How much will Monster Hunter Rise sell lifetime? (Switch + PC)

[Shiken]

Kyuu said:

Shiken said:

https://www.pcgamesinsider.biz/news/69823/monster-hunter-world-on-pc-sold-45m-copies-by-march-2019/

This is based off of 2019 sales data so it is a little dated, but at the time total sales on all platforms was around 12 mil.  If XBox accounts for 2 mil of those numbers, then PC is pretty in line with PS4.

Obviously it is not exactly half, and could lean one way or the other overtime.  But saying PC makes up about half of the overall sales is not a far cry at all, as a general statement.

https://gamingbolt.com/monster-hunter-world-on-pc-outselling-the-ps4-version-outside-of-japan-as-per-leaked-sales-figures

Well according to this poorly titled article (30th of November 2020 @16.4 million sales), PS4 version was ahead by around 3 million copies; it was only outsold in Asian countries (excluding Japan). But yeah the PC market is rapidly growing and is more or less as big as Playstation for multiple Japanese games.

Ah nice, some updated numbers!

So it looks like PC makes up about half of overall sales outside of Japan, while PS4 makes up the vast majority within.  This will definitely be an interesting comparison to follow.

On one hand, the Switch is much more popular than the PS4 in Japan due to portability.  This could translate to even higher sales potential in that region than initially anticipated, since XBox is a non-factor there.  As for outside of Japan, I don't see it doing any worse than the PS4 version of World did alone as the floor.  Looking at how Nintendo is pushing the game and the timing of its release, that seems like a given.

What the total number will hinge on is how well the PC release does next year, and if that combined with the higher install base in the franchise's biggest market (Japan) will be enough to make up for XBox sales of World in other markets.