which drained the old London appeal.
Yeah, although if we knew how close it was to Black Flag Week 1, it might not be the "worst selling".
I don't think UK sales even including digital would be much bigger in terms of consoles. I'd like to think people aren't stupid enough to spend quite a bit more for digital new releases.
Most games are released on a Friday here. If a AAA release doesn't hit number 1 with no competition, it's a massive failure. For context, FIFA only sold just over 50k this week.
ShogunDarius
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especially since the UK has some of the worst digital pricing on consoles
Visualante2
Member
Disagreed SiegePhalt. This is the bigger story. Ubisoft PR can handle the spin themselves.
Digital prices in the UK are horrible. Not many will want to pay £54.99 when you can buy a physical copy for £10+ less.
Ubisoft would give you a promotion.
unity dropped 50% just 2-3 weeks after release (in germany).
Shhh don't give them ideas.
AHA-Lambda
Member
No it doesn't, you're assuming those 2 are related.
Cos it's frankly irrelevant. Big new AAA release reaches number 1 in the charts, stop the presses guys!
investors care about growth and declining sales make investors very unhappy.
Making a profit is cool and all but you are much more interesting to investors if you are growing than if you are merely making a profit.
Because back then everyone was complaining about the modern day story and they just wanted the historical tourism part.
chromatic9
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AC III hype was really high. Don't think the game came close to living up to it though.
Do you work for Ken Levine?
Maybe you have a little understanding of retail market for games. ACS was a brand new annual AAA game releasing by itself so anyone could have called it being No1 for the week.
I don't mind buying digital at release if it's a game I'll want long term like a MGS V, Destiny or Uncharted 4 next year. I'm sure there's a few others like myself, or else who is contributing to the monthly PSN charts
The whole franchise needs a years break and a complete revamp. But Ubi will never do that.
I can't even raise a hint of excitement for another AC game. Black Flag was the last one I played and that was imo the best AC game since ACII simply because it actually took a few risks.
I can't even raise a hint of excitement for another AC game. Black Flag was the last one I played and that was imo the best AC game since ACII simply because it actually took a few risks.
Bartholomuse
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Shit...so, what do they do next? Incrementally improving on syndicate and unity isn't going to work, changing up the location doesn't seem to be enough (London is the best location since Rome imo) how do they actually right the ship at this stage? Top to bottom mechanical overhaul? Remake AC2? Let the series go away for a while?
Yes, but this week is Assassin's Creed debut week, the other games are in their third/fourth/fifth...etc week, selling better than a game in its third week is not an accomplishment for a franchise of this caliber, maybe if it was a niche Japanese game, but not AC.
But they do?