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Soundwave on 13 June 2024
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RedKingXIII said:
Chrkeller said:

Exactly.  But Sound doesn't want to have a discussion.  He wants to tell everyone they are wrong.

But back to AW2, I would love to buy, if it had a Steam release, which may never happen.  

The clear direction in gaming is consumers what a choice on how they play.  Exclusives aren't working anymore.  AW2 locked behind Epic was a bad choice.  

Rebirth and 16 being exclusive for over a year hurts sales as well. 

Pretty games aren't flopping.  Pretty games with poor decisions are flopping.  

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And you are spot on, digital only release on consoles was a bad idea.  Console gamers still have a large physical ownership desire.  It will be interesting to see if the physical release boosts sales.  

There's also the fact it's a survival horror game, and if you're not Resident Evil it's a tough genre to sell. The Dead Space remake also didn't do great numbers despite being a very good game.

Like I said, AW2 flopping has nothing to do with its graphics.

I wouldn't say AW2 is a flop ... Senua's Saga is definitely a flop, Starfield is a massive disappointment that quite probably was the straw that broke the camel's back and killed the XBox brand in a lot of way. Immortals of Aveum is a flop. Basically the two big Unreal Engine 5 games so far this gen have both flopped. Avatar I would say is a sales dud. Forspoken is a flop for sure. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is a bitter dissapointment sales wise especially considering the prestige of the brand/legacy (FF7 is one of the greatest games ever made) and that it's the best reviewed Final Fantasy game in ages. 

Alan Wake 2 still struggling to break even is a disappointment I'd say, you'd expect a bit more from a game that even won GOTY awards, has so much hype from the gaming media, the tech media, etc. just goes to show all of those sources mean dick all for sales. 

Baldur's Gate 2 came out in like 2000 ... so like BG3 doing great with a 23 year gap and I dunno was D&D style games that popular the last few years? I know the Dungeon's & Dragons movie flopped, so it's not like it's that red hot in terms of popular culture right now. Not sure why BG3 has such success when AW2 has a lot of the same critical praise and is a far better looking game. BG3 is honestly kind of an ugly ass looking game, I know it's a CPU hog and all but still.