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Did crash bandicoot 4 sell badly?
- Thread starter Wise
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It did fine, not gangbusters last NPD
Unless a game is LoU2 levels, single player games don't have forum longevity. Same thing happens with RE3 earlier this year
Unless a game is LoU2 levels, single player games don't have forum longevity. Same thing happens with RE3 earlier this year
I think it did okay but did not reach Activision's expectations.
I mean,
1) It's coming out in the middle of a pandemic
2) It's a full-priced release in the US (vs $40 for the trilogy) and even pricier in other countries
3) It was released a month before next gen systems came out with no info on any next gen patches or anything.
I'm waiting until I'm done with a few games to pick it up but I'm not entirely surprised.
I mean,
1) It's coming out in the middle of a pandemic
2) It's a full-priced release in the US (vs $40 for the trilogy) and even pricier in other countries
3) It was released a month before next gen systems came out with no info on any next gen patches or anything.
I'm waiting until I'm done with a few games to pick it up but I'm not entirely surprised.
I wanted to buy it but normally i split costs and no one else wanted the game. $80 was too much an ask for me. Waiting for a sale or something.
Most people are thinking about the next generation of consoles, and they haven't really said anything in terms of a next GEN upgrade yet
People don't have nostalgia for it so it's just another game :D and like the previous Crash 4, Wrath of Cortex it'll be forgotten. Or Crash 5 Twinsanity? Crash 6 Crash of the Titans? Crash 7 Mind over mutant? :D
it's still too much, i'd rather use my money towards next gen stuff too.
The game looks really good, it's bad timing for me personally. Like...i'm low key glad cyberpunk is delayed so i can work through stuff like Demon Souls.
Playing it rn on xbox and enjoying the hell out of it. I think more people would be talking about it if it came out as a launch game next gen as well tbh but idk how the sales went. I hope it was good enough we get a sequel
It came out at a weird time. I'm holding off because they haven't announced Smart Delivery support and I'm afraid they're going to sell a XSX/PS5 version separately.
Maybe giving next gen details may have helped. Some people aren't buying new releases for current gen like myself.
I think it was just poorly timed. I know that personally it's been on my radar but I don't have a lot of interest in picking up new release current gen games right now, I've been holding off for a potential next gen port or a sale - whichever comes first.
Activision decision to sell a fully remade trilogy for 40$ while great for the consumer, probably didnt make Crash 4 @ 60$ looking like a great deal.
If they had sold the trilogy for 60 - I think they should have, I think Crash 4 wouldnt have looked very expensive next to it.
If they had sold the trilogy for 60 - I think they should have, I think Crash 4 wouldnt have looked very expensive next to it.
In theory maybe but a lot of people lost their jobs and aren't looking to spend $60+ on a game they don't absolutely "need" (and the only people who "needed" this game were hardcore Crash fans).
Tiny the Tiger was not playable. That's the only logical explanation for the games underperformance.
It's 60fps on the mid-gen refreshes, although judging by your comments you own the base consoles?
Yeah, base PS4 here. If I had a Pro I would've bought the game already.
Oh man, well, you're in for a treat when you manage to pick it up.
Would make less sense for activision, but sure they could do that to
I guess it did fine, just not in line with the crazy success of the trilogy and kart remakes. I think not prioritising the Switch was a mistake.
Nah its amazing game that released at a bad spot on the NPD reports as it should have been in the later months but they put it on the previous ones when it was only out for a few days.
With the pandemic they were hit but more than likely sales for a game like this will pick up around Christmas. Itll have legs, just didn't have an amazing start.
With the pandemic they were hit but more than likely sales for a game like this will pick up around Christmas. Itll have legs, just didn't have an amazing start.
Personally, with the PS5 coming out, I'd much rather wait for PS5 SKU's to be announced or next gen patches with things like 60fps announced before buying it. Plus the price is too steep, even with the flash sale. I have other games to work through so I can wait.