Control has sold More than three million copies. Revenue has also exceeded ninety million euros. A success? Or has it underperformed?

[Gamernyc78]

More than three million copies sold Control, revenue exceeds ninety million euros - Game News 24

Control, the third-person action game Remedy, sold over 3 million copies worldwide and generated over 92 million in revenue since its launch in April of 2019.

game-news24.com

 

[Zzero]

A work friend is playing this currently. Its good, right?

 

[Bryank75]

A work friend is playing this currently. Its good, right?

I really enjoyed it, has an interesting world. There are some issues and some of the trophies (counting kills etc) got stuck and didn't pop for me...

But overall, I think I've played through it 3 times and it's always been a pleasure.

 

[Kokoloko]

I wonder which Platforms sold what

 

[ethomaz]

That is across all ports? It seems rater low even compared with Alan Wake
Probably the best seller platform/port reached 1 million?

Alan Wake sold 4.5m in 2015 and Remedy said it underperformed.

90 million euros means most units were sold at bargain prices… average 30 euros per unit.

 

[KiryuRealty]

That headline is brutal.

Like really fucking bad.

 

[Gamernyc78]

That is across all ports? It seems rater low even compared with Alan Wake
Probably the best seller platform/port reached 1 million?

Alan Wake sold 4.5m in 2015 and Remedy said it underperformed.

90 million euros means most units were sold at bargain prices… average 30 euros per unit.

Yeah but depends on the budget whether it was successful or not. Funny enough on forums if a PS exclusive doesnt sell 10 million it isn't a success lol. I think for most games nowadays 5 mil or better makes it really successful (generally) then again it depends on the budget expense that was used to create the game and whether or not it made good profit.

 

[Gamernyc78]

That headline is brutal.

Like really fucking bad.

That's Copy and paste for you, wasnt my heading . I fixed it for you.

 

[Vertigo]

This is quite underwhelming considering it’s been out and remastered for many years and considering Sifu just sold thru two million in like 1/4 the time and on less platforms.

 

[SLB1904]

The sequel is in the works
so its successful

 

[Gamernyc78]

For context it was indeed successful as its budget was only 30 million. We cant just focus on units sold but look at overall picture including cost to develop. So it cost 30 mil to make but made around 96 mil USD.

Control Was Developed With A Modest $30 Million Budget

Remedy's sci-fi shooter was developed over the course of three years.

www.gamespot.com

 

[Shmunter]

Really enjoyed this, finished it and all the dlc in the ps5 version. Nice and crunchy gameplay with fantastic haptics. The vibe in this game was right up my alley. Would make a top notch movie or tv show.

 

[Nym]

One of the biggest surprises of the gen for me, I found the SCP style narrative stuff incredibly interesting and the gameplay was pretty tight. Definitely in for a sequel.

 

[Sircaw]

One of the most boring games I think have ever played. Sterile world with a boring plot, only good thing in the game was the way combat felt with some abilities.
The rest of it felt like a glorified tech demo.

Put it in my top 5 big-budget overrated games I think I have played.

Dragon age 3
Bioshock 3
Ni no Kuni 2
Uncharted 4

 

[Gamernyc78]

One of the most boring games I think have ever played. Sterile world with a boring plot, only good thing in the game was the way combat felt with some abilities.
The rest of it felt like a glorified tech demo.

Put it in my top 5 big-budget overrated games I think I have played.

Dragon age 3
Bioshock 3
Ni no Kuni 2
Uncharted 4

Dragon age inquisition was so boring I never finished it. BOTW almost did that to me too but because it was Zelda I forced myself.

 

[Gods&Monsters]

I know it was "successful" but these numbers are painfully low.

I got it from PS+ when they made the next-gen upgrade on PS5 and I loved it. Even more than Alan Wake.

I have it on all platforms because they keep giving it away. Last week I got it again on Indie humble heroine pack.

 

[KiryuRealty]

I know it was "successful" but these numbers are painfully low.

I got it from PS+ when they made the next-gen upgrade on PS5 and I loved it. Even more than Alan Wake.

I have it on all platforms because they keep giving it away. Last week I got it again on Indie humble heroine pack.

They’re giving away games with heroin now?

What a time to be alive!

 

[Alabtrosmyster]

A work friend is playing this currently. Its good, right?

I tried a couple of times to play it and well I love the setting and special FX, but I got bored not too far in and dropped out each time.

 

[Nym]

They actually did themselves a slight disservice with the aesthetics because I passed on this game due to the boring looking brutalist architecture and it just didn't do a lot to look thrilling in previews, only gave it a shot once it was a freebie.

In practice though the bureau is an extremely interesting setting and they do really cool stuff story wise, I never, NEVER read collectible documents in games, but I read every single one in Control.

 

[Gods&Monsters]

They’re giving away games with heroin now?

What a time to be alive!

I made a song about it!