Publishers need to focus on online multiplayer centric games or else they're going to be f*cked in the future.

[Lawlight]

Scoobes said:

Lawlight said:

Scoobes said:

Lawlight said:
I'll settle this issue - single player games do well if they're open world games.

Even that's false: Bioshock Infinite, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Dishonored, Uncharted 1-3, The Last of Us, X-com, CivV, the entire Mass Effect trilogy!

Uncharted, The Last of Us, Civ5, X-Com, nd Mass Effect (also open world) had MP. Bioshock sure. Did Dishonored really sell well?

Mass Effect is not open world at all and only 3 had multiplayer. The rest may have had multiplayer modes but the marketing focus has been pre-dominantly on single-player which is quite telling. The PS4 Uncharted remakes aren't even shipping with the multiplayer modes.

Dishonored sold well-enough to warrant a sequel and exceed expectations at Bethesda. I remember reading it was around 2.5 million physical sales a couple of years ago which isn't too shabby for a new IP. 

Also, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Metro 2033/Last Light, The Walking Dead, Life is Strange, Final Fantasy (although I hated XIII it still sold well) and most Mario games... you get the idea

No, I don't get the idea why you would use big existing franchises like Final Fantasy or Mario or even a big IP like The Walking Dead.

I cannot find sales data for Dishonored but a sequel doesn't mean it did well - the decs might just want to re-use the assets and tech.

Did those other games sell well by multiplatform standards? I can't say.