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PCGamesN: 45% of The Witcher 3 sales were on PC
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And there's the reason why PlayStation youtube channel has recently started promoting CDPRed.
CDPRed knows where their marketing will reach most console gamers.
CDPRed knows where their marketing will reach most console gamers.
I don't think so. The game was fully promoted by Xbox, to the point that they did not show the game running on PS4 until days before release.
But I bought it on PC and two consoles!
Damn discounts, I can't pass up the best version when I finally have the hardware to push it...
I own it on everything. Having played it at least a bit on all both consoles, it's a shame the number isn't higher on Xbox. It's quite good on One X, though OC is obviously ideal if you have the option.
Microsoft paid for their version to be most visible, if I remember correctly.
PS4 amounting to 40% of the sales of the Witcher 3 is the biggest highlight here.
PS4 amounting to 40% of the sales of the Witcher 3 is the biggest highlight here.
I'm not. Xbox is barely present outside of NA and UK.
IMO, the biggest highlight is change in digital ratio over time:
2015 - 71% Physical / 39% Digital
Today - 39.25% Physical / 60.75% Digital
Given how much W3 outsold W2, the vast majority of people playing it never played the previous games anyway.
Been tempted to pick it up on PC myself since I need to play Blood and and Wine, but I have a save on PS4 that's probably almost 100 hrs in and I dunno if I want to just abandon that to start fresh.
That'd be absolutely unrealistic considering the big user base Steam alone has. To me The Witcher always seemed like a primarily PC focused franchise, so it's not exactly shocking. Depending on the game that split can also favor consoles - I imagine CoD sales are considerably higher on consoles. That doesn't reflect the overall state of a platform but it tells you more about the audience of that particular title. PC has many successful games which aren't performing well on consoles at all.
I only finished the game three times. First time on PC GOG. Then two times on PS4. Bought it three times. +500 hours ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It never sold really amazing on PC. It was big, one of the rare high profile "pc exclusives", but it did not easily pass over 2M.
W3 was a big "relaunch" of the franchise, it brought many new players [who now believe that Geralt has to wear beard always :D].
The Complete Edition is a completely different entry? 🤔I only finished the game three times. First time on PC GOG. Then two times on PS4. Bought it three times. +500 hours ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Also, where's the GOG pic!?
+2 from me for the Complete Edition.
Bought it on X1 and then proceeded to play almost 200 hours of it despite making it barely past the Bloody Baron quest line (I play RPG's incredibly slowly), burnt my self out, built a gaming PC and bought it there and then only played about 2 hours of it because the X1X patch was announced and so I am now playing it back on my X1X again. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Bought it on X1 and then proceeded to play almost 200 hours of it despite making it barely past the Bloody Baron quest line (I play RPG's incredibly slowly), burnt my self out, built a gaming PC and bought it there and then only played about 2 hours of it because the X1X patch was announced and so I am now playing it back on my X1X again. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Sometimes PSN considers GoTY/Complete Editions as separate games. Also can happen based on region too, so there can be EU/US/JP trophy lists for certain games.
Honestly I was surprised by how accessible the game was considering it's a sequel to two games, both of which are sequels to like a dozen of books. That's a positive by the way. The game doesn't shy away from using all those years of lore, but everything is usually very calmly explained and character motivations are never a mystery unless intentional. Besides, those white dialogue options that expand on whatever topic is being discussed, as well as the always updating glossary do a great job at catching people up.PS4 users when playing the Witcher 3
quite a lot of sales probably helped...but i'm suprised at that xbox ratio considering it has a longer history on console via 360, and the second game is even BC with Xbox one...and the promotions are always on xbox too. This is a good metric for PS4 as well considering W3 is the first witcher anything on Sony platforms...i wonder why it hit so hard? I didnt expect it to sell much on PS4 in general at the time considering its part of a series, despite the heavy marketing aimed at console users
Honestly am surprised console sales are that high since the first two games were only on Pc.
So revenue wise PS4/PC are possibly similar or maybe PS4 has the edge ?
So revenue wise PS4/PC are possibly similar or maybe PS4 has the edge ?
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Guys, it's 2019. Games drop just as fast and deep nowadays on console, sometimes the physical copies drop even faster. We're not in 2010 anymore...Almost all publishers mirror their sales over the various digital storefronts anyway.
https://www.dualshockers.com/the-wi...-of-games-revenue-other-sales-stats-revealed/
Don't forget CDPR owns GOG so they got 100% revenue for any GOG copies.
Witcher 2 was actually ported to X360 after it launched on PC.
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lmao, it's like when you remind people that souls games sell insanely well on PC, like 40% well.
CD Projekt were pretty smart with the branding, so it doesn't look like "The Witcher 3" on the boxart, so I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people didn't even know it's a part 3 when they bought it. It being a pretty great as a standalone game also helps I'd imagine.
Great to hear that a pro-consumer company that sells DRM-free games has sold so well on PC, it's almost like if you treat consumers with respect they pay it back with loyalty.
I didn't even particularly like the Witcher, haven't finished Witcher 3 yet but I bought the game because I feel like they deserve it for not only the quality of their games but also their approach to consumers.
I didn't even particularly like the Witcher, haven't finished Witcher 3 yet but I bought the game because I feel like they deserve it for not only the quality of their games but also their approach to consumers.
That's low for XBO, even considering that PS4 is much more successful worldwide, the gap is bigger than the install base diff.
Maybe big sales on PC impact more negatively the Xbox One than PS4? I'm just speculating.
Maybe big sales on PC impact more negatively the Xbox One than PS4? I'm just speculating.
More. Witcher 2 was released in 2011. By 2014, Witcher 1 & 2 had sold a combined 7 million copies. By march 2018, we know its 33 million combined for all 3 games. I very much doubt that 1 & 2 have combined for more than 12 million of that total, and thats being generous. That still leaves Witcher 3 with over 20 million as of march 2018. We know that the game has unusually long legs for an SP game, as it was still on steams platinum tier along with games like PUGB and DOTA2 even as late as 2017, so the number probably is notably higher today, my guess would be around 25 mil.
