DCUO Sells Out, SOE Sending More Units to Retail

Even though the game has been out for less than a week, DCUO is selling better than hot cakes, with publisher SOE apologising for the limited stock and promising to send more to retail as soon as possible.

[Chris399]

The game is awesome, it deserves this success. Even if you hate the PS3 (this IS N4G after all, and people have opinions :) ), grab it on PC. It's totally worth it. A real break from the point and click fantasy trend of the last 10 years.

Did I mention you can fly, and toss busses and use SUPER-POWERS?!!!

Nuff said.

[doctorstrange]

Its a brilliant game, congrats to SOE for such a great MMO. They took a risk with this, and it looks like it paid off.

[ExplosionSauce]

I hear a Batman and GreenArrow type combination superhero is kinda cool.

[CrzyFooL]

I dunno - I could go for some hotcakes right about now . . .

[Corepred4]

I'm not going to lie I really didn't think this game was going to do any good. Nice to see that its an enjoyable game.

[HolyOrangeCows]

An MMO with a decent combat system. Mind blown.

[ThanatosDMC]

There's only one copy i saw at Fry's last night and it was the one with Batman's statue every other copy of the game was gone. I'm still not sure if i'm gonna get it since i'll have to get two copies and that's $30 every month which is gonna eat away from my new games budget.

[LoVeRSaMa]

I Bought 2 copies, one for myself and another for my Brother, should be getting it today, but went round my friends to see him create his character, looks totally awesome, still stuck on what type of power I want!

[DORMIN]

@LoVeRSaMa: Go with shapeshifting powers if you want a laugh!

In the beta, I would troll other users by walking to their face and turning into a Gorilla or a Pterodactyl. lol

[Focker420]

Bought it day 1 and I've been having a blast. I cant believe how much stuff there is to do, and I haven't even made a villain yet.

Oh and the servers are packed, there are people everywhere I go.

[WildArmed]

haha, I can tell.
You haven't got off DCUO since you got the damn game xD
What evere happened to meeting up online on WKC ONCE b4 WKC2 comes out
*sighs*

@below
4 sure man.
My in-game handle is: Xanxus
while my PSN handle is: Skv007

hit me a msg sometime we'll play.

[remanutd55]

you guys have White Knight Chronicles ? listen im Guild Rank 5 almost 6 if you guys want friends to play online add me , i've had the game since launch date here in the states but i just beat the story and did a couple of quests online but then i started playing other games , just got back at it with another friend and its a blast to play it online

[remanutd55]

your psn list is full , dont let me add you lol

[WildArmed]

Ah, I'll do some spring cleaning later 2day m8

[Sarcasm]

In this day and age of terrible MMOs, it's refreshing to have a good one for once. I'm not an MMO person at all, but I'm really contemplating on getting this game for the PC. I just don't know if I'm willing to keep paying monthly though.

[WildArmed]

You can always bust your balls and pay 4 a lifetime membership >.< (~200$ i think).
Atleast you won't ever have to wry about paying monthly fees......
even though you could have bought urself 4-10 games in the same price >.<

I'm really tempted to get into DCUO.
But the P2P thing makes me go into a craze.. 'I payed 4 it, so I must get my money's worth'
that never goes too well w/ college and other shit I has going on.

Am busy.

[Trebius]

This game is SUPER addictive!!!! No pun intended!!

I made a villain and having a BLAST!

PM me for my PSN ID, we'll fuckin FIGHT or FIGHT together!!!

[gaden_malak]

Are there any reviews out for this game? I haven't taken much notice of it (not big on MMOs) but I do like the DC universe.

[ngecenk]

cool games, hope more buying it.

[Kingscorpion1981]

Hopefully Hackers don't mess up the online!

[Chris399]

That's like hacker kryptonite.

[xTruthx]

One of the servers Im on just went back up and u know... people don't constantly stay looking at the screen waiting for the server to get back on.. but when i tried logging in just when it came back I was number 1200 in line :/. SO just imagine how many people play the game, there's like 7 servers xD.

Tried again, am 1700 in line lol

[SpitFireAce85]

Glad to hear that the game is doing so great...
I still have to get it...lol

[NYC_Gamer]

i'm happy that gamers are enjoying this title

[yewles1]

I truly did not expect this. Interesting...

[doctorstrange]

Were on the fence with this one. With MMOs in general it's so hard to predict how they'll do.
This really has picked off, and has done really well.

[Gohadouken]

It wasnt that hard to predict a success . CoH was after all a success ... and many people were starving for a mmo of the same quality in the same genre . Wich they didnt get with Champions Online

Plus DC got a huge following as a licence . Why do people keep forgetting that the license still helped sell mediocre batman and superman games , helped sell the excellent arkham Asylum , and turned a subpar mortal kombat vs DC into a million selling title ?

[Baka-akaB]

Yeah it was certain that at least the people who enjoyed CoH/CoV + regular dc comics fans would at least check out the game

[OllieBoy]

SOE took their time and made an excellent game. Sales are well deserved.

Probably could've been an Epic Mickey-type of success if it came out a month ago.

[Taggart451]

That's really awesome news. I'm not much of an MMO guy myself so I probably won't get it, but it's wonderful to hear such positive news. Good job SOE.

Maybe this will be the next generation of MMO? Something that that can stand up to WoW because it truly changes up the genre in the gameplay.

[Spydiggity]

you know that's never going to happen. nothing is going to overtake WoW til Blizzard releases a new mmo (and even then, i'd be surprised).

[wolfehound22]

Awesome to hear, I am still debating on getting it though. I loved the beta, but not sure how much I will play it, and still not ready to pay $15 a month. Maybe in the future.

[Lifewish]

i too am debating on buying it.. i enjoyed the beta but not sure if i want a $15 a month charge

[SprSynJn]

You could always quit after a few months if you do not find it satisfying enough. I personally did that with Phantasy Star Online for the Cube. Enjoyed it for a few, but stopped the payment afterwards.

[JonnyBigBoss]

I have been hearing very positive things about DCUO!

[DelbertGrady]

Nice that it's selling well. I hope this paves the way for more MMO games on consoles.

[CobraKai]

I agree. This is a very good sign for the future of MMOs on consoles

[Vega75]

I'm getting it on pc. I don't like playing mmo's on console.

[negroguy]

They are increasing capacity which is why the servers are down right now and im glad. Im tired of the 200+ ppl queued up infront of me. They need to hurry it up though so i can get my fix. *scratch neck*

[xTruthx]

200 is nothing, try now lol, I was 1700

[Bathyj]

Why do hotcakes enjoy such an awesome reputation? I mean just how popular are they.

If anything that expression should be changed to Selling like DS's.

[danmachine]

or oatcakes.. everyone loves a good oatcake. best thing we brits have ever invented.

@Bath oatcakes > australians

[Bathyj]

I always thought Australians were the best thing the Brits ever invented. ;)

[Bathyj]

Hopefully this bodes well for Agent.

[Lifewish]

i think with the success of this it should def. bode well for The Agent as it will open up the PS3 to the MMO craze

[Godmars290]

I think this speak more for the DC's name brand power.

Don't get me wrong, this is a good sign on the DCUO becoming the WOWcrack of consoles, but the Agent is going to need to be more than an MMO based around a shooter.

[Focker420]

You mean 'The Agency'

Agent (the game developed by Rockstar North) is not an MMO. At least they haven't announced that it is.

The Agency on the other hand is an MMO.

[Bathyj]

Yeah, sorry. I did mean The Agency.

Funny how everyone knew what game I meant but didnt pick up on the mistake.

Have a bubble you clever Focker.

[maniacmayhem]

I need a better PC or I need to get a coffee table so I can set my keyboard and mouse up to my PS3...

Do you need a keyboard and mouse to play this game for PS3??

[NYC_Gamer]

i'm sure you can use the reg controller

[Focker420]

Its really easy playing with a controller. Unless you prefer keyboard & mouse, the controller works just fine.

[SasanovaS1987]

i prefer the controller. you dont even notice your playing an MMO, thats how good the controls are. its like another adventure game

[mastiffchild]

My mate who's been an EQ and WoW man for ages on PC says even he prefers playing with a pad-says it just feels like the game was designed much better for the DS3 than for keyboard and mouse. If he plays with a pad it must, at the very least, work as well as K/M.

I never got on with the stats and point and click of trad MMORPGs and when I tried WoW back in the day I was(maybe) unlucky in that the community I found was full of elitist wankers who hated anyone new asking ANYTHING and ridiculed you for doing so-so I sacked it pretty quick. While I'm sure most people who play WoW are actually OK my experience was terrible and as the gameplay and grind-quest-grind wasn't up my alley I've been way more interested in DC:U but still dunno if I've got time for an MMO when I already, always have a backlog. Thinking about it this year doesn't even look like having a slow summer-plenty of PS3 games to augment the multis all through the year as far as I can tell.

So, IDK if it's worth the entrance fee plus sub just to find out if it's for me at the expense of a ton of games I KNOW I will enjoy. Anyway, good to see a different style, action packed MMO doing so well for SOE-after they've been the butt of a few MMO jokes pre FF14 taking that role for the whole world. Everyone I know who played the beta has either bought the game or will be doing so-MMO players and newcomers, PC and PS3 heads alike. Good job I reckon and I do confess to ebing tempted myself-it's just the thought of playing ONE game to the exclusion of many others.

[doctorstrange]

Custom built it for the dualshock

[maniacmayhem]

Cool, then i will seriously try and get this for ps3....

I got a disagree? I must really have a hater tracking me.

[Focker420]

When you are asking a question a disagree = no, and an agree = yes.

[Lahey]

EB Games I went to was sold out on Tuesday picked it up at HMV.

[DEADEND]

Great news for Sony and the devs, I hope it does great numbers and awesome reviews. I might have to pick this up one of these days.

[R_aVe_N]

I have to say I am really supprised with how well this game is selling. I know I am enjoying the hell out it right now.

[Megaton]

Color me shocked if a pay-to-play MMO succeeds on consoles. Most of them fail on PC as it is.

I am curious about the number of people unfamiliar with MMOs who pick it up after seeing the commercials (heavily advertised in the US right now) and discover they have to pay monthly fees to keep playing their $60 game. I don't think you can claim success or failure until several months in, after all those 30-day trials expire and the less-than-savvy consumers realize what they've purchased.

[doctorstrange]

That's good to hear, I really want this game to succeed so its supported for ages.
Have yet to see an ad in the UK though.

[Megaton]

Yeah, I see them pretty often. Think it's the only game Sony's advertising right now.

[BLAKHOODe]

It might do well the first few months with those players since the billing is setup to bill automatically month to month. One of the first things I did with my copy was turn OFF automatic billing. IF I need more time, I can always add it manually. No point in buying time if I'm busy playing something else for a few weeks.

[Lirky]

I knew dcu would be amazing since i was in the beta.
Also this is good news its just once that 30-day free month is up i wonder if ppl will complain or not.

[Hozi89]

Anyone got statistics? How many copies sold so far?

[clintos59]

Chris399...

Oh man when I finally hit level 22 the first thing I unlocked was the super strength ability under iconic powers area & I went & looked for the bus & brang it back to where all the super heroes stand in the front building by that beach with the gorillas & I was just showing off running around carrying that huge bus lol. This game is just pure awesome.

[Killzoned]

I want to play some DECENT MMO for once but DC Universe doesn't look like an MMO? Someone wanna clarify to me?
Dungeons, Grinding, Rare items, and so on

[NYC_Gamer]

this is not that type of mmo DC is more action/beat em up based

[negroguy]

It has raids, alerts, Legends PVP, Arena PVP, Vaults, and DUOs. The great thing is you can queue up for them all and get back to back instances. Although you wont be able to raid and duo till 30 cuz thats where most of the game is which is in the end game content.

Edit: n Yes there are rare and epic items.

Edit2: Never did get around to playing that but just watched a vid on youtube. Yes it is similar but of course the graphics look alot better. The arena pvp is where you hold and control areas. Legends PVP is where you take control of a iconic character (batman, harley,robin etc) and fight with them. Then there is open world pvp where you can woop any opposing force you see on the street. Then you will use the tokens to buy epic and PVP armor.

[Killzoned]

League of legends PVP style?

[Baka-akaB]

basically you can play pvp as heroes such as batman etc in dedicated modes

[clintos59]

Trust me even if your a person like me who loves doing missions on my own, with dcuo your going to have to learn that teamwork is a huge thing in this game especially playing pvp. If u dont have friends to help u out there will be 10+ villains around every area u go that will eat u for breakfast lol. Also in order to buy those iconic suits u have to do level 30 type missions which is hard as hell alone & u can also earn them in arena matches etc. This game is worth the buy bro.

[dragonyght]

Dungeons: alerts raids & Legends

Grinding: none existent pretty much impossible get lots more exp when doing mission they only thing u grind for its u need money

Rare items: lots of them i.e when you defeated a dc hero or villain something you might get part of their armor i.e if u defeat batman u might get his gauntlet or cape staff like that

[Killzoned]

Damn its sounds really good. going to give it a go

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Spent the last few days driving my friend around to every damn ebgames, walmart, future shop, best buy & hell, even the lowly scum store known as zellers..

Game is sold out EVERYWHERE! I told him to just pre-order the damn thing.
For $5 deposit he could of been playing it on day one.

[DEADEND]

With this game being as great as it is now I'm really looking forward to The Agency and what it will bring to the table.

[KeiserSosay4788]

Got the game 2 days ago and it is awesome. Its basically ultimate alliance combat except its an MMO, I love it!
Btw did I mention how awesome this game is?

[GuruStarr78]

I'm loving this game. I've never played an MMO before, but this works great on the PS3.....I hope Bioware is paying attention and puts The Old Republic on the consoles....

I'm a level 11 hero right now (spent a few hours trying to defeat the boss at area 51 with a few mates last night and finally got my level 11)

Flying is a blast in this game, especially when you can start flying at super speeds when you hit level 11. I got my first month for free with the collectors edition, and I'll probably continue playing for a few months......

[ceedubya9]

This is good news. Hopefully, people stick to it after they are done with their 30 day trial. I was on the fence about renewing, but only because I'm not sure I have the time to fully enjoy this game. But I'm going to at least pay for another month, and see where i go from there. I really enjoy it.

Hopefully Marvel is taking note. I'd like to see that Marvel MMO finall get off the ground one day. DCU seems to be showing that Super Hero MMOs can be done on consoles if they are backed by a proven franchise and developer.

[Baka-akaB]

yeah i remember them mentioning Marvel's mmo wouldnt appear before 2012 ....
We shall see then .

[cereal_killa]

So according to fanboy logic this is another exclusive Sony fans should be proud of am I right!.

MMO are not might type of game but I'm glad its doing well and leads the trend to more games like this for gamers to play on consoles.

[yewles1]

It's on PC = not exclusive.

[cereal_killa]

yewles1 I know that thus the reason I said according to "FANBOY LOGIC" all fanboys on here claim anything that is on the 360/PC is a "console exclusive" it was only a joke

[Ps_alm3k]

but can we agree that it's a SONY EXCLUSIVE GAME ???

[cereal_killa]

Ps_alm3k no it not its a multiplat like anything else on a console and PC 2 platforms = multiplat the so call "Console Exclusive" was invented by 360 cry babies to make themselves feel better about all there games being on the PC as well.

[dragonyght]

its fun and addictive game not a surprise

[ceedubya9]

Indeed it is. In a way, it kind of reminds me of Crackdown, or rather, the game Crackdown could have been. I see some hints of of Infamous in there too.

[zoks310]

The game is freaking amazing.
Period....

[Seferoth75]

Plenty of copies in my area. Just checked Amazon, Walmart and Gamestop online. Only Walmart seems to be out of the PS3 version but plenty of copies of PC.

[INehalemEXI]

In my area everyone was sold out but Walmart they only had 4 left.

[Dannycr]

Get the Collector's edition. It's packed full of goodies. The batman statue is unbelievably amazing... it looks awesome. It's actually one of the best batman statues I've ever seen, plus you get 2 comics (a prequel for the story named DCUO Legends #0 and the intro of the game in comic book version with a little bit of extra dialogue and scenes) an awesome poster.

For it's price, it's totally worth it.

[lucifon]

Playing on PS3 and loving it :) Having a proper MMO to play with buddies on my console is fantastic, and DCUO is just a ton of fun. Thanks to DCUO I've spent more time gaming on my PS3 in these past few days than I had in the 6 months before it's release where my PS3 was just sat there collecting dust playing the occasional BlueRay or BBC iPlayer.

[gamingisnotacrime]

like pay for time played instead on monthly fixed. the game looks good

[undercovrr]

This game is awesome, deserves its sales. I'm addicted to this game!

[despair]

Now that they have the base established, or rather a fast growing base, what's needed is constant content to keep people on. How many MMOs see a big community for 2 months after launch but then drop to pitiful numbers soon after as new content and proper updates are not there.

[doctorstrange]

They definitely need to support it

[golsilva]

exactly. from what they said, a green lantern content maybe in the form of as new type of power for players or something else is in the works and will probably coincide with the launch of the movie which i believe is in a couple of months so thats something that may entice players to stick around the next couple of months. hopefully they will have more tie ins with events happening in the comics to make it feel more authentic.

[P_Bomb]

They're increasing the North American servers' capacity as we speak (worlds are down). Most server populations are already on high, I was even locked out of a full one yesterday. It's like the unexpected response to Demon's Souls, the way that one went from zero to hero.

Hope it continues to sell well once the big PS3 AAA exclusive train starts rolling through (LBP2, KZ3, Resistance 3, inFamous 2, Motorstorm Apocalypse, Socom 4, Yakuza 4, Last Guardian, Uncharted 3 etc etc).

[soundslike]

I don't think anyone who played the beta saw this as completely unexpected. The game mostly speaks for itself.

As far as upcoming ps3 games, I have to say "My ps3 plays other games?"

They'll be on sale by the time I want to play another game.

[Darkfiber]

I'm tempted to play this even though I couldn't care less about super heroes. Good to see SOE actually has a decent MMO out there with a successful launch.

Let's just see how long PS3 owners actually keep their subscriptions. I see this game being dead in a month or two on PS3, but who knows. Most console owners don't seem to have the attention span to play games for more than a week, let alone pay monthly for them.

[Clarence]

Excellent game.

[silvacrest]

i've decided to get this, my only concerns are my PS3 decides to sign in to the PSN when it feels like, it would be easier to play this on a PC because of the keyboard for typing but i could easily get a cheap usb keyboard for the PS3.......

[MaideninBlack]

Looks like 2011 is off to a good start for Sony.

[blackburn5]

Sony is starting off on a good foot this year. LBP2 is getting stellar reviews from almost everyone, ME2 is being praised for looking so good and getting great scores. GT5 sold 5.5 million and is still selling and now it seems that DCUO is a rousing success.Even KZ3 is already looking like a winner with Move controller running smoothly and accurately.And this is just the first month. So good to have a PS3. No regrets.

[jalen247]

Could not agree more

[ReBurn]

Good to see there's so much support for such a great game.

[Blackcanary]

Love this game i've made 4 characters so far lol. and i want my character with the power of sorcery to get to lv 16 lol right now she is lv 15.

[Jaws007]

Now all these 360 fanboys are saying "Well uh we're getting Marvel Universe Online!" Yeah... no your not.

[OSIRUSSS]

I never wanted a 360 in my Life. But I would buy one just for a Marvel Universe MMO.

[HungryGoku]

360 can't do MMOs.

[jimbone79]

Hey hungry, you uninformed fanboy you. FF11 is on 360 and has been for years. If you could please just shut up. Thanks.

[jimbone79]

Ok, so FF 11 is not on 360 and Hungry Goku is not talking out his ass. Thank you N4G for still being full of people in denial.

[Baka-akaB]

the 360 exclusive marvel mmo is dead (would have been crappy anyway , seeing as it was by Fake cryptic , and looking at the mess that is Champions Online) . The new one havent been announced as exclusive to any platform yet

[ironmonkey]

(Ironmonkey) add me people lets play

[unknownhero1123]

I got this game a few days ago, just completed my first alert against brainiac. for a MMO newbie, I did pretty well.oh, and shortly after that I was defeated by super cheney lol

[Masterchef2007]

Its good to see that people are buying it. Maybe this will show other devs that a successful MMO is indeed possible on the PS3.

[Bolts]

This game rocks. Get it for the PC, get it for the PS3, just get it.

[gypsygib]

Wow PS3 really does everything now in terms of offering a variety of game experiences

[jalen247]

Many people do not know that DCUO is using cutting edge server technology that has never been used before.

SOE designed a server that would support the number of transactions needed to keep track of moving objects and how they interact with each player, and communicate that over the network.

For example, a player in New York can pick up a car in the game world, throw it, and hit a player in L.A. with it, and he would see the car coming.

This kind of physics system that's shared by hundreds of thousands of people simultaneously has never been done before until now.