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Is Death Stranding going to be niche?
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"Guys, will this game with tens of millions of dollars worth of paid marketing made by one of the most well known developers in the gaming industry starring movie stars with some of the best real-time visuals ever and is also an open world game as well as a console exclusive be niche?"
It will be a critical and commercial hit, but have a very divisive reception from the gaming public.
While we are here, I have a question; Why do all Sony games look the same? Same lighting, same style, same bombastic, no real differentiation?
It seemed like an action open world game from what the trailer showed, but I don't think there's enough uninterrupted gameplay video of the game to make definitive statements about what it doesn't have and isn't going to have. I don't think it'll be hard to market the game based on Kojima as the creator of Metal Gear/Solid and the stars in the game to the audience that enjoys the sorts of games that Sony has released this generation.
I've learned to not take people's word on the internet in regards to how a big a property can be.
Remember when no one would go see a movie with a talking raccoon?
Remember when no one would go see a movie with a talking raccoon?
Probably not but I hope so. I also hope it's not a pastiche like the majority of Kojima's older games and more broad in its weird fiction rather than Lovecraft inspired. I don't expect to get anything I hope for.
Is this a serious question?
We are talking here about a game given birth by Kojima and Sony lolz XD
This will sell millions and be a huge success both commercially and financially.
We are talking here about a game given birth by Kojima and Sony lolz XD
This will sell millions and be a huge success both commercially and financially.
Eh...
Death Stranding is going to do insanely well, it's a first-party Sony game after all. But let's not kid ourselves, it's not touching Jedi Fallen Order in any universe. Jedi Fallen Order is a multiplatform Star Wars game while Death Stranding is exclusive to a single platform and doesn't have nearly the same amount of mainstream appeal as Star Wars.
Excited for both, though! We truly eating good come this fall.
It's going to be huge. Sony's marketing machine is in peak form right now, and I can't see them dropping the ball on this at all.
It's not going to be niche if Sony doesn't want it to be. After Days Gone, I'm convinced Sony can squeeze millions out of any Sony published 3rd person title if they put a marketing budget behind it.
I'll say this though. If I were a Sony exec, I'd be a little nervous about releasing a new, unproven IP with a cryptic premise like Death Stranding in a busy month like November.
It won't really be 'niche' by the strict definition of the word but there's no doubt it'll be incredibly divisive.
The answer you are looking for OP is Nyes
Nah, the game's gonna sell a lot.
The content itself might be divisive when everything's said and done though.
The content itself might be divisive when everything's said and done though.
I said this at the other thread and I will say it again: Kojima is not niche.
He is probably the only dev anyone that isn't super into video games can actually name. He is a celebrity and other celebrities name drop him.
He is not niche.
He is probably the only dev anyone that isn't super into video games can actually name. He is a celebrity and other celebrities name drop him.
He is not niche.
If it weren't for Kojima's near celebrity status and Metal Gear Solid, I definitely think it would be.
No.
It doesn't have to sell 10 million to not be considered niche. It won't sell Spider-Man or GoW levels but it'll sell some 5 million or so.
It doesn't have to sell 10 million to not be considered niche. It won't sell Spider-Man or GoW levels but it'll sell some 5 million or so.
I bet you can ask the right person who is not into PC games or RTS they will tell you that Warcraft is niche
If you ask a person who is not into Japanese rpgs they will tell you Persona is niche.
There are whole genres that are not for everyone, but you still can't call niche when they are such huge franchises.
If you ask a person who is not into Japanese rpgs they will tell you Persona is niche.
There are whole genres that are not for everyone, but you still can't call niche when they are such huge franchises.
Weird is a tough sell though. Can't think of one weird game that sold exceptionally well. Not something you want associated with your game, weird
Game could still sell well if they can make it appear less weird
At the moment there doesn't seem to be many larger titles releasing this year so maybe.
I say yes honestly.
At most I expect it to do something in the region of 2-5 million sales, that's a very conservative estimate but it's the minimum I think it should shoot for.
Doubt it'll be doing God of War numbers.
And the gameplay will definitely perplex so many people, especially if it's geared towards non-lethal gameplay.
I do think it'll get critically acclaimed reviews and earn a lot of GOTY nods or at least honourable mentions for being different.
At most I expect it to do something in the region of 2-5 million sales, that's a very conservative estimate but it's the minimum I think it should shoot for.
Doubt it'll be doing God of War numbers.
And the gameplay will definitely perplex so many people, especially if it's geared towards non-lethal gameplay.
I do think it'll get critically acclaimed reviews and earn a lot of GOTY nods or at least honourable mentions for being different.
No, it well do quite well unless it somehow ends up being broken garbage. I think how sucessful it's going to be will be dependent on the multiplayer aspect. I could see that potentially taking off and helping push sales.
This can be discussed in the Trailer Thread - https://www.resetera.com/threads/de...ase-date-trailer-preorders-live.119669/unread
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