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Neodegenerate on 12 January 2017
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specialk said:
Boutros said:

So are Titanfall 2, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Dishonored 2, Watch Dogs 2, Skyrim...

Basically all big releases of November are discounted by now. That's how it works especially after the holiday period.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't all of those games sales disappointments? 

The sales story of TF2, Watchdogs 2, and Dishonored 2 are all the same. Underperforming the original by a big margin.

When I think of AAA games tearing up the charts, I look at games like GTA V and Pokemon X and Y. Still going for full retail years after release. 

Obviously not every game can be GTA V, but I don't think it is very good news for these games and AAA games in general that we're seeing such deep discounts starting a week after launch. 

This game is $40 at GameStop and BestBuy and I'm willing to bet that almost every store has multiple copies. I don't think this is flying off shelves. If they hit that 10M number, it will be because of aggressive discounting. 

Here is the thing though, Square absolutely does not care if you buy it from Gamestop for 60 or for 40.  They got their dollars when Gamestop bought it from them.  For Square 10mill sold is for the same dollar amount regardless.