Ghost of Tsushima becomes Steam's top selling paid game, soars past Hades 2 and Helldivers 2

The PC release of Ghost of Tsushima is off to a very strong start on Steam.

[PrinceOfAnger]

Released on Pc after 4 years and at 60$ price currently have 57k players, now imagine if it was released day one like Helldivers 2 almost 460k players! on steam alone sony need to think again.

[Lightning77]

Very high demand for Sony games on PC. This is a good thing.

[ZeroX9876]

Most ports on PC looks absolutely fantastic, so even if there's a timing difference in releases, as long as they take full advantage of what our current PCs can do, I think PC gamers won't mind as much as long as the end products plays great.

Online multiplayer games and franchises that has or will have a Tv show/movie coming out should be prioritized in the future PC ports list of games in my opinion, to ride the hype/marketing waves on all platforms while the interests of gamers for them is at it's peak to maximize sales and market exposure.

Glad it's doing well on PC, more funds for the studio for their next project(s)!

[--Onilink--]

To be honest, a strong start is always expected, but the games tend to fall off quickly (aside from HD2 of course). The SP games havent sold that amazingly on PC recently (with Zero Dawn still being the highest seller). We already saw the numbers with the leaks

While I dont really expect Sony to ever (or at least any time in the short or mid future) release the SP games day one on PC, waiting 1+ years might be affecting their sales potential.

I honestly also think people probably overestimate how many PS5 gamers wouldnt have bought the console if the games are on PC (just as people underestimate just how console sales are to a more mainstream market that probably would never consider gaming on PC anyway)

[Storm23]

Would you go same day release for PC with the PS5? Or do you think 6 months would be ok? We can all agree, I would think, that 4 years is way too long.

[anast]

Why change it? PC gamers will treat it like a day 1 release 4 years later. When the game sales completely flat lines on console is when they should bring it to PC for a second release.

[DustMan]

I can see maybe 2 years being fair. I'm not sure how long it takes to port over, but if it takes that long to release a relatively bug free and smooth game at launch then I'm not going to complain. I played the (new) original God of War just a year ago, and can't wait for Ragnarock. The only dumpster fire I recall so far has been The Last of Us, but they patched that up and it's great now.

[shaenoide]

Releasing day one means no need to buy a Playstation and Sony losing 30% of each games sold.

[Chevalier]

Its a Sony game publisher by them so it's 100% on console not 30%. If they release on Steam they Steam takes 30%

[DaMist]

@chevalier that's what shaenoide meant, releasing they one, they would lose 30% of each game sold on steam on top of some people not needing to get a console

[Berenger]

Just like @shaenoide said. If you go Day and date launch on PC, no need to buy a PlayStation. Exactly why Xbox sales have plummeted.
In order to sell consoles, you need exclusives.
Keep the Single player games exclusive for a few years but make the multiplayer games day and date.
I'd argue that's their best strat in order to sell consoles. If not, they're done for. Just like Xbox consoles.
But MS has Windows. Sony doesn't.

[DustMan]

Well. Lets just say that 70% is a lot better than 0% from the PC community.

[outsider1624]

Releasing day 1 on pc. Why would you need a ps5 then. This strategy is doing Sony's business better.

[wesnytsfs]

Most console gamers will never go to PC. They either do not want to put up the money for a good gaming pc or they simply do not want to deal with PC issues. AAA games are expensive and its obvious one platform is unable to recoup that cost anymore.

[jznrpg]

Nm read it wrong. I won’t go back to PC. I want physical games, I don’t want to keep upgrading my PC. I like to collect consoles. I did the Pc thing for almost 20 years and I’m done with it.

[shinoff2183]

@wes

Your absolutely right. Mods and shit would be cool on some games but most the time I don't wanna deal with pc stuff. I want to hit my button and get rolling

[derek]

@wesnytsfs, there is zero reason to do day and date. Day and date is an instant drag on revenue, increased cost of development plus you open the game to piracy immediately. Nobody knows if console players would build a pc, but it certainly becomes an option so why would Sony risk it.

[notachance]

Why? Delayed release means there’s bound to be people who double dipped and buy both version, especially single player games which is often one and done. Simultaneous release works for multiplayer game riding the hype train, that’s why helldivers 2 is successfull as it is now.

Why do you think Rockstar always released a game for console first and then PC way later? Double dip is the key. Although that can only work if the game itself is amazing: GTA V, RDR2, Horizon, GoW, now GoT. I reckon if forspoken did that it won’t turn out the same..

[blackblades]

The whole point of PC releases is to gain more players that would never get a PlayStation to begin with. Some can wait for years apparently for it to release on pc then get a PlayStation as seen. Still day one is a no go, have them sign for psn account because they are PlayStation good strategy business wise. End of the day it has nothing to do with me except for the obvious

[wesnytsfs]

I traded in my series X since I never played it and Im getting close to doing the same with the ps5. The PC is usually the best version of a game and the only console I really play anymore which is still rare is the switch. Its become worth waiting to play a game to experience on the most powerful platform.

[Jingsing]

If we go by your number $60 x 57,000 then take away Valve's 30% = $1,026,000 you get = $2,394,000.

That is not including all the other associated deployment costs, so in terms of clear profit it probably doesn't end up being much. Maybe in the region of just over a million in profit. That is small fries for a company like Sony.

I'm calling that not really worth it. Also there are more than 57k people downloading it from another location that isn't Steam if you know were to look. So Sony will be considering that too. If the profits are too low and more people are grabbing it for free so to speak then why would they continue?

[Michiel1989]

that is just the currently playing ones, not including people who stopped playing a minute ago, not including the people who play in offline mode

[Jingsing]

@Michiel1989 Likewise you aren't including refunds either, so it cuts both ways.

[Michiel1989]

pretty sure that % isn't high, the game has also not even been released for that long even if it was only 57k, that would be pretty solid for a pretty old game at this point

[shinoff2183]

Sony was the first one to let small publishers have print runs as low as 1,000 copies. How much money you think they make off that?

It adds up, money is money. Profit is profit. So when you say not much to be worth it I disagree

[Markdn]

Only works well if you care about pc players, I sure don't, I always. Kill crossplay when on my console games. I'm not slating pc gamers. Just saying I don't care what comes out on your hardware or when, just as long as I'm supported first on Console, you can see how well that's worked out for M$ and gamepass. Killed their console division. Sony need to. Maintain a healthy gap between console and then PC release to avoid this. The trouble with the PC boys is they always want every thing first because they imagine there special or deserve preferential treatment. Thankfully Sony know this is not the case and it's the Console players who keep the company in profit not the pc players

[Michiel1989]

why are you comparing a closed platform that actually has an owner to an open platform that doesn't?

"he trouble with the PC boys is they always want every thing first because they imagine there special or deserve preferential treatment" you literally just said that you don't care about pc as long as you get it first on your console. The hypocrisy -.-

I'm not sure what pc gamers you know, but the ones I know just want their games to be customizable to their hardware and have the game run good. I'm pretty sure that you don't talk to any pc players actually, looking at the way you talk about them.

[Cacabunga]

How about the console sales you excluded from your ridiculous analyse?? GoT was a big system seller that moved many PS4. Sony needs games like this one to keep their loyal fanbase. It’s in their benefit to keep the exclusives and not end couples like another company starting with x

[shinoff2183]

And the ones who bought the ps5 version

[DarXyde]

That doesn't make sense.

Why wouldn't they continue staggered release dates if it means they can sell it years later at a premium and still have sales like it's day one?

They literally gave Ghost of Tsushima its THIRD wind.

[Terry_B]

Lol no. Sony does not need to be as stupid as Microsoft.

[Einhander1972]

This did release day one on PlayStation and it sold as I recall 3 million in it's first week, so I am sure that at some point it had 460k+ concurrent players.

[neutralgamer1992]

I have it on PS5 (never played it it’s in my collection) but I want to play it on PC. But I will wait for it to get below $30.

[Storm23]

I played it on PS5 and it was fantastic. I'm sure the experience on PC will be incredible. I hope there are some significant upgrades (if possible) to an already beautiful game.

[neutralgamer1992]

I love sucker punch they are very underrated. I hope the rumor about a smaller team at SP working on a new SLY is also true

[jznrpg]

A new Sly Cooper would be so great. Definitely a game I can play on the portal

[Storm23]

A new Sly game would be amazing, but unfortunately those rumors were debunked.

[Goodguy01]

Very good pc port. Some things here and there but very excellent. I stopped playing the game back on ps4 as I got burnt out but now I'm very ready to play through the whole game this time and in glorious 1440p and unlocked framerate. I suggest turning off AA and any upscaling, game looks beautiful.

[Magatsuhi]

Thought Sony ruined the game? That's what many youtubers said.

[EternalTitan]

Some stuff arent very historically accurate but this game is basically the Assasins Creed set in Japan we all have been asking for.

[Huey_My_D_Long]

AC games have never been historically accurate. Yet Yosuke was an historical figure, unlike any protagonist before him. Not sure why all of sudden people realize AC takes liberties but some of yall rhetoric is silly. Being mad because the Japanese leader made him a retainer is like telling National Gaurd they aren't real soldiers.

[buffig]

Yet the Japanese loved it and were frustrated by the fact that it took a western studio to make such an authentically Japanese historical game

[UltimateOwnage]

Sony has been doing fantastic PC ports that leverage the benefits of the platform, but also allow them to scale to even handheld PC’s like the Deck. It’s awesome to see them do PC ports right.

[helicoptergirl]

Nice. The game is just one of many masterpieces created from one of Sony's studios.

[PRIMORDUS]

hehe "paid". Not me 😉🏴‍☠️

[boing1]

Pc gamers are in for a treat. Great game.

[HyperMoused]

You don havto gotta havs a PS a-ccount....we dont do that in these hills

[jjb1981]

Getting a no-hit win on a boss is just so cinematic and satisfying. The environments are incredible in this game. I'm glad PC players finally get to enjoy this gem.

[Gabrielmpf]

The best PS5 game, by a mile.

[purple101]

It’s ps4 game dude

They just re did the lighting and made is 60fps for ps5, but yeh, its a masterpiece !

[Gabrielmpf]

LOL, you know, I realized that after posting it, but even with other games made exclusively for PS5, this one stands out as the absolute masterpiece. The graphics update made it even better. Hoping for GoT2 :D

[Moegooner]

Newly released game charts better than older counterparts. Shocking I tell you.

[anast]

This is a really old game and it's being treat like a day 1 release. Sony gets two day 1 releases one actual release and one a few years from actual release. I don't see them changing this model anytime soon.

[EternalTitan]

Congratulations. This is a really good game.

[Fonsecap]

As anyone here bought it? If so, How is performance?

[jznrpg]

I can’t wait for Ghost of Tsushima 2. I will play GoT 1 for the third time while I wait it’s that good.

[VincentVanBro]

AC Shadows announcement: 😪
Ghost of Tsushima PC release: 🤩

[Zenzuu]

As a PS5 owner, I'm glad PC gamers are getting the chance to enjoy this masterpiece. It's a thrill from start to finish.

[RiseNShine]

Let this lesson be learnt by Alan Wake 2 and any others that want to be exclusive to EGS.

[Hereandthere]

Pc gamers have a real story driven high quality game to play for a change.

[jwillj2k4]

For all the shit talked about Sony everyone shuts up and bows down when they decide to release a game to the peasants.

[RhinoGamer88]

This game is a no-brainer purchase.

[PRIMORDUS]

In the features trailer I didn't see anything about direct storage, but there are 2 files I found dstorage.dll and dstoragecore.dll where my game is installed so it looks like it does support it.