| Kyuu said: PS+ played a part but it's exaggerated. Can't compare it to CoD which was added to GamePass on day 1. Not to mention GamePass was (and still is) a much bigger service than PS+ Extra/Premium.
As for my Horizon sales guesstimates: Zero Dawn: 26 million minimum (sold 24.3 million as of April 2023, long before the Remaster came out). Forbidden West: 12-13 million max. The rest: 1-2 million max. I doubt it's going to beat GT7 in the long run, which would crush it if it goes to PC (but it probably doesn't need a PC port to win anyways). Keep in mind that Forbidden West was more frequently bundled with a stock limited PS5 early on. Not saying bundles shouldn't count, but it's an advantage over GT7. GT7 still often charts in the top 20 (and even in the top 3 PS games on the French charts). Horizon disappeared long ago. GT7 significantly grew over GT Sport whereas Horizon significantly declined in unit sales. |
I wasn't aware of HZD selling 24M+ by April 2023. It will probably leg it out to 30M+ at this rate lol.
With that in mind I do agree that HFW is capped at 13M max ATM. Probably closer to 12M. The bundles they had early in its lifecycle happened during a time where PS5's were scarce. And these bundles also had the cost of the game added to its overall price if I'm remembering right. But I just wouldn't underestimate its legs. It essentially sold 2M+ more units since the last update a few months ago. That's going to be driven mostly by HFW. Nothing from any trackers like Circana, GSD, or the PlayStation Store would've indicated that.
So I think not having a PC release will work against GT7 in this comparison.
