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Deep Rock Galactic gained 6 million new players following PlayStation release

Jarod McChicken

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Deep Rock Galactic sold 3 million copies on Xbox and PC as of last November. At this time, it also had "almost one million players" from Xbox Game Pass. One week after the PS5/PS4/PS+ release, the game surpasses 10 million players across all platforms.

From Coffee Stain and Ghost Ship PR :

Deep Rock Galactic Reaches 10 Million Players Across All Platforms After Groundbreaking PlayStation Launch
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The award-winning, action-packed, co-op mining shooter welcomes more than 6 million new players in a week, more than doubling its notoriously supportive community through PlayStation Plus.

Deep Rock Galactic had an immensely successful 2021, which saw the game win multiple awards and achieve new sales milestones, and the introduction of a content-packed free Battle Pass setting the standard for live-service multiplayer. Starting this year off with a bang, the title has more than doubled its player base to 10 million players following its launch onto PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on the 4th January. Deep Rock Galactic is currently available for free throughout January for those with a PlayStation Plus subscription.

"The way Deep Rock Galactic has always been developed is directly with the community," Soren continues. "We are a small team, undertaking a huge console launch so it is amazing to have the community working with us every step of the way, and we can't wait to show off what we are going to give back to them in Season 02 this Spring!"
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Yerffej

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Nice. I had a blast with it when I first got the Series X and played it on Game Pass. Team deserves it.
 
Det

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Good for them! Still need to download and play it, have it on both consoles now.

Are there MTX? I don't care, just curious if this expanded player base will drive more revenue for them.
 
Anton Sugar

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Det said:
Good for them! Still need to download and play it, have it on both consoles now.

Are there MTX? I don't care, just curious if this expanded player base will drive more revenue for them.
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There are DLC skin packs that come with every release, but that's it. There are TONS of skins earnable in-game though, and their recent addition of a Season/Battle Pass is 100% free and offers a lot cosmetics.

It's an amazing game, one of my favorites of this gen, easily. Maybe the one weakpoint is the gunplay early on--but once you start getting cores to customize your weapon (which can actually modify the way you play, not just give buffs) and unlock additional weapons, it starts feeling a lot better.
 
LV-426

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My buddies play this and got me into it recently. It's a ton of fun. Well deserved sales.
 
Det

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Anton Sugar said:
There are DLC skin packs that come with every release, but that's it. There are TONS of skins earnable in-game though, and their recent addition of a Season/Battle Pass is 100% free and offers a lot cosmetics.

It's an amazing game, one of my favorites of this gen, easily. Maybe the one weakpoint is the gunplay early on--but once you start getting cores to customize your weapon (which can actually modify the way you play, not just give buffs) and unlock additional weapons, it starts feeling a lot better.
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Sweet cheers! Great to hear, I've heard fantastic things so I wanted to know how they can be reimbursed since I already have access to 2 copies of the game through PS+ & GP.
 
Durden

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It is a FANTASTIC game. Not a single PS Plus subscriber should let this pass by without at least trying it. My friend and I are having so much fun.

So happy to hear good news for it. ROCK AND STONE!
 
shadowsdarknes

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Damn. I need to give this game a shot.

Titles like this are why I like subscription services. I'm gonna buy the big AAA stuff regardless.
The hidden gems and smaller titles are what keep me subscribing.
 
Dog of Bork

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An excellent game, glad more people are discovering it.

I started it up again yesterday for the new season, man the game has more stuff since last may.
 
Donos

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Playing it solo for like 10 hours since i got it from plus and i have my fun. Probably going to add countless hours when i unlock the good stuff. 2 assignments till I'm through on the assignment board string. Game has A lot of clever/nice ideas. It's really refreshing.
Some things need a better description though.
 
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Kunka Kid

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Seems cool but is it any fun to play alone? Seems to very much be a co-op game and I don't have anyone to play with.
 
Fisty

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I haven't been this obsessed with an online MP game since Destiny's first month. I bought the $30 add-on pack because I just love this damn game so much. Unbelievable to think the game launched a week ago on PS4/5 and already has more players than all other platforms combined

Amazing game and ROCK AND STONE TO THE BONE
 
Dreavus

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So so good. The cheering is really infectious.

What a huge jump in players, I'm very happy for the team. They really seem to have a bead on what will be great for the game and community.
 
Nocturnowl

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I only started playing this in December via Xbox, shame it can't crossplay (to my knowledge with PS4) so I can get maximum usage out of the game without starting over.

In any case, one of the best co op games I've played in recent years, with some of the most character as well.
God tier quips and reactive dialogue.
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ROCK AND STONE, BROTHA
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IF YOU DON'T ROCK AND STONE, YOU AIN'T COMIN HOME
 
cheesekao

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I jumped into this game not knowing what it was and was pleasantly surprised at how fun it is. The cave RNG can get a little dumb at times though what with some objective being at awkward spots.
 
Fantastical

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Kunka Kid said:
Seems cool but is it any fun to play alone? Seems to very much be a co-op game and I don't have anyone to play with.
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You can play totally alone and it's ok but I'd suggest opening it up to public and just letting randos in. They'll join the game as you play and people are pretty cool at least in my experience and mostly just help out (and make the characters yell out "Rock and stone" ;) )
 
dbcyber

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The game looks exhausting so I didn't download it. And I want my January to be quiet so I can complete my backlog damn it.

Happy for the team by the way.
 
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cheesekao said:
I jumped into this game not knowing what it was and was pleasantly surprised at how fun it is. The cave RNG can get a little dumb at times though what with some objective being at awkward spots.
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The best moments I've had in the game are when we're dumped in an awful situation and shit goes sideways immediately. The chaos is hilarious and when you have a good team working together, this game CLICKS

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The game looks exhausting so I didn't download it. And I want my January to be quiet so I can complete my backlog damn it.

Happy for the team by the way.
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One thing I definitely think the game needs to work on is onboarding, there is just so much stuff and it is very overwhelming for new players and might turn some away initially. They seem to have a nice "tutorial" phase in the first 10 hours or so, but you might feel lost during that entire time until things fall into place
 
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tiebreaker

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The online co op didn't work for me on PS5, but there was a new patch and I have yet to try again.

Anyway, game looks fun.
 
Donos

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Kunka Kid said:
Seems cool but is it any fun to play alone? Seems to very much be a co-op game and I don't have anyone to play with.
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I play alone (gunner) and have fun. You get a companion bot when you play solo, which helps with a lot of things (and shoots too). Took me a while till i found out that he can dig minerals too. He also gets an upgrade and digs faster. Specially good for Egg hunts.
 
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Prine

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Where are you getting the GP info from?
 
dusan

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Bullseye. This type of games should always be given with PS Plus or Game Pass.
 

scatrapper

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can fans of the game sell me and my friends on the game? The first hour didn't grab me nor my friends. The mining part is quite big and a part I'm not a fan of, for instance, as hacking away for minutes at a time is quite boring. I've had a few tense moments trying to get out in time, but also met frustration as I jumping felt awkward and I repeatedly fell down awkwardly because I couldn't make a jump.
 
Kyrios

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I have the game downloaded but still need to check this game out with some buddies.
 
Xtortion

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Ramala said:
Is this a looter/shooter like Destiny?
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It's more like Monster Hunter where you select missions and have some ideas of what the rewards will be. There are random additional rewards you can find during missions like skins and additional crafting materials, but no loot. Character progression is strictly through XP, currency and crafting materials earned/found in missions.
 
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