Oh for sure and I doubt it will get anywhere close to the support of pubg and Fortnite. I imagine acti will just pump out yearly BR games with each cod.
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PUBG's peak Steam player count is now starting to go down post Black Ops 4 release
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That isn't a natural number decline it tanked hard, meaning it was either server related or something else.
This is no instance of going from 120k to 25k, it tanked from one hour to the other, server issues are more likely.
especially if it is only 1 day so far and happened 5 days after the release of BOBO. It even GAINED players just 24 hours before.
PC sale were more than double than last year.
Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-dut...nch-day-sales-are-more-than-double-last-year/
Source: https://www.pcgamer.com/call-of-dut...nch-day-sales-are-more-than-double-last-year/
Yeah, when you look at PUBG on Steamspy over the last few months, this dip isn't as unexpected or as unprecedented as the author of the article wishes to imply by limiting the scope of their analysis to one week.
BO4 will never reach the number of players PUBG has. It's mathematically impossible.
We had a thread earlier about how it didn't look like there was much impact on Day 1, but it seems like it might be starting to kick in.
I'll try to make another thread to check how it's going after about a month.
https://venturebeat.com/2018/10/16/blackout-vs-pubg/
Looks like Venturebeat is in the nVidia school of graphs
But double 2 is 4.
It's amazing they doubled the numbers, he'll I don't buy it till it hits £20 and only really for the single player and I bought it day one on pro
I think it's too early to say. If it's well supported, yes otherwise people just go back to pubg or maybe the BFV BR when ever that hits.
It's not really a PUBG replacement, though. Like how Battlefield isn't a replacement for ArmA despite both being military shooters. Outside of sharing the same structural framework for how 'BR' works, the games are very different from one another. I used to suggest that it's basically Fortnite without building, but even that doesn't hold up now that I've had more time with the game. It's literally just Call of Duty BR and everything you would expect that to be.
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The anti-PUBG cheerleading is hilarious.
And all because it's only on Xbox and PC.
The impact
And all because it's only on Xbox and PC.
The impact
Now if only Blackout mode worked.
Even when I do get into games and enjoy BO4, I still think PUBG is far away the better experience.
Blackout isn't an PUBG replacement, it's just an alternative.
Even when I do get into games and enjoy BO4, I still think PUBG is far away the better experience.
Blackout isn't an PUBG replacement, it's just an alternative.
People dislike pubg for many reasons but I dont think it's mainly for the reasons you mention.The anti-PUBG cheerleading is hilarious.
And all because it's only on Xbox and PC.
The impact
Like Shroud said, its a nice change of pace, but he ultimately prefers PUBG. PUBG has a hardcore audience that will not leave it. And you can bet those numbers will spike again when Map 4 is released, and people will tire out of Blackout's 1 map for the entire lifetime of its existence.
I mean, this is likely going to happen with every game that didn't come out in the last 30 days. The sheer amount of stuff coming out is going to drive people away for awhile.
It will be more interesting seeing this graph in 6-12 months.
It will be more interesting seeing this graph in 6-12 months.
This is like a "XBOX IS BETTER!" or "KILL PS4!" post.
You're better than this.
The anti-PUBG cheerleading is hilarious.
And all because it's only on Xbox and PC.
The impact
The Elon Musk of video games.
It was apparently a server thing...game is still in a 'decline' phase though, but as I said it'll be around for a LONG time to come.
https://steamcharts.com/app/578080#1y
I don't believe it will have a significant impact, as PUBG and Blackout are still quite different games, major bullet sponge + hit markers in Blackout already makes the game quite different vs. PUBG.
PUBG has a specific appeal much like ARMA does among other shooters.
PUBG has a specific appeal much like ARMA does among other shooters.
Lmao
Yeah thats actually quite a toxic mindset if you think about it
Honestly I'm enjoying it a lot more than I enjoy PUBG. Not sure how it will hold up, but it sure feels better to play.
Interesting that OP ignores that while replying to later posts.
It's always been mainly for the reasons that user mentioned. Alongside actual scorned PUBG players frustrated by the game's cycle of disappointment. I'm occasionally one of those players, and in doing so, I've observed how I and others like me have given ammo - in the form of justifiable complaints - to the people who otherwise would still be attacking PUBG from the angle that it never deserved GoTY, or the people who held a dismissive attitude toward PUBG since the beginning for being a jank PC game that arrived to prominence during a year in gaming where they felt other, better games deserved the recognition more. It sounds silly, but some of us actually saw all this shit play out at GAF for ourselves.
the edgiest post in this thread is the one you made about killing Fortnite
hate its prominence all you want but Fortnite is a laudible gamechanger for console gaming in so many important respects that it baffles me that anyone would want it to simply die
It's a $60 game that the audience might not be interested in the rest of the package so naturally they just wait and see how good the game is. It takes a few hours of watching shroud (who was the only major remaining PUBG streamer) playing blops4 to quit PUBG. Give it a few more weeks, it will only get worse. The game is way more fun and feels much more responsive to control while in PUBG every move lags, whether it's by design or not I don't care, I find it more frustrating than realistic.
Agreed. A release of a new game while ousting nearly a quarter million of your base for cheating will cause a blip yes. There's no conspiracy and PUBG isn't going anywhere.
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I think it's more of a replacement than you think. The average BR player pool isn't exactly dedicated to a single game's mechanics. Fortnite is probably the only BR that won't be heavily gouged by Blackout because it has the building attribute. Going from PUBG to Blackout isn't a huge leap at all. Mechanics are different and the game is faster but the speed and performance are what will appeal to people.
Its also the name of my dog xD .. doggy confusion incoming!
You mean those people who like tactical slow-paced gameplay will abandon PUBG to an arcadey fast pace iteration?
