• Bethesda QuakeCon Weekend - Save up to 50%
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oh shit quake-con, can't wait for some announcements.
Man, Doom is 50% off already?
Return To Castle Wolfenstein is on sale as well, can't recommend it enough but just remember to [URL="http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Return_to_Castle_Wolfenstein#Unofficial_Patch"]patch it[/URL] so it runs without issues on modern OS's and for widescreen support.
[QUOTE=Sourcegamer8;50820704]Man, Doom is 50% off already?[/QUOTE] I don't understand this. The game sell 600 000 copies on Steam alone in the first 2 months at full price, that sounds great to me. Then during the summer sale they already had a 40% off and it went to 900 000. And now it is 50% off already ? I hope they are building up the user base for something big, like a Resurrection Of Evil expansion pack or something, and they are not just desperate for money.
[QUOTE=AntonioR;50822178]I don't understand this. The game sell 600 000 copies on Steam alone in the first 2 months at full price, that sounds great to me. Then during the summer sale they already had a 40% off and it went to 900 000. And now it is 50% off already ? I hope they are building up the user base for something big, like a Resurrection Of Evil expansion pack or something, and they are not just desperate for money.[/QUOTE] It's not good for a triple-A game they're supposed to sell by the millions
[QUOTE=LittleBabyman;50822520]It's not good for a triple-A game they're supposed to sell by the millions[/QUOTE] Easily sold a million if console copies are counted. Also XCOM 2 is still sub-million and I don't see it being considered a failure. [editline]3rd August 2016[/editline] Likewise, Wolfenstein TNO is barely over a million on Steam. I'm sure Bethesda had realistic expectations for DOOM.
[QUOTE=AntonioR;50822178]I don't understand this. The game sell 600 000 copies on Steam alone in the first 2 months at full price, that sounds great to me. Then during the summer sale they already had a 40% off and it went to 900 000. And now it is 50% off already ? I hope they are building up the user base for something big, like a Resurrection Of Evil expansion pack or something, and they are not just desperate for money.[/QUOTE] IIRC Marty Stratton said one of his goals was to "get the game into as many people's hands as possible" or something along those lines, this may be a part of his strategy.
[QUOTE=certified;50822609]Also XCOM 2 is still sub-million and I don't see it being considered a failure.[/QUOTE] Probably because XCOM isn't an FPS unlike 6 out of the 10 currently most played games on Steam. It's a much more niche genre. [editline]3rd August 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=chemo;50822887]IIRC Marty Stratton said one of his goals was to "get the game into as many people's hands as possible" or something along those lines, this may be a part of his strategy.[/QUOTE] I mean shit, when I can get both DOOM and a Steam controller in a bundle for $60 it's very, very tempting.
Also for reference DS3 has sold barely over a million according to current Steam Spy data, but official data shows that it shipped 3 million a month after its release (which of course doesn't count digital sales).
[QUOTE=chemo;50823013]Also for reference DS3 has sold barely over a million according to current Steam Spy data, but official data shows that it shipped 3 million a month after its release (which of course doesn't count digital sales).[/QUOTE] The shipping data doesn't mean much. Just because the stores are full with them, doesn't mean all of it actually sold.
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