| firebush03 said: Rayman will sell well because Ubi is going to slash the price to like $10USD across all platforms (PC being the most notable). Astro at its steady $60USD price tag could never compete. Also, I personally do not believe this battle is done. As you said, GotY winners have strong legs— Just look at the most recent week of JP sales for Astro, sitting as the only PS5 software in top ten IIRC. In due time, whether it be through a data breach (e.g. like what happen with Insomiac not too long ago) or a new credible outlet emerging (e.g. CESA), the truth should be revealed in due time whether Astro or Zelda pulled ahead. ...Though Zelda hitting 4.09M as of March 31st 2025 is admittedly a pretty high bar to overcome for a 3D platformer on a system with a *very* small platformer consumer base. My guess is Zelda will be looking at possibly upwards of 6M LTD whereas Astro could be anywhere from 3M to 8M... which okay maybe this battle is kinda over lol. IDK I'm still holding out hope for Astro: It's never wise to bet against a GOTY winner. |
Japan is a good reference for Astro.
At the point at which it was reported to have sold 1.5m (the only official figure from Sony), it had only sold 30k in Japan. It's now passed 100k and this physical only (game was understocked during its first week) That's more than a 3x multiple despite not featuring in the top 30 for most of the year.
I don't think we have any idea how Astro has sold. It reappeared in most global charts this past Christmas (2025)...It could be at 3m but likely is a lot higher than that. If we extrapolated on Japanese numbers it's around 5m lol
