Insiderp :"Yes folks! We have the numbers . Killzone : Shadowfall - Guerilla's PS4 launch title has sold over 1 million copies worldwide*. The number is brought to you courtesy of NPD, GFK and independent trackers in Asia."
Killzone shadow fall is my favourite nextgen game and its just a properly made game that demonstrates the power of the ps4. i cant imagine how amazing killzone 5 orthe next killzone will look on ps4. Im hoping killzone shadow fall goes on to be the most successful killzone title ever
got the KZSF bundle myself and I'm loving the MP! I have only played a little bit of the SP and then tried the offline botzone. I think it was fun and I jumped into the MP to test the water. before I know it, I've spent 5 hours! holy hell the MP is fun!!
1) Only 2-3 million PS4s out there 2) Up against COD 3) Up against BF4
Glad GG decided to back Sony with developing a launch title. They deserve all the success they get considering they try their very best with each game.
Really amazing sales figures for an exclusive launch title.
Well two things. 1. One is a shooter which sell more generally as the casual crowd buy shooters. It's why COD and BF sell so many freaking copies each year and 2. Ones on PS4 which has sold more consoles worldwide.
I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up "rebooting" the popularity of the series since a lot of people who've never played KZ will probably try this one out with their nice new PS4.
That's a good thing, too. This - and Mercenary - are the two best KZ games in the series, IMO.
Yes, this may well be the KZ game that hits the heights the originals never really achieved. They were great games, but maybe tried too hard. Maybe it was pushed to hard as the Halo killer, rather than being pushed as the game it was, without having to be compared to the other game... Great to see it sell so many, considering the base is new.
Nothing will ever top KZ 2 imo. Shadow Fall is good but definatly not a forerunner in the franchise (again, imo).
Just something about that infamous KZ 2 2005 e3 trailer that everyone criticized saying it would never look like that. I waited patiently for years knowing that they would deliver and they did.
By far my favorite multiplayer title of last gen.
I will admit that Mercenary is a fantastic Vita game though. Probably my favorite besides Tearaway.
it is a shame that mercenary hasn't sold as much as shadowfall despite being a psvita game. mercenary is fantastic, a masterpiece of a handheld game, imo the multiplayer is better than shadowfall's multiplayer, and i hope more people buy mercenary during the holidays and when the two new maps get released in an update because it is what guerilla deserve.
Because its not as fun as cod or bf4 lol. Your in a pro killzone article, its gonna be nothing but posative spin in here. Im a huge sony fan but ill be honest about my opinion. I havnt even beat killzone sf yet because it came out at the same time as bf4, which is a much better game. Killzone sf reminds me way to much of a crytek game. Gorgeous to look at but not much fun. The game feels like nothing more than a full length tech demo. Its a 6/10 game. Thats an honest score for it. You ask any of these foaming at the mouth sony ponys and they will say its "BEST GAME EVER" COD KILLER, 10/10!
The install base is low, but I believe that everyone who had bought this system should have bought this game, I did. I looks and play amazing.So roughly out of the 2.3 million PS4 owners only a million bought this game? do you see what I'm saying?
Those are NPD, numbers, wich means it's North America only, but you also have to take in to account that this title is competing directly against COD and BF4.
Its the highest selling next-gen exclusive title. Not sure how much more you want from it. To put the numbers in a much higher perspective Sony claims to have sold about 2.1m PS4s at the start of December. That means if Sony sold another 1mil by the end of the year for every 3 PS4s out there 1 is a owner of KZ:SF.
Edit: Also I forgot to add its directly competing against CoD and BF4.
there isn't that many Ps4s in homes yet, lets just guess that the Ps4 is at 3 million sales , out of those 3 million maybe 2 million like fps games in general, then you factor in that some of those ppl might not like the style of shooter killzone is , so they pick up BF4 or COD, look at it like that and 1 million is a lot of sales for a console base of guessed 3 million.
you forgot that the people who bought PS3 cod may have took the upgrade to PS4 for cheap price... which means that Killzone wasn't really competing with COD.
It's actually a little under because the PS4 has sold 2.4 million (still waiting for last weeks numbers which should push it to around 3 million) but even if it turns out to be 1/3 that is incredible!
A million copies on an install base of just a few million isn't enough? Sheesh. Add in the fact that this particular genre it's competing with one monster game - Cod - and one fairly huge game - Battlefield - all released simultaneously and i'd say it's done better than anyone's best hopes.
Really! With stiff competition from both BF4 and COD ghost? The PS4 has Sold over 2.1 million, probably close to 3 million by now, which means about 38%-40% of the install base own it. That's mighty fine
People are buying BF and COD as the popular choice... KZ has always been niche... However considering the PS4 last sales annoucement, this game has sold well considering the install base.
I have always preferred KZ multiplayer from the switching objectives, custom modes, no aim assit, classes, and the overall heavy feel of the weapons.
Why hasn't this game sold more? Was it certain bad reviews? Is it because not all gamers are into FPS? Is it because other folks have decided to purchase BF or CoD? Either way, I've purchased Shadow Fall & well done GG you deserve the success.
New Super Mario Bros U has sold over 2 million. Oh wait, I forgot, we aren't calling WiiU next-gen (despite being stronger than last gen with it's own special capabilities not seen last gen)
Better to release a game missing a few features than broken in my opinion though. Over Shadowfall, BF4 and COD Ghosts Shadowfall is by far the best game to play on a PS4 in my opinion. In terms of multiplayer at least! I mean, least Killzone hasn't crashed on disconnected on me yet, unlike Battlefield 4.
They're doing a good job listening to the community and making updates promptly too. The voice chat patch went live yesterday, although they set it to off by default... hopefully that will be rectified with the next update. I'm glad it's smaller things like that that the game has issues with, rather than fundamental issues with hit detection, netcode and stability like COD and Battlefield are experiencing.
In my opinion in my opinion in my opinion in my opinion in my opinion in my opinion in my opinion in my opinion in my opinion in my opinion In my opinion In my opinion In my opinion In my opinion In my opinion In my opinion. Do you all really have to say this everytime. Anything you say in your own words is an opinion. Is everyone that scared to be criticized anymore on here. Maybe its just me seeing the same filth babbled on this site everyday like a broken record.
On topic: Great numbers, loved playing the single player and multiplayer at my girlfriends cousins house. Gets intense!
G2OWLY Just making a point that you don't have to say " in my opinion" everytime you discuss something. Anything you say in your own words is your own opinion. You don't have to say it.
multiplayer is great, but I do think the campaign is rather mediocre.
the KZ universe is a great setting, but I think GG just stumble in telling a good story with memorable characters inside of that universe. In comparison to most other FPS far though, its solid.
I felt it was mediocre too but the MP is exceptional in my opinion. I feel like they rushed it out for launch, still about as entertaining as Battlefield or CODs campaign though. A mediocre singleplayer mode seems par for the course with FPS these days.
The reason for that, is there is no lead writer for guerrila Games. I think the writing is taken by someone who isn't a dedicated story writer or they develop it as a team.
Bad move IMO. Which is why bringing in John Gonzalez(fallout:new vegas) from obsidian to write the story for their new IP is big. Guerrilla is already good on the technical aspects of gaming, and they can craft good gameplay. Getting someone who can craft good lore, is a steal for them
to be completely honest, i do not biy kz for the story. i havent played campaign in the second one and i havent played in shadowfall. straight to mp and i dont even like first person shooters. thats how much i like kz multiplayer.
all you kzsf fans there is a tournament this weekend I am playing in for it! it is sponsored by GG themselves! Watch me at twitch.tv/mxrider2199 im ranked num 2 in the world!
Rank number 2 at what? Afaik the game only tracks total score in specific warzones, so your rank 2 in the world on a particular warzone leaderboard? All that means is you play the game allot.
Damn it's going to have some nice sales legs
It's always great to hit that 1 million milestone.
Congrats, gg! :)
wonder what the greatest hits ver. is going to look like
Why hasn't this game sold more? I mean it's not like there's a boat load of titles available.
First next gen game to hit 1 million sold. Congrats to Guerrilla Games for persevering through the tough criticism of the killzone franchise.
Can't wait for their new IP because that will such a great opportunity for a fresh start.