HiFi Rush debuts at no. 23 on XBL
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It's an AA title. Small Indie games can take a decade and they're still considered small Indie games. Plus development cycle includes Covid which is at least a year or two of working from home so it's more like a three year development cycle.
That's a fair point WRT the shadow drop and lack of marketing. However, it's just interesting to see the difference considering how well it did on Steam after its debut, at least from what I remember.
I'd pick it up myself if not for Denuvo; still wearing about DRM bloat being installed on my system but maybe I'm just worrying over ultimately nothing. I'll do more research but in the meantime, MS consider bringing the game to GOG
It did great on Steam because it was a new release with over 200m registered users on the site. Xbox Series doesn't have 200m users. It only has 20m+ and isn't going to appeal to everyone.
I can't comment on the Denuvo stuff because outside of an older PS3/360 game here and there, I don't play any games on my laptop PC. Don't you have a Series S or something? Why not just play it on the console?
@adamsapple Dont listen to these haters bud, they are just taking shots at you for no reason, don't let them get to you.
btw what did you think of Sony forecasts today?
btw what did you think of Sony forecasts today?
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it is not an indie game, never was, not before and not after m$ purchase.
indie means independent developer.
Tango belonged to the Bethesda-Zenimax. and now m$.
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I know what Indie means and I wasn't calling Hi Fi an Indie game. Sony had Knack 1 and 2. Would you consider these games AAA? I wouldn't. They're smaller AA titles which is exactly what Hi Fi Rush is.
The early steam is dissipating. I hope it gets a second wind release on Switch. Seems like a great game but the wrong audience
Pitched to Bethesda in 2017 doesn’t mean it began core development in 2017. Either way, you’re trying to spin a $30 title.
Also I’m confused as to how its rank on some XBL chart matters in terms of its quality. It can be a less popular title and still amazing to people. If it’s all about play charts then let’s give it to CoD every year
Midnight Suns was my 2022 GOTY, I guarantee it didn’t chart amazing.
Pitched to Bethesda in 2017 doesn’t mean it began core development in 2017. Either way, you’re trying to spin a $30 title.
Also I’m confused as to how its rank on some XBL chart matters in terms of its quality. It can be a less popular title and still amazing to people. If it’s all about play charts then let’s give it to CoD every year
Midnight Suns was my 2022 GOTY, I guarantee it didn’t chart amazing.
Just seems like the discussion around the game isn’t really matching the numbers
Also I’m confused as to how its rank on some XBL chart matters in terms of its quality. It can be a less popular title and still amazing to people. If it’s all about play charts then let’s give it to CoD every year
It's reviewing well both critically and in user ratings, the last game they had to celebrate, Forspoken, bombed hard on both so this is the new most important thing
Also, it's in top 5 most played games on Game Pass on console, hence I wrote:
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It's climbing up, the game launched without any marketing or pre-orders, so it doesn't have the automatic day 1 pre-orders.
Everyone is discovering it based on post-launch info and how fantastic it is.
Nobody was celebrating Forspoken anywhere. We never had to switch narrative or create fake hype. It was the xbots that were in every thread acting like it was the most important release on PS5. It wasn't...but if you want to compare Forspoken is still in Top 5 best selling game on PS5. Number 4 after Hogwarts, Dead Space and TLOUR.It's reviewing well both critically and in user ratings, the last game they had to celebrate, Forspoken, bombed hard on both so this is the new most important thing
Where is Hi-Fi Rush on Xbox? Nowhere.
A budget new release can't even beat a 3 years old port.
GOD OF WAR IS SMOKING HI-FI RUSHED AND FORGOTTEN
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Top 5 in most played game pass baybay.
A budget new release can't even beat a 3 years old port.
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Jesus H. look at this 2015 game beating both the above big budget marquee games
So numbers of players? How did that work out for Halo InfiniteTop 5 in most played game pass baybay.
It's not selling any copies on Xbox.The difference is GOW and Horizon already sold 20+ millions copies so that's irrelevant.Jesus H. look at this 2015 game beating both the above big budget marquee games
The hype you see online about Hi-Fi Rushed and Forgotten doesn't match the reality. You better pray they make a Switch or PS port if you want to see that IP again.
So numbers of players? How did that work out for Halo Infinite
We both know that wasn't the problem there lol.
New IP, without any previous hype, launching in top 5 most played games on game pass is a massive success.
GG Tango.
Fallout 4 shipped 12m units on day 1, they haven't updated the sales tally in years but I think it's safe to say its also 15~20m or thereabout.
But that doesn't stop it from trouncing the games you mentioned
I fear for Square Exix, they've had a string of commercial and critical failures over 2022. Hopefully FF16 isn't the next one.
Hi-Fi is safe as a very well received 1P game. If Johannas wants to make one, no reason MS won't greenlight it after it's successful launch.
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Why don’t you add more content filters. It’ll be no. 1 after a few more spins bruh.
It makes zero difference where it ranks on “gamespass.”
It makes zero difference where it ranks on “gamespass.”
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And just to clarify. This is NOT number of players. It’s cumulative hours played. So for a short 8 hour action game. Placing anywhere in the top 25 is a huge feat.
Most new releases don’t even chart. Calisto Protocol never broke 40 for instance.
Long time vets like Fallout, skyrim, ass creed and other length 200 + hour single player games hang around. Some seemingly forever.
Most new releases don’t even chart. Calisto Protocol never broke 40 for instance.
Long time vets like Fallout, skyrim, ass creed and other length 200 + hour single player games hang around. Some seemingly forever.
Again with the Square/Forspoken diversion. Why don't you compare it with Dead Space instead? It came out the same week.
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You'll need some strong Kermit tea for that one.
Wait, comparing one console exclusive with another, both of which came out 1 day apart is diversion, but comparing with Dead Space, a multi-platform game that came out a few days later, isn't ?
That being said, I have a feeling both DS an Hi-Fi Rush will be juuuuuuust fine.
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