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| Kyuu said: In revenue, Helldivers 2 has consistently ranked far above Palworld and never left Steam's top 100. Palworld was often (mostly?) outside the top 200. And sequels are historically much less likely to explode in popularity compared to new IP's. Tons of IP's were popular from the first game, whereas not many sequels/successors outsell their best selling predecessor 5 to 1. As a matter of fact I can't think of a single title coming close to this other than maybe Monster Hunter World? But Palworld was pretty much early acess until now, and we don't know how much higher it can go. They both shattered expectations. |
Eh. More revenue doesn’t necessarily mean greater “sales success” as much as it means the publisher behind the game maybe milked consumers more for their money. And that’s a fair point regarding Steam top charts (assuming true? Do we have source for this?), though again, the higher consistent concurrent player count looks a lot stronger to me than placing more frequently in top sales charts. Palworld was frontloaded yes but it did a better job maintaining its base.
But that’s just my take. I can see where you’re coming from.
