SH5 overtakes Assasins Creed 2 in Steam Charts!!!

Sonarman · 03-16-10, 05:03 AM

An interesting article from the UK's "Independent" newspaper, although I had to laugh a bit at this choice morsel...."Silent Hunter 5, on the other hand, is likely to fare better since it has an established following who are more willing to put up with the DRM's requirements"

Juliano · 03-16-10, 06:12 AM

yeah....
so much for a "niche market" statement I guess

Dowly · 03-16-10, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Juliano

yeah....
so much for a "niche market" statement I guess

AC2's first week's sales for PS3/Xbox360 = 1.6+ million

Yes, it's still a niche market for SH5. Wasn't SH4's sale figures something like 200-300k after few months from release?

Sonarman · 03-16-10, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

. Wasn't SH4's sale figures something like 200-300k after few months from release?

Yes I think you are right, though SH4 apparently only sold 50K copies in the US, no wonder we are returning to the Atlantic theatre. Looks like the bulk of the sales for the game are definitely in Europe.

DarkFish · 03-16-10, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by The Independent

[...] especially as the submarine sim has a compelling online multiplayer component [...]

oh yeah, SH5 is a real multiplayer game yeah

I have never played any of the SH series in multiplayer mode and I think I'm hardly the only one.

Coldcall · 03-16-10, 08:10 AM

There is a sad truth to this which is that us sub fanatics will probably put up with the DRm crap from Ubisoft as there is no other major sub sim on the market.

Casual gamers who are into AC type games can probably get their particular fix from another game on the market so its easier for them to forgo a Ubi purchase.

Also i think the DRm problems now have filtered into the wider gaming press and Ubi are paying the price with more of the casual market.

Good thing. It will take the shareholders to start getting annoyed and they'll drop the DRm.

Unfortunately we have been the guinea pigs in this experiment by the wankers at Ubisoft. Their CEo really is the biggest arse in game development today. He tried to blackball a games magazine which was giving Ubi poor ratings. He's on record saying that when a game doesnt sell well its because they did not promote it well enough. Demonstrates that he thinks quality is an unnecessary ingredient for making a good game.

koyan · 03-16-10, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkFish

oh yeah, SH5 is a real multiplayer game yeah

I have never played any of the SH series in multiplayer mode and I think I'm hardly the only one.

Just imagine what a fun multiplayer it could have been if they made the destroyers driveable with droppable depth charges. All by a simple UI with sonar.

Sailor Steve · 03-16-10, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkFish

oh yeah, SH5 is a real multiplayer game yeah

I have never played any of the SH series in multiplayer mode and I think I'm hardly the only one.

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Originally Posted by koyan

Just imagine what a fun multiplayer it could have been if they made the destroyers driveable with droppable depth charges. All by a simple UI with sonar.

Silent Hunter II vs Destroyer Command. Played both sides, loved it. On the other hand SH3, 4 and 5 won't get me, as I don't like co-op play.

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Originally Posted by kylania

Other than spectacular Blizzard-style collector's editions, I don't know anyone that buys a boxed game over digital download anymore.

Me. Steam thinks I live somewhere outside the US, in a foreign country called Utah. It doesn't matter, though, because I won't buy anything I can't actually hold in my greedy little hands.

AVGWarhawk · 03-16-10, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

AC2's first week's sales for PS3/Xbox360 = 1.6+ million

Yes, it's still a niche market for SH5. Wasn't SH4's sale figures something like 200-300k after few months from release?

Yeah man, me and my girls play Assassin Creed on the PS3!

Great game!

Commie · 03-16-10, 09:04 AM

Well maybe it overtook AC2 in steam but most people buy a boxed version anyway. Check those sales out.

STILL it's good news for no DRM in future as I'm sure Ubisoft is much more worried about AC2 sales than SH5 ones.

Coldcall · 03-16-10, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Commie

Well maybe it overtook AC2 in steam but most people buy a boxed version anyway. Check those sales out.

STILL it's good news for no DRM in future as I'm sure Ubisoft is much more worried about AC2 sales than SH5 ones.

exactly, Ubisoft could not care less about Sh5 fans reaction to DRM. However if AC 2 and the upcoming Settlers 7 do poorly realted to the DRm then hopefully SH5 will be released from DRM along with the other titles.

Juliano · 03-16-10, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Commie

Well maybe it overtook AC2 in steam but most people buy a boxed version anyway. Check those sales out.

STILL it's good news for no DRM in future as I'm sure Ubisoft is much more worried about AC2 sales than SH5 ones.

Hope this will happen soon

kylania · 03-16-10, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Commie

Well maybe it overtook AC2 in steam but most people buy a boxed version anyway. Check those sales out.

STILL it's good news for no DRM in future as I'm sure Ubisoft is much more worried about AC2 sales than SH5 ones.

Other than spectacular Blizzard-style collector's editions, I don't know anyone that buys a boxed game over digital download anymore.

Dowly · 03-16-10, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Commie

STILL it's good news for no DRM in future as I'm sure Ubisoft is much more worried about AC2 sales than SH5 ones.

The problem is, AC2 has consoles to fall on. AC2 has sold ~700,000 copies more than AC1 had in 16 weeks on consoles. That is 700,000 players they can "sacrifice" to the DRM on PC. You think there will be even half of that number who will boycott the DRM?

I don't.

Nordmann · 03-16-10, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Sonarman

"Silent Hunter 5, on the other hand, is likely to fare better since it has an established following who are more willing to put up with the DRM's requirements"

More fool them, that's all I can say. What's next, a pay to play subscription?

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03-16-10, 06:12 AM	#2
Juliano Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cruising by you with "EXTREME SPEED" Posts: 101 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	yeah.... so much for a "niche market" statement I guess

03-16-10, 08:10 AM	#6
Coldcall Chief Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 325 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	There is a sad truth to this which is that us sub fanatics will probably put up with the DRm crap from Ubisoft as there is no other major sub sim on the market. Casual gamers who are into AC type games can probably get their particular fix from another game on the market so its easier for them to forgo a Ubi purchase. Also i think the DRm problems now have filtered into the wider gaming press and Ubi are paying the price with more of the casual market. Good thing. It will take the shareholders to start getting annoyed and they'll drop the DRm. Unfortunately we have been the guinea pigs in this experiment by the wankers at Ubisoft. Their CEo really is the biggest arse in game development today. He tried to blackball a games magazine which was giving Ubi poor ratings. He's on record saying that when a game doesnt sell well its because they did not promote it well enough. Demonstrates that he thinks quality is an unnecessary ingredient for making a good game.

03-16-10, 09:04 AM	#10
Commie Machinist's Mate Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 122 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Well maybe it overtook AC2 in steam but most people buy a boxed version anyway. Check those sales out. STILL it's good news for no DRM in future as I'm sure Ubisoft is much more worried about AC2 sales than SH5 ones.