Like every week Media Create released its hardware sales chart, and it’s a slow week pretty much across the board, with the PS4 in pretty bad shape since it's the newest of the bunch.
“April was an indie-heavy month and it was hard to pick the best games but here we go! Hope you have fun and see something you like.” - A.J. Maciejewski from Video Chums.
BLG writes, "Some of the most popular games have had a rough start, with some of them being downright unplayable.
Despite that, developers have managed to turn it around for them and make their game worth playing. Here are some games that had a rough start but were pretty great."
Sea of Thieves... I'm not disagreeing that the game has improved in terms of content. But I feel that the most significant change between now and its release is actually the public perception. Nowadays, most people are aware that the game is a multiplayer PvP-focused experience first and foremost, and not "Black Flag made by Rare". Consequently, people dismissing the whole experience because the single-player aspect is lacking or the story is plain are much less common.
Several years ago, i submitted an idea to Rare that would change up the mechanics of battling opponents in the game. whereby if you died in battle, you turned into a skeleton warrior and had to fight your way back to the land of the living. It was an interesting twist on respawning and would allow the player to experience both sides of a battle.
I keep hoping to see something like that get added to the game.
It's sad that this quick retort is more often than not true... The industry's acceptance of release and patch has gone too far.
Games Asylum: "It seems reasonable to suggest most people have a preferred takeaway establishment. The one that you always find yourself coming back to, much to your waistline’s despair. Should that takeaway temporarily close, you’ll doubtlessly have to expand horizons and go elsewhere. Sure, the food from a second choice might be palatable, but it’s never the same, lacking in zest. This analogy can be applied to the 3D Realms published WRATH. It’s powered by a modified version of the Quake engine, and even plays like ID’s masterful shooter at times, but it’s lacking that all important crunchiness. It isn’t completely soggy, but there’s not much bite either."
Before anybody starts overreacting
This is after the tax hike in Japan, and it affected every single Console/Handheld
For comparison of b4 and after tax hike (before in parentheses)
Japan Famitsu - 3DS 32k (57k), Vita 23k (41k), PS4 15k (24k), PS3 12k (17k), WiiU 8k (13k)
Well when you don't have compelling software, that's what happens, just look at the first few months of the Wii U.
Even if PS4 flopped in japan like the wii u .. PS4 will be still selling more than great worldwide.
Edit: lol what with the disagrees? PS4 is selling well worldwide and that is a fact.
Not rlly surprising. Nothing rlly enticing software wise yet.
Wait....
Isn't it always slow with next gen launches?
Why do some people overreact like it's a new phenomenon?
#chillpills