So 3/4 PS5 games in the top 30 are up there only because of the PS5 bundles. That isn't a good look for a system that just passed 2 years of being on the market. The Wii U, PS Vita and Xbox 360 had better software sales during the same time period.
So 3/4 PS5 games in the top 30 are up there only because of the PS5 bundles. That isn't a good look for a system that just passed 2 years of being on the market. The Wii U, PS Vita and Xbox 360 had better software sales during the same time period.
Sogreblute said: So 3/4 PS5 games in the top 30 are up there only because of the PS5 bundles. That isn't a good look for a system that just passed 2 years of being on the market. The Wii U, PS Vita and Xbox 360 had better software sales during the same time period. |
Are those games in the bundles physical copies? I thought they were digital ones.
kazuyamishima said:
Are those games in the bundles physical copies? I thought they were digital ones. |
In the states, it's digital bundled but I think in Japan it's physical since everyone here keeps saying digital isn't a thing in Japan
Sogreblute said: So 3/4 PS5 games in the top 30 are up there only because of the PS5 bundles. That isn't a good look for a system that just passed 2 years of being on the market. The Wii U, PS Vita and Xbox 360 had better software sales during the same time period. |
Luckily for Sony, the PS5 is seeing more stock coming in. Some decent games for the Japanese market also coming up, so there should be a small recovery.
Pinkie_pie said:
In the states, it's digital bundled but I think in Japan it's physical since everyone here keeps saying digital isn't a thing in Japan |
The bundles are with digital codes in Japan (everywhere actually). Famitsu counts digital codes as retail copies if they're sold through retail.
Whoever says digital isn't a thing in Japan is an idiot and needs a reality check asap. 30-40% digital is normal in Japan now and vouchers bring some Nintendo games up to 60% digital.
The legs on Switch Sports and Momotaro are really something else.
PS games by contast don't seem to have much staying power these days.
kazuyamishima said:
Are those games in the bundles physical copies? I thought they were digital ones. |
They're digital. Famitsu will count digital sales for download cards and if a game was bundled with a console. Pretty much like if they see that a PS5 sold was the GOW bundle then that counts as 1 sale for PS5 and GOW. So, if GT7, Horizon, and GOW weren't bundled then they wouldn't be charting at all.
Sogreblute said:
They're digital. Famitsu will count digital sales for download cards and if a game was bundled with a console. Pretty much like if they see that a PS5 sold was the GOW bundle then that counts as 1 sale for PS5 and GOW. So, if GT7, Horizon, and GOW weren't bundled then they wouldn't be charting at all. |
Are those bundled games free or did they have to pay full price for it?
Pinkie_pie said:
Are those bundled games free or did they have to pay full price for it? |
The PS5 bundles you have to pay extra ($50 - $60). Famitsu will track any game that's in a bundle regardless if it's "free" or not.