Joystiq 4 out of 5 stars, very good review:
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/16/destiny-review-loot-loops/
http://www.joystiq.com/2014/09/16/destiny-review-loot-loops/
So is that around 4-5M? Very good for a new IP but reviews might hurt it's second week.
So the final word is that they shipped $500million worth of product.
Actual sell-through is confirmed to be $325million.
Still gotta see those units sold though, it's weird that they're using dollar amounts as opposed to copies sold.
I also wonder whether they're counting the revenue generated from bundles as well in their figures.
I see a 79 right now:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/destiny
But yes, it is. Especially when we take into account the Bungie forums. Majority of us there are really enjoying it and have had very favorable reviews. Eurogamer, pretty much gave it an ACE, as 8/10's are hard to come by. Most of the people on this very forum that bought the game are giving it favorable reviews. Anytime I have been on a fireteam, everyone I have been playing with has been saying the game is really good.
So yeah.
We would hate to take that away from you.I think you're the new forum crazy person.
For half a billion dollars, it better f***ing be! Jeez, that is so much money!
It is no where near $500 million. I guess people can't read anymore.
I don't think anybody that's actually played it and is being honest can say it's "bad". Deeply flawed, yes but not a bad game at all. The PS4 MC is 76 and the X1 is 79. Since they are ostensibly the same game, I think we can average it out as a 78. This is well below what Bungie is used to getting for MC scores. I'd give it an 8/10 so far which is pretty spot on. The game is "fun" at it's core and technically very well done. It just lacks a certain "soul" and story pay off along with being very repetitive......fun but repetitive.I see a 79 right now:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/destiny
But yes, it is. Especially when we take into account the Bungie forums. Majority of us there are really enjoying it and have had very favorable reviews. Eurogamer, pretty much gave it an ACE, as 8/10's are hard to come by. Most of the people on this very forum that bought the game are giving it favorable reviews. Anytime I have been on a fireteam, everyone I have been playing with has been saying the game is really good.
So yeah.
Let me get this straight.
$500 million to make
$500 million sold to retailers
$325 million sold through to consumers
Lukewarm reviews dropped the stock price of activation blizzard.
?
I think the "investment" was $500 million across this game and development of future content/games. If this single game cost $500 million to make, then the VG industry is really f*cked.I don't believe it cost them 500 million to make.
I think the "investment" was $500 million across this game and development of future content/games. If this single game cost $500 million to make, then the VG industry is really f*cked.
And now this...Destiny is just firing on all cylinders. Game is f***ing unstoppable.
Destiny attracts 5 million unique viewers on Twitch in first week
Destiny drew in 5 million unique viewers and 20 million total views on Twitch last week, making it the "biggest console game launch of the year" on the streaming service, Activision said in a press release. Viewers watched 240 million minutes of Destiny gameplay during the week.
It's difficult to directly compare these numbers to other console game launches on Twitch, since those stats aren't readily available. "We can't provide those numbers since it is up to our partners to determine what they want to publicize about their channel's engagement," a Twitch spokesperson told Joystiq.
However, there are Twitch engagement numbers for the Xbox One and PS4: Titanfall was the game most often broadcast on Twitch via Xbox One in its first month, with 10 million minutes of streaming. Players broadcast 23 million minutes of gameplay in Xbox One's first month with Twitch, and on launch day, Xbox One players accounted for 30 percent of all Twitch streams. In its first month, PS4 players accounted for 10 percent of all Twitch streams, with 20 million minutes of live broadcasting.
Hide reviews? Do tell. In fact we are still waiting for you to tell us when Bungie said they don't plan to support the game for 10 years.
Where do you come up with this stuff?
Jackie Fhan is that you?
I love the idea that they hid reviews but let everyone and their mother play it 2 months before it released.
Yeah...can't hide a games flaws in something called a beta can you? .
Do YOU actually think they are going to support THIS game they just released for 10 years? Pretty sure that was a reference to a 10 year "franchise" and not a single game. I imagine we'll see Destiny 2 in Fall of 2016/2017 and so on. If I misunderstood you, I apologize.Hide reviews? Do tell. In fact we are still waiting for you to tell us when Bungie said they don't plan to support the game for 10 years.
Where do you come up with this stuff?
Jackie Fhan is that you?
Do YOU actually think they are going to support THIS game they just released for 10 years? Pretty sure that was a reference to a 10 year "franchise" and not a single game. I imagine we'll see Destiny 2 in Fall of 2016/2017 and so on. If I misunderstood you, I apologize.
Hmmmm...when did I say Bungie went on record to suggest they wouldn't support Destiny for 10 years? Find that for me and we can begin a conversation!
Yeah...can't hide a games flaws in something called a beta can you? I'm sure Bungies excuse of not being able to turn the servers on for this massively multiplayer game was legit. I mean, how on earth are you supposed to properly review a game that has a three player campaign and a ten player PvP mode.
Can anyone tell me the player count in the original Socom on the PS2?
Sheeeeeeep.
They have no plans to support this game for ten years.
I don't know because they didn't. They were pretty obvious.
Short memory, you have.
Short memory, you have.
Go read a review or two of Destiny. Many of the major criticisms of the game (ie repetition, lack of planets, story, loot issues, social issues etc..) were either excused because it was a beta or did not present themselves in the first three hours of the game.
Story, repetition, and the social issues were all obvious. The planet total was known and wasn't any kind of secret.
Well they fooled me, Brad Shoemaker, Jeff Gerstman, and just about everyone else in the industry who were still excited for Destiny even after the beta so I guess Bungie and Activision counted on what actually happened sooooo...