Ratchet And Clank Fastest Selling Game In The Franchise History

[AlfredoTurkey]

DivinePaladin said:

gooch_destroyer said:

Even if it was $60 it would still do very well. 

I think it would've reviewed significantly more poorly if it was $60.  The game's length is perfect for its price, but if they'd done a full price release (on top of the film, which is sort of plot-important in the minutiae) then it would've hampered at least some sales.

AlfredoTurkey said:

It's the equivalent to Sony saying "Thanks to our wonderful and loyal fans around the world, we're happy to announce that once again, PS4 is the best selling console this holiday season." Or Microsoft saying "Thanks to the enthusiam of gamers worldwide, Halo earned more money in it's opening weekend than Star Wars and broke the record for the most revenue at launch."

It's what these companies have been doing for decades now. It's nothing new. 

With a series that hit its relative rock bottom four years ago, where everybody was asking what happened to Ratchet, the fact that a remake movie tie-in game is the fastest selling in the series says loads more than the usual PR.  It means we're at the beginning of a series Renaissance.  You're heavily undercutting what this game is doing by calling it a simple PR move (especially when, as others have said, it's got an insane extended opening window compared to other games this month that debuted big and fell fast!).

I think you're misunderstanding what I'm saying. I'm not talking about the games sales. I'm just talking about the tweet and taking a look at it from a marketing point of view because that's what is... marketing. Two different things.