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Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End surpasses 16 million copies sold, The Last of Us moves over 20 million copies on PS3/PS4
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That zombie fatigue. 🙄
It's great to see great games selling well, especially TLOU, which was my favorite game of last gen, like Bloodborne was this gen. I imagine only TLOU2 could top it for me.
Can you name some of the bigger streamers who did or some of the more interesting watches? I love watching entertaining streamers/YouTubers play TLoU for the first time. Pokimane's playthrough comes to mind, but I don't remember if she ever finished it.
Yep, it's almost 4 year old but still holds up jaw droppingly well.
Naughty dog has been my favorite dev since my mom got me a PS1 with a copy of crash 3. When I saw the jak and daxter commercials and that it was made by naughty dog I begged my mom for a PS2 and copy of jak. its nuts that they're the first devs I actively followed and bought all their games at launch as a kid.
2007 I remember going to this electronics store and getting uncharted 1 for the PS3. I was freshman in high school back then lol.
They deserve all the success.
2007 I remember going to this electronics store and getting uncharted 1 for the PS3. I was freshman in high school back then lol.
They deserve all the success.
I guess it matches well with his trash opinion on Uncharted ☕️😌
I am not 100% sure what are some of the more interesting ones are as I didn't watch them play through the whole game, just noticed it whenever The Last of Us was one of the top games coz it meant a bigger Twitch streamer was playing it.
Honestly I think nearly every major twitch streamer has played it at some point over the 6 years it has been out. I do remember Shroud's one was pretty funny because he is primarily a PC FPS gamer, so he was struggling playing with a controller.
The fact that Uncharted 4 is almost 4 years old makes me shiver.
Wanna shiver some more ?
The gap between the PS2 releasing to now is *twice* as long as the gap between SNES and PS2 coming out.
I think TLOU2 may end up surprising a lot of people saleswise. I'm not even sure what the ceiling is for the this game but the hype seems incredible and I've seen it talked about in so many different gaming circles.
I mean that doesn't make me feel as bad as just thinking about the PS2 makes me feel old by itself. I'm just surprised Uncharted 4 is already that old lol.
Man this is thee most intelligent response about this whole ps now situation i have read this whole time.
Thank God for Naughty dog tho, I cant wait to see their efforts on next gen
Ok again, what does this change?
Every first party exclusive game that has come out, that has sold more than15 million, all had bundles. Hell Mario 64 and Wii sports had bundles for the whole entirety of that respective gen....Does that change anything? No. So no need to keep metioning "Bundles" it does nothing for your argument.
The Last of Us Part 2 trailers dont have millions upon MILLIONS of views because of "Bundles" you know...smh
In business, sometimes you have to disrupt your own business model before someone else does. If Blockbuster started a streaming service (ie bought Netflix) it would have eaten into its existing brick and mortar business but at least they would have had a way to stay alive in today's home entertainment market.
Meh. Microsoft can afford to throw away money with Xbox and Gamepass on a long-term bet. Sony cannot with PlayStation. They are getting there services in place to be ready for whatever comes though.
The bundle thing is dumb, but
I don't think BotW had any official bundles
because it came bundled as standard as in no choice and people were buying the PS4 in buckets.
Ps4 was selling itself.
It just hit me that eventually God of War (PS4) sales alone won't be that far away from the original trilogy's sales... together. (counting original releases only. no remasters)
It's crazy to think right now, a year and a few months after release, if we sum the first 2 God of War's sales, they won't reach God of War 2018. And the PS2 eventually sold over 150M consoles.
Unbelievable how the attach ratio has been increasing so much for Sony's platforms.
This might end up as the most successful stories in videogames where reboots are concerned. I can only think of Resident Evil 4 right now.
You know what else is still bundled with consoles to this day? Minecraft, yet no one cries bundles when it comes to it, a lot of games get bundled but very few of them reach these sales, not to mention TLoU bundle have long gone.
People keep saying this, and don't get me wrong, Amy was the central pilar of what made the Uncharted franchise what it is today, but they (Amy Hennig and Naughty Dog) didn't end in good terms.
why do never have these bundle excuses for Fifa or COD? basically the two biggest franchises in Europe and NA
If you're considering RE4 a 'reboot', then Breath of the Wild?
GoW is selling faster than it but none of them are a reboot.
A reboot not in terms of storyline like Tomb Raider but in gaming mechanics. Maybe reboot isn't the right word, but you get what i tried to say.
They are all a refresh on the previous formula, yes. Tomb Raider as well.
Yeah and sometimes new experiences are simply supplementary to the old. Putting their eggs into one streaming basket and hoping that's the best way to go is insane. Microsoft can say that their games on game pass are doing better, but better compared to what? We don't get numbers. To make the return that a $60 game makes in say the first 6 months on a $5 sub (and it's less than that cause that $5 has to cover every other game on the service that's getting downloaded) the amount of subscribers required for the length required is increasingly hard to reach. It's partially why Netflix continues to lose money.
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I do t know about him, but if I don't support that type of model, there's nothing wrong. For me there are other options like physical disks.
Agreed, Sony has been taking some conservative steps to prepare for any potential paradigm shift. Something Blockbuster didn't do. Doesn't mean Sony shouldn't at least be prepared to disrupt themselves more aggressively if the shift starts happening. They are trying to balance short and long term goals. Time will tell how successful they are.
in term of gameplay like level design, combat encounter and puzzles. yeah I agree
in term of overall package from gameplay and story. Uncharted 4 still hold that place for me. Chloe is great, but she can't compare with Nathan Drake final game and send off.
Sic Parvis Magna truly is the perfect motto for the Uncharted franchise when you think about just how big this franchise has become.
True. The "Nathan Drake" theme always gives me goosebumps when I hear it. I've been on board the Uncharted train since Drake's Fortune, singing its praises when so many people were trashing the PS3 year one lineup, and it's been a really awesome thing to see Naughty Dog come into their own and get the accolades they've always deserved. Uncharted 2 really blew the roof off for them and highlighted their talent. But Uncharted 1 was the game that really made me take a long look at ND. I enjoyed the first Jak and Daxter and Crash Bandicoot back in the day, but I never got into the series like I did, say, Ratchet and Clank or Sly Cooper. Drake's Fortune just felt like an interactive Indiana Jones movie, and I fell in love with it. Then UC2 took it up a notch. UC3 was a technical masterpiece, and the story and gameplay were about on par with UC2, but Uncharted 4 was a fantastic sendoff for Drake and company, and Lost Legacy is an excellent place where I feel they can continue the series with a new cast (Chloe and Nadine are awesome characters and I want more games starring them).
But yeah, that Uncharted theme. Damn. When it kicks in in Uncharted 4, with the title sequence playing, it gave me the same feels I got playing Metal Gear Solid 4 after being a fan of that series for 10 years since MGS1. It doesn't hurt that the cast of Uncharted is so damn endearing and likable, that I'm as invested in them, as I am the insane setpieces and crazy visuals. I can't wait to see what Naughty Dog does next after TLOU2. TLOU is also a fantastic series, but I'm wondering if it needs a third entry? The world is definitely compelling, but I think the Ellie story should resolve after 2. I hate to see characters I love constantly put through the ringer after a while. Like, give them a break, dammit! Let them be happy for pete's sake!!