Agente42 said:
The Steamdb and Switch Eshop demonstrate a steady pace of sales and better performance than the Sony/Microsoft after their launch. And the price dropped less than World. Rise may not surpass World phenomenon but Sunbreak was on par to reach Iceborn numbers. New numbers Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
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Can't know its legs split on individual platforms especially on Playstation (which only shows the top 20 and has its sales spread out between two relevant consoles), and not releasing a physical version was a mistake. But it's safe to say its not passing 2-4 million copies across PS and Xbox combined, likely much closer to 2 million than 4 (80-90% of which on PS).
MHW (on 3 platforms and no Switch version) will end up outselling MHR (on 6 platforms and a bigger PC install base, since the minimum requirements are lower than World's) by 6-9 million. MHW was one of the biggest surprises in gaming history, catapulting the series from C to A-tier. Rise has no historic significance, and largely owes its success to World. Hopefully World wasn't a one-hit wonder and its true successor would achieve similar results.
Last edited by Kyuu - on 27 July 2023