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[ElCasual]

The woke is strong in the west.

 

[DeepEnigma]

However this time he's hyping Steam instead of their own storefront/platform.

It's quite telling, but yet he won't have the gumption to realise it.

"We love 30% cuts taken now!" - MicroShift

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

"We love 30% cuts taken now!" - MicroShift

70% of a sale is better than Gamepass stagnation at this point

 

[Roman Empire]

Put the entire Avowed Studio on Elder Scrolls 6. That title needs to be special or everyone is performing lewd acts for money at gas stations.

 

[ResilientBanana]

SoT at $13.99 is unbelievable value.

Isn’t value the same thing that console purist tote when talking about the cost of PC gaming?

 

[Humdinger]

It's kind of sad how focused on sales we are getting. I participate in those discussions myself, but I swear it seems like we put 10x the focus on how a game sells than how it plays.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Put the entire Avowed Studio on Elder Scrolls 6. That title needs to be special or everyone is performing lewd acts for money at gas stations.

 

[CompleteGlobalSaturation]

I am curious how much this would have sold if this was not available on Gamepass.

Releasing 'big titles' Day 1 on Gamepass does not seem like the smartest business decision.

But then again, I really don't give a shit - practically free games for me!

 

[demigod]

Keeping me in your thots. Awe, shucks!

Rent free

 

[Killjoy-NL]

It's kind of sad how focused on sales we are getting. I participate in those discussions myself, but I swear it seems like we put 10x the focus on how a game sells than how it plays.

Funny, I didn't see you take the same stance on Concord.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

 

[Sentenza]

Why do people have such a hate hard on for this game?

It looks and scores in the “good but not great” bracket. Cause it’s not on PS5?

"Hate" is a strong word, but the short version of the explanation you are looking for is "Because the game is actually worse than its current score suggests".

They are trying really, really hard to re-frame this launch like a success story, but it isn't.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Rent free

 

[Humdinger]

Funny, I didn't see you take the same stance on Concord.

I don't know that I participated a lot in discussions about Concord. Maybe a few posts here and there. I sure enjoyed watching Veilguard crash and burn, though. I participated a lot in those threads. (edit: If you're trying to insinuate that I'm an Xbox defender, you're way off.)

Like I said, I participate in it myself. Still, it's kind of sad we have such a focus on it.

 

[ValiantInstance]

Why do people have such a hate hard on for this game?

It looks and scores in the “good but not great” bracket. Cause it’s not on PS5?

For me personally it's a continuation of the mediocrity AAA games are producing.

Any studio with a reputation for making great games in the past should be crucified for producing half-arsed games that are just 'content' to kill time until something actually good comes along.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

(edit: If you're trying to insinuate that I'm an Xbox defender, you're way off.)

Not at all. I was just replying to your logic.

 

[Humdinger]

Not at all. I was just replying to your logic.

My hand's aren't clean. Never claimed they were.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

My hand's aren't clean. Never claimed they were.

None of our hands are. Lol

Anyway, it wasn't necessarily aimed at you, but more in general.
People are very inconsistent with their opinions and views.

 

[Humdinger]

None of our hands are. Lol

Anyway, it wasn't necessarily aimed at you, but more in general.
People are very inconsistent with their opinions and views.

They are, but that can be a good thing, not a bad one. "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblins of little minds," Emerson said. He meant that anyone who thinks and learns will change their mind over time, so inconsistencies are to be expected.

Inconsistencies can be a sign that you see things differently now. We all do this - behave one way, then later reflect on it and see things differently. We all see the same thing from different angles over time. At least I hope we do. I'd worry about someone who didn't.

 

[Gorgon]

Avowed reached Steam’s Top Seller list four days before its full release, becoming America’s number-one-selling game on Steam. Now, spotted by Gameranx, an X post by Aaron Greenberg, VP of Games Marketing at Microsoft, reveals Obsidian has clinched the top spot in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Finland, and more, making the game the number one selling game globally on the platform.

In Finland's name, I appologise.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

People need to start understanding that positional rankings on sales charts don't necessarily equate to high sales.

You can be #1 on Steam and sell 2 million copies in a week or you could be #1 on Steam for a day and probably sell only 100K units.

It's all relative and as you can see Avowed has already dropped quickly. By the end of the month, i.e. the end of next week, I bet it isn't even in the top 20.

As I expected Avowed dropped out of the top 20 by the end of the month. Currently 28th globally.

 

[ExtendEmbraceExtinguish]

I am curious how much this would have sold if this was not available on Gamepass.

Releasing 'big titles' Day 1 on Gamepass does not seem like the smartest business decision.

But then again, I really don't give a shit - practically free games for me!

It is if gp is tied to Xbox/pc -msft app. Folks outside will have to pay. If ea/t2 can’t keep up then other companies will eat into their profits. Remember this gen is over by 2027 if a publisher can’t have games ready then a competitor will make gains.

 

[Senua]

As I expected Avowed dropped out of the top 20 by the end of the month. Currently 28th globally.

The power of gamepass amirite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1