230°

PC is the most profitable platform for Activision in the first quarter of 2017

Activision Blizzard today announced its first-quarter 2017 results, revealing that the PC was the most profitable platform in this three-month period.

Read Full Story >>
dsogaming.com
Razzer2639d ago (Edited 2639d ago )

Wish they would break down those console numbers to platform.

dirkdady2639d ago (Edited 2638d ago )

Honestly q1 numbers mean nothing for activision it's no where near what they see during q2-q3. These numbers are largely based off overwatch and hearthstone sales as indicated in the article which are trickle in revenue from games that came out sometime ago.

Saying pc gamers spent more on these games ain't saying much

Derceto2639d ago

But..... but...... but............ all those pirates!? How can this be???

Allsystemgamer2639d ago

Yar. Watya tink we spend all dat booty on?!

SkippyPaccino2638d ago

Stop thinking about all those butt pirates... Take a cold shower

zb1ftw7772638d ago

Because you can't pirate WoW and Hearthstone.

Games that you can pirate get fleeced.

Cobra9512638d ago

They're still there, but they can't play Overwatch with the big crowd.

+ Show (1) more replyLast reply 2638d ago
plmkoh2638d ago

Just a sad state of gaming that the premier title is a low rent multiplayer game with superliminal microtransactions.

Lime1232638d ago

So consoles don't have wow and Hearthstone which make over 100 million dollars a month, still consoles made more money?

btw I'm pretty sure that most money from consoles came from PS4.

ONESHOTV22638d ago

Lime123---- dude PC has the highest revenue of all platforms and no the PS4 doesn't make the most money.

thisismyaccount2638d ago (Edited 2638d ago )

This is not entirely true. Sony alone made more than Valve´s Steam (software sales only) with the PlayStation Division ($5bill. vs $3.6bill).

Steam Fiscal year 2015 $3.5
Steam Fiscal year 2016 $3.6 with twice as many games released in 2016. 14,000games
Sony at 5.4bill. i´m not sure if the final number is actually higher, since it says Q3 results (1,500games)

Sony >>>Q3 FY16 Results<<<
Sales increased 5.2% year-on-year to 617.7 billion yen or $5.4bill. + PS4 hardware sales in >>Q3<< – 9.7M, another 10.3mill. thruout the rest of the year (close to 20mill. in 2016). PlayStation makes about 15 to $20bill. alone each year (hardware, services, software).

Last few years EA, Ubisoft and Activtion reports looked like this :

Console software sales 70 to 85%
PC sales 10 to 20%
others 5 to 10%

Of course it varies, especially with Activ-Blizzard but the "jist" is the same every year. Big 3 Publisher make more dough with console sales than PC ... http://imgur.com/Uny3WWL (ubisoft) noooooow, if we´re talkign about F2P crap from Asia with zero Substance, no story and monotonous repetitive gameplay .. then yeah PC is killing it but only thanks to the Asian Market (Indochina, Indoasia).

Head to steam and check what´s the most played title for the past few years :

- DOTA2
- TF2
- CS
- CS:GO

... all F2P with each 1.5mill. players daily. Faaar on 5th place you can find GTA5 (witcher3 is not even on the list, last time i checked) with only 350k players (daily). The AAA market on the PC is not lucrative unless it´s a GTA or Witcher 3 resp. Diablo 3 (even if the latter one only sold well due them re-re-releasing the game multiple times to fix/add addons+console copies).

Skyrim was a stinker (imho), but the people behind it were uber smart. The re-released the game few times since 2011. One GOTY edition in 2012, then one with more addons in 2013? They sold it at least 3 or 4 times reaching 25mill. sold copies ... which begs the question why is not everyone doing this?! Keep re-re-releasing your game at lower price and you will sell few extra copies. I don´t get the need to recoup all the money on Day 1 ... Skyrim is the perfect example that you can keep selling the game "new"-"Goty& ; ; ;quo t; etc. few times....

Long story short

console AAA >> most lucrative market
PC AAA <<<<< only if the name is big (GTA, Witcher), if ya go PC keep the price stupidly low $15 or make it F2P
Mobile starting to take over pc market, many parts of the world

outdated 2015 world map market http://imgur.com/lc7eLCN

Sony made more money than Valve in the past 2 years (Software alone), add MS revenue and Nintendo once the Switch takes off ... among the 3 they hit easily $10bill. each year if not more.

addictgamer2638d ago

@thisismyaccount
In the third quarter, the most profitable and highest volume quarter btw, Sony sold 50.4 million software units. Steam sold 369.9 million software units in 2016. That figure is ONLY paid titles and that is despite the fact that steam has a return policy unlike sony.

In December 2016 alone 588 new titles released on steam and there are over 14,000 titles in the steam catalogue so it's not very surprising that only the very best games get huge sales numbers.

And final note, there is a BIG difference between revenue and profit. I suspect that steam is much, much cheaper to run than the sony games division.

Show all comments (23)
90°

Sea of Thieves Developer Rare Now Has a Dedicated Doggo Park

Rare, the developer behind pirate adventure Sea of Thieves, has introduced a dedicated dog park to its studio grounds for employees' good boys and girls.

Read Full Story >>
techraptor.net
CrimsonWing691d 7h ago

Is the industry hurting for money or not?

Hofstaderman1d 7h ago

They belong to XBOX. Its a dog's life....

Chocoburger1d 7h ago

Nice thing they did, but not actually gaming related, not sure why this article was approved. Also strange informing us what game Rare worked on, as if we don't know their legacy.

Tacoboto1d 6h ago

Sorry you hate dog news - here's a game-related headline for you, the latest: "Deathsprint 66 is a hyperviolent freerunner that proves game journos suck at games | Video Gamer"

Yeah we need more headlines like *that* on this site, instead of news about a studio's employee perks.

GaboonViper1d 6h ago

Its actually nice to see a story like this instead of the usual doom and gloom but people still moan, anyhow hope these beautiful doggos have a great life.

1d 7h ago
GaboonViper1d 6h ago

Really nice story, kudos to Rare.

Mulletino13h ago

I went to look at new apartments and saw only dog parks, no kid parks. We're so screwed.

270°

Concept Art For Bluepoint's Next Game Spotted In PlayStation Tour Video

A new PlayStation Malaysia tour video shows what looks to be concept art for Bluepoint's next game.

Read Full Story >>
thegamer.com
phoenixwing1d 10h ago

Damn was hoping for a fantasy setting. Looks futuristic

jznrpg1d 9h ago (Edited 1d 9h ago )

I think that’s a screensaver if you look to the right it looks more like a fantasy game and so does the concept art leaked earlier. Who knows though

phoenixwing11h ago

Unless that structure/pillar thingy in the right picture is long forgotten technology it's futuristic.

Name Last Name1d 10h ago (Edited 1d 10h ago )

Another shooter? Yawn. Thought the prevous concept looked more fantasy.

just_looken20h ago

With there same look on the right a arena setting this might be live service game #5 from sony

So a live service shooter like concord.....

StormSnooper19h ago

It looks like a fantasy game on the right screen. You are looking at a screensaver.

Goodguy011d 10h ago

Been looking forward to what they have next. Looks interesting.

Eonjay1d 10h ago

Really excited to see them release an original IP

GaboonViper1d 6h ago

Looks like my dream of them remaking Metal Gear Solid is over, still cant wait to see what they are cooking up.

Show all comments (17)
90°

World of Warcraft developers form wall-to-wall union at Blizzard Entertainment

The new unit comprises over 500 developers representing the entire World of Warcraft development team.

Read Full Story >>
gamedeveloper.com
2d ago
XiNatsuDragnel1d 20h ago

Unions in gaming are necessary fr fr

montebristo1d 8h ago

I used to be anti-union, it kills productivity, investment and turns product mediocre. Their games suck anyways though so what was lost? Might as well get their people paid until they are dissolved.

shinoff21831d 8h ago

Unions are necessary regardless of how you feel. You know how fked the working class would be without them. As if we're not already.

montebristo1d 7h ago

No they aren’t, regardless of how you feel. Unions make zero sense for skill based labor. They are for people who press a button every 10 seconds on an assembly line. “working class” is a made up term. I don’t care about corporations or developers, I just want good games lol. Killing your incentives to appease the lowest common denominator doesn’t lead to great games imo

montebristo1d 1h ago (Edited 1d 1h ago )

I wasn’t trying to be offensive if I came off that way. The Union is an old mentality and I can see their usefulness but also the danger. We’re in the age of AI and robots and skill based labor. Unions can be dangerous these days. You could replace your entire workforce in one move. Checkmate. Look to the kiosk replacing workers in the 20 dollar minimum wage era.

Well run businesses don’t need unions. If you need a Union that business won’t survive anyway. Unless it’s propped up by the government with corporate welfare (which is the real issue). If you’re not going to spend some on your workers (Amazon, Google) then your welfare is cut off. No tax breaks. All you put together don’t match their wealth and resources, the union is a traditional memory at this point and counterproductive with this new enemy we face. They need a flying elbow from the top ropes. And by “working class is a made up term” I just mean we’re not a class system and even CEO Bobby Kotick puts in a days work lol. Or did.. It’s just a vague term that doesn’t mean anything no offense lol. People say “middle class” but that can change quick right? Up or down. That’s not a “class system”.