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SW Battlefront I & II sold 33 million copies, EA expects 6-8 million for SWJFL by March 2020.
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That seems fair? Didn't one of the Tomb Raider games sell about 5 million for Square?
One would assume Star Wars has about that same juice and then some.
One would assume Star Wars has about that same juice and then some.
But what was the actual thing that was so disgusting? I've been dying to know ever since I first saw the meme.
If this game comes out with great scores, 9s and 10s, and being star wars with a new massive star wars movie out just before Xmas, yes it will.
33MM for BF 1 and 2 is really damn good. Better than I thought. I am waiting on the Hoth bundle to go on sale again for me to pick it up. I am assuming I'm picking up a PS4 this BF.
Regarding 6-8MM for FO that seems really realistic to me, especially if the game is good which. Star Wars is probably not as big a name in gaming as God of War, but it is a bigger overall name. Similar to Spider-man and the latter outsold God of War.
Regarding 6-8MM for FO that seems really realistic to me, especially if the game is good which. Star Wars is probably not as big a name in gaming as God of War, but it is a bigger overall name. Similar to Spider-man and the latter outsold God of War.
Worth considering that:
--Fallen Order has no real major competition releasing after it, and in the single player space not much competition releasing prior to it (especially with the delay of Doom Eternal)
--Early 2020 is probably not going to see a lot of competition either now that TLOU2 is delayed
--This is the first Jedi-action game released in nearly a decade - there's a lot of pent-up demand for something like this, in the same way Battlefront 2015 also benefited from no BF games releasing for years and years
--Respawn has essentially quashed all concerns about microtransactions and lootboxes
--Star Wars: The Old Republic cleared like 1.7M subscribers in less than a couple months, despite being a PC-exclusive subscription MMO. Fallen Order has to do much better, but ultimately benefits from a much more popular genre and being available on all major platforms
--Fallen Order has no real major competition releasing after it, and in the single player space not much competition releasing prior to it (especially with the delay of Doom Eternal)
--Early 2020 is probably not going to see a lot of competition either now that TLOU2 is delayed
--This is the first Jedi-action game released in nearly a decade - there's a lot of pent-up demand for something like this, in the same way Battlefront 2015 also benefited from no BF games releasing for years and years
--Respawn has essentially quashed all concerns about microtransactions and lootboxes
--Star Wars: The Old Republic cleared like 1.7M subscribers in less than a couple months, despite being a PC-exclusive subscription MMO. Fallen Order has to do much better, but ultimately benefits from a much more popular genre and being available on all major platforms
It's very, very similar in style to GOW and even has Stig Asmussen working on the games from the original god of war games.
you're also kidding yourself if you think God of War is a bigger franchise than Star Wars and it's Respawn, who make fantastic stories
Lol it won't dude, it won't hit 6 million before Christmas.
Not insane numbers necessarily. It's doable if it reviews really well, which by all impressions and indications so far looks like it just might. Respawn has good reputation among players and good word of mouth travels. Coincide marketing with Rise of Skywalker and really push advertising during the holidays into next year, I can see it hitting 6M+.
Not to mention that it's now back on Steam which should provide a good boost too.
Not to mention that it's now back on Steam which should provide a good boost too.
AAA production values also really go a long way towards bumping review scores up a bit. Even if this isn't as accomplished as something like Dark Souls or DMC/Bayonetta, it's so pristine and polished that it will probably be received very well.
What was the last holiday singleplayer action game that pushed these kinds of numbers in its first quarter of sales?
What was the last holiday singleplayer action game that pushed these kinds of numbers in its first quarter of sales?
Uh, this game has far more depth than Outcast/Academy, which has aged like curdled milk.
I literally have no idea why people are still trying to claim those games are some gold standard fifteen years later because they really aren't all that deep and the actual saber swinging and combat looks downright goofy by today's standards.
By contrast, Fallen Order looks like this:
i was talking about in terms of review scores. This game probably won't get any where near the scores GOW got. Those scores helped GOW sell a lot too.
Uh, this game has far more depth than Outcast/Academy, which has aged like curdled milk.
I literally have no idea why people are still trying to claim those games are some gold standard fifteen years later because they really aren't all that deep and the actual saber swinging and combat looks downright goofy by today's standards.
By contrast, Fallen Order looks like this:
I REALLY love Outcast and Academy but going back and replaying Outcast on the Switch two weeks ago was very revealing that I remembered it as far better feeling in my mind due to nostalgia. It feels rough. Yes you can turn on dismemberment with a cheat (not on Switch or PS4 but on the OG PC release), but the combat, while awesome for its time, is a bit rough now. Feels very clunky.
i think itll hit that no problem. Star wars hype is going to be huge this next two months. Mandalorian, then this, then RoS
I think how RoS is received will affect this. SW not had a win in a while.
... but JO looks more impressive in control and those are all player controlled inputs and not some canned animation grab move?Uh, this game has far more depth than Outcast/Academy, which has aged like curdled milk.
I literally have no idea why people are still trying to claim those games are some gold standard fifteen years later because they really aren't all that deep and the actual saber swinging and combat looks downright goofy by today's standards.
By contrast, Fallen Order looks like this:
Force Unleashed did about 5.6 September->February its release year.
Uh, this game has far more depth than Outcast/Academy, which has aged like curdled milk.
I literally have no idea why people are still trying to claim those games are some gold standard fifteen years later because they really aren't all that deep and the actual saber swinging and combat looks downright goofy by today's standards.
By contrast, Fallen Order looks like this:
I'll take some dated animations that are player controlled over scripted animated which are outside of my control.
Games are nearly 20 years old at this point, no duh they are gonna be dated in certain aspects especially compared to today's motion captured animations and so forth.
I still play Jedi Academy on Steam because it's still active on the multiplayer side. The above gif looks way more engaging than the two or three button presses (at most) it'll take to trigger that execution animation.
How is it similar to GOW? In gaming Star wars has not been that big, you need to seperate Star wars global IP appeal compared to video games. The vast majority of Star wars games never touched GOW sales. After saying that this is very doable imo, especially if it reviews well.
A star wars action game, marketed around black friday, this is very doable, surprised so many think it isn't.
Star Wars is a much bigger Brand, and this show up during the holidays, and coinciding with the movie. Plus, it's multi platform.
It'll easily sell that much.
Not in gaming it really isn't....but yes I think these are doable numbers..Star wars has never been huge in gaming like the movies.
It's still just a single player game.
we will see what happens with reviews
33 Million for two mediocre games. I am ashamed.
And they will 100% hit that figure for their SP SWJFL.
And they will 100% hit that figure for their SP SWJFL.
I will be doing the same. It's the only sane thing to do for SP content. If I want to replay it later I can buy it for a quarter of the price in a year.
Two BF games managed to sell more than 30 million despite controversies that would sink most other titles.
Yea, even with the starwars branding a lot of people have been burned from Battlefront 1 and 2. I think the game will do well, but not 8 Million well.
And I'm still skeptical on the game. Enemies still lay still and shoot in one position until you get near them. On top of there being no limb chopping with the saber. Also I feel nothing for the Protagonist.
They also were heavily bundled.
the Star Wars battlefront games sold very well, most likely comfortably outselling GOW in the US.
the first one especially, since it coincided with the movie.
That is a realistic and reasonable expectation for a single player game of these levels of production values. The Star Wars IP is gigantic, and the game is launching during the Xmas season almost totally uncontested, alongside the final movie in the Disney trilogy.
Even if it releases to middling reviews, the game has literally everything going for it. There's no reason why it shouldn't be reaching those kinds of numbers.
Even if it releases to middling reviews, the game has literally everything going for it. There's no reason why it shouldn't be reaching those kinds of numbers.
It's been widely covered Fallen Order has quite a bit of depth - far more than Academy or Outcast.
With the way games are selling this gen, yeah I think those are reasonable expectations. It's Star Wars, it's seems like it will be a GOTY contender, holiday season. It all lines up.
It's honestly a pretty doable number, especially if the game turns out to be good and it gets very positive reception from players.