IGN:News from the UK indicates that PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita is selling very poorly. Sources such as Gamasutra note that the game placed 38th out of 40 games, in order of sales, in its opening week.
While Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale didn't get the best review, there are still some aspects of the game that deserve some credit.
Though PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale is a bit of a cult classic, it could have been a big hit if it launched in 2022 instead of 2012.
It wouldn't have mattered, Sony would've rushed it out and left it to die. More so now than before with their focus now being on SP narrative driven AAA games.
Oh, but somehow Smash Bros. 64 made it work?
It just couldn’t compete with Smash Bros. and it wasn’t a free-to-play game like Multiversus.
I think it released at the right time. It's just after the success of Smash and Multiversus, it's finally time for a sequel.
I'd be all in on a remake or remaster of the original. I enjoyed it because I didn't sit there and compare every aspect to SSB. I just enjoyed it as it was.
Sony should make part 2 and dump a good amount of money on it. Scrap super only kills and it's bound to succeed.
God of War: Ragnarok has plenty of fun references to PlayStation history, but now fans have discovered a conversation that calls back to PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale — the crossover fighting game released for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.
That’s interesting. It actually does make it canon lol. He mentioned it in a mainline game. I’d say that’s pretty cool.
Sony is happy with the sales because retail is not the only way to get this game. They know how well this game is selling through the digital space. Also, we only got what has happened in the UK for a span of 2 days at max and not the US/EU or any of the other places this game has released at.
The incognito xbox trolls were all over the other article saying how PS All stars had done poorly because PS3 fans didn't buy games. LOL, pathetic kids. Let the games be.
Im not surprised of the poor sales all Sony cares about now are the casuals. Every ad in the UK is either about Wonderbook or Lego games.
Problem is that we have no clue what the "target" is. Did they lower the sales estimate/forcast like they did with the Vita?
Terrific news to hear!!! I'm so happy people are enjoying this game:). I still haven't gotten my copy from amazon but when it does come I am ready to experience some good times with this game.
By the way its the 5th hottest game on this site right now. Not bad at all!!!
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