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Bloodborne sold through more than 1 million units worldwide as of April 5
- Thread starter John Bender
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bit of an odd comparison. one is a huge budget, multiplatform established IP that was known to be massively successful (hence high expectations). the other is a relatively low budget, exclusive new IP (hence lower expectations). sucess is measured by expectation. i doubt bloodborne was ever expected to sell even a million. so i guess if it reaches say, 2 million lifetime sales, it's a blockbuster success based on it's initial expectations from sony?
SolidSnakex
Member
Tomb Raider is a game from a huge IP that took five years to develop. Bloodborne took a little over two. The expectations for both are going to be very different because of that.
Nightengale
Member
And with another game released during that window.
Souls games tend to have good legs, relatively speaking. Games that get high review scores and have rampant word of mouth advertising don't just drop off the face of the earth. I think BB is going to be a "must have" for lots of people buying PS4s months and years down the line and life time sales will be very positive.
Why? I can easily see this sell for months (years) to come, with releases of complete editions including DLC giving extra boosts in the future as well.
And if Sony realizes the potential this has to become a household franchise for Playstation they will probably bundle it at some point to give it even more exposure as well and I'm talking about a widespread bundle or a holiday bundle, not what we're occasionally seeing at the moment. So maybe 2.5-3 million on its own and 4 million+ including bundles isn't out of the question imo.
Tidus_Great
Banned
not bad at all. not an uber blockbuster like The Last of Us or Uncharted but it's yet another exclusive reason to own the ps4. along with the star ocean 5 announcement it's pretty clear Sony is back in a way that will hopefully rival its ps2 days 
Saint of Killers
Member
If I can play it then just about anyone else can. You don't have to be skilled to be able to play smart.
IAmRandom31
Banned
And Tomb Raider has one of the more iconic gaming figures in the industry. It's only been around since the early days of the Playstation. Nah, thats no different then the newly established Souls family of games lol. No difference at all.
Think of the TPS genre as a whole as well. That genre has a ton of high selling products. Same with the action genre. How many action RPG's have hit 7-10 million sales. Any? I can't think of one of the top of my head. Without too much hesitation I would probably think at this point Bloodborne could be one of the more successful action RPG's.
Think of the TPS genre as a whole as well. That genre has a ton of high selling products. Same with the action genre. How many action RPG's have hit 7-10 million sales. Any? I can't think of one of the top of my head. Without too much hesitation I would probably think at this point Bloodborne could be one of the more successful action RPG's.
loaf of bread
Member
So you're just going to ignore the tradition of From games having long legs?
ethomaz
Banned
Full PR is out.
http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/150415_e.html
Japan up to April 5 (10 days)
Asia up to April 5 (12 days)
US up to April 4 (11 days)
EU up to April 4 (10 days)
Well it is less than 12 days for most places... only Asia is 12 days.
http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/150415_e.html
Japan up to April 5 (10 days)
Asia up to April 5 (12 days)
US up to April 4 (11 days)
EU up to April 4 (10 days)
Well it is less than 12 days for most places... only Asia is 12 days.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
Bloodborne was no doubt helped by having very good review scores and being labelled as the definitive exclusive. Especially since all other exclusives have been met with mediocre to decent scores.
I finally decided to pick this up, eventhough I have never had the guts to take the plunge into the Souls series. I do believe that with some patience I can have fun with it.
I finally decided to pick this up, eventhough I have never had the guts to take the plunge into the Souls series. I do believe that with some patience I can have fun with it.
Mr. Giggles
Member
You'll have a ton of fun with it. I never played a souls game before and had my ass kicked all over the place.
But with a little bit of patience the game soon clicks.. And when it does, you're already addicted.
This is what happened to me.
No hyperbole, this game has revived my interest in console gaming.
When I'm not playing, I'm thinking about playing... At the end now, after 50 hours, and I don't want to see it end.
TheJollyCorner
Member
Sounds like the music when you fight B
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John Bender
Banned
Me, too!
3 million, or 3.5 million at best.
It's a good prediction, because "3 million" = great for Bloodborne
Oh definitely, not every game has to sell 7+ million.Me, too!
3 million, or 3.5 million at best.
It's a good prediction, because "3 million" = great for Bloodborne
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
Yes, I also hope that this game shows the publishers that not every game needs to have a massive budget to be fun.
John Bender
Banned
Why would Bloodbourne be front-loaded? The Souls game have never been that front-loaded.
Yep, was thinking about it too. The second track seems to be missing from the final game.
test_account
XP-39C²
Would that be possible though? If its 1 million in ~2 weeks, it need to sell tons of copy quickly to reach 3 million (if its going to be very front loaded).
Triggerhappytel
Member
This logic is crazy. So because it won't sell 10 or 7 million units it can't be considered a blockbuster title? Fucking lol.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Nothing indicates it will be front loaded. Exceptional reviews, great word of mouth, and previous entries suggest it will have great legs.
Reallink
Member
It's not logic, it's just the accepted definition of the term. "Blockbuster" most popularly refers to the highest grossing and/or highest budget properties. Bloodborne at 1 million units is what would be referred to as a "sleeper hit".
Zombie James
Banned
Haha, what? Do you know what sleeper hit means? In no way does that term apply to Bloodborne.
This becomes a lot less perverted when you remember what the school uniform in Bloodborne looks like.
Triggerhappytel
Member
You are talking pure bullshit. It's really quite fascinating.
You speak as though Bloodborne's sales have ended at 1 million, ignoring the fact it's only been out a couple of weeks and will most likely at least double that figure in the short to medium term. You keep stating that the Souls games have a short tail without any evidence to support such a claim. And by your logic only Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto and World of Warcraft are Blockbusters because they utterly eclipse everything else in terms of sales numbers and profitability. You're trying to make all of these definite statements without anything to back up such claims.
Alebrije
Member
Yep, how can a Souls game could have a short tail if even the worst of them has a remaster ( Love DS2 but for me is under Demons and DS1), Souls games are the opposite they have long tail and keep selling these days and this is because every day more people knows about the series and get hooked on them, people that enjoyed BB and are new to Froms games will be curious about Souls series.
Full creative control over any IP they own. Its what Ted wanted from the company since a while back. Why are you being so nasty about it?
IAmRandom31
Banned
While I agree Bloodborne, or any Souls game for that matter, is no " blockbuster " calling it a sleeper hit is pretty laughable on its own merits.
Bloodborne could indeed eventually become a blockbuster. Even sales dropping by half the 2nd week+ it would still have the potential to sell another 500k worldwide, putting it close to 2,000,000 sales its first month. Then you have all the bundling that will be coming along with sales of the game and holiday promotions and DLC and probably an Expansion somewhere down the road.
Could become the best selling Miyazaki " Souls " family product yet. Somewhere in the realm of 4 million LTD would be my guess atm.
Demons Souls started out at 150,000 the launch week in the US and went on to sell 1.5-1.9 million WW LTD. Hows that for " legs ". Bloodborne could have the same type of legs with all the hype surrounding it. All those new players jumping in and getting hooked, telling their friends about it, those friends picking it up on a whim, some of them getting hooked. So on and so forth.
And really, to be perfectly honest, I guess you could call it a blockbuster. People think Final Fantasy is a blockbuster JRPG title and it sells around 1 million the first month in the US. Bloodborne could get close to that in the NA alone its first month.
privitsan02
Member
It will do about the same as other PS3 exclusives "that didn't sell", like Heavy Rain, Resistance or Uncharted 1.
I do think Bloodborne 2 or Bloodrise: Awakening, whatever they call it will do better though. For sure this is locked for PS4.
I do think Bloodborne 2 or Bloodrise: Awakening, whatever they call it will do better though. For sure this is locked for PS4.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
You have some insight you wish to share? People that work in retail say it has pretty good legs.
I love your avatar!
StrongBlackVine
Banned
All of those games you mentioned sold at least 3 million. That would be pretty awesome.
DanteGhost
Member
Please tell me you know Japan is part of Asia?
If it is from the article nevermind me.
In the end we're just disagreeing on what sales quantity threshold qualifies the labels blockbuster or sleeper.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I just hope they keep the Souls formula fresh and give us the unexpected.
Bruno MB
Member
Previous entries on consoles were front-loaded, especially Dark Souls 2 which was front-loaded as hell, that is normal for the type of games they are.
Demon's Souls was the exception because it was a new experience when it was released, that's how sleeper hits work.
Bloodborne will probably have better than average legs for the genre, but let's no delude ourselves into thinking that it will have some miraculous legs. I've read on this thread some insane lifetime sales projections.
I would like it if they didn't do any direct sequels. Keep making Souls games perhaps, but let the next be Dragon/Devil/whatever Souls, and let it really have its own identity.
PoweredByHentai
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I would kill to be able to dress the doll in a wedding dress.
Nice username buddy.
LiquidSolid
Member
Japan is treated separately by Sony when it comes to games. That's why their Asian division is called Sony Computer Entertainment Japan and Asia (SCEJA).
Japan isn't part of Asia. Just like the Middle-East isn't, Russia isn't and India isn't. They're all typically considered separate business regions in the video game industry with Middle-East, India and Russia falling under Europe while Asia - the south east of the continent- is handled in more close conjunction with Japanese main offices.
What a weird thing to say when it's the exact same feelings that the 3 previous games instilled in all of us, and 2 of those are on pc... people acting like BB is revolutionary is mind boggling. Maybe it's all the frenzy
Dragon Souls or Devil Souls would both be great names for a new souls game