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An hour after its release date announcement, Horizon: Zero Dawn is already Steam's top seller
- Thread starter Tiago Rodrigues
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i am really glad i don't make Big Decisions when it comes to financials, game exclusivity etc because to me it really seems to make sense to get stuff multiplatform, at least on to a 'neurtral' platform like PC
but i am the big dumb so who knows
but i am the big dumb so who knows
Yeah, of course the game will be popular. The question remains is how long it stays there.
That's what you get for fair regional pricing. Publishers take note.
Death Stranding, among a lot of other ports, never reached it.
hopefully those new comer will buy ps5 when Horizon 2 is released, might mean more ps games on pc. just think about Naughty Dog games on pc.
It was obvious that their games would sell well on pc, now Sony is seeing the potential of having another large revenue stream.
Dipping and testing with a few pc ports and then later probably following in MS's footsteps with regards to not treating pc like Tier 2.
Dipping and testing with a few pc ports and then later probably following in MS's footsteps with regards to not treating pc like Tier 2.
Just trolling :
PC gamers : "master race don't give a shit about consoles."
Exclusive console games coming to PC
"Into my veins, nowwwwww"
Joke asides I think it's great that old enough exclusives expand their gamer base.
PC gamers : "master race don't give a shit about consoles."
Exclusive console games coming to PC
"Into my veins, nowwwwww"
Joke asides I think it's great that old enough exclusives expand their gamer base.
Yeah just bring over Bloodborne next, free that game from crappy performance.
unless Sony make their own PC Store, PC will always be tier 2 for Sony. they make more money on Playstation and the more 3rd party game sold on PS, the better for Sony.
Oh for sure, bloodborne, god of war, gravity rush 2 and the last guardian I would replay and buy again to play at a much better framerate.
Besides the return on investment for an old game is massive. Have a system seller, then a few years down the road chuck it on PC for nearly full price and make bank
The answer is right there in your comment.
"Don't give a shit about consoles".
To be fair, there's a difference between consoles and console games, I don't give a shit about consoles either, wouldn't buy a PS4 for this game but I'd be more likely to buy it on PC
Yeah I do wish more of Sony's games come to PC but alas we will have to see.
Yup, plus some of us have PS4s but would rather play on PC.
I was playing Spider-Man not long ago on my PS4 and was just thinking how great it would have been to play it on my PC instead.
Hell yeah, I own HZD on PS4 but would definitely play it rather on PC if given the choice.
It's actually the opposite. For a platform holder/publisher, this shows that you can make a game exclusive on a platform - driving platform sales - and then still make it successful on other platforms, at full price, years later.
Publishing Horizon Zero Dawn on PC now is a brilliant move. As it's a 3-year-old title, it won't make any more large pushes on PS4, especially that PS5 is on the, hm, horizon. What you do, is sell H:ZD to the PC crowd now and then, next year, release the sequel on PS5, still as an exclusive. Now those players have some vested interest in an exclusive franchise and may be inclined to invest in the platform (not wanting to play the sequel 3 years later). And if not, you still sold a 3-year-old game at full price.
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Let's not forget about the amount of people that will now double dip as well.
This did wonders for GTAV back in the day. PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2013, PS4 and Xbox One in 2014 and PC in 2015.
A lot of people have 3 versions of this game if not more, lmao.
What extra coupon? I thought it was EGS which gave 10€ coupon during their last sale.
All they'll take from this is that they can sell 3 year old games on PC for $50 and it'll get lapped up regardless.
Yeah I expect this is what Sony will do with their first party line up from now on. Release exclusively on PlayStation and then have a delayed PC release 3-4 years after the fact
I'm in the USA but for the summer sale it's 5 dollars off a purchase of 30 dollars or more. Good for only one use.
Sea of Thieves finally taken off #1 since release, wonder for how long Horizon will keep it.
Cant say im surprised a AAA release pops up as first
Cant say im surprised a AAA release pops up as first
Ah I see, haven't really bought anything so didn't know
Itll probably stay #1 for a few days since its only still preorder, drop off for a bit, and then go back up for a while once its out
Agreed, and if/when Horizon: Forbidden West comes to PC, it'll be long after the PS5 release and the pattern repeats itself. When it gets to the 3 years or more range the impact of a game being fully exclusive reduces a fair bit, and it's only beneficial to release it on other platforms.
Good for Sony. Hopefully this is the first of many to come and a change in philosophy.
Sony and MS games coming to PC will just be a boon to both companies. There are tons of PC gamers that just love the platform and will either wait for games to come to them or not play them at all. There isn't a shortage of games on PC to keep them occupied.
Sony and MS games coming to PC will just be a boon to both companies. There are tons of PC gamers that just love the platform and will either wait for games to come to them or not play them at all. There isn't a shortage of games on PC to keep them occupied.
