Skyrim officially becomes “fastest selling title in Steam’s : V

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 10:00 am

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/12/16/skyrim-officially-becomes-fastest-selling-title-in-steams-history/

Regardless of your opinion on the game, I think we can all come together and congratulate Bethesda on their resounding success! :thumbsup:

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 12:03 am

That is a nice achievement. I'm pretty surprised that Mw3 or BF3 didn't have that one in the bag.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:06 pm

Good for any other game that isn't CoD lol.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:01 am

Congrats Bethesda. Great game doing great business.

Here's to the future and many TES games yet to come! :celebration:

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:42 pm

That is a nice achievement. I'm pretty surprised that Mw3 or BF3 didn't have that one in the bag.

It's because those series practically have a new game every year. COD is the shooter equivalent of Madden, and Battlefield just updates it's graphics and physics every new iteration.

We don't get a new Elder Scrolls game every year with updated NPC rosters.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 12:55 am

Sigh.
Wouldn't it be nice to know exactly how things are stacking up in sales....?

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 10:09 am

It's because those series practically have a new game every year. COD is the shooter equivalent of Madden, and Battlefield just updates it's graphics and physics every new iteration.

Well that's common knowledge, doesn't really have anything to do with sales figures though. MW3 shifted 9 mlliion in it's first day, but this new info about Skyrim really shows how very few of those sales were over Steam. That part surprises me.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 5:22 am

That is a nice achievement. I'm pretty surprised that Mw3 or BF3 didn't have that one in the bag.

COD churns out every year. Console gamers are fine with that(just look at those sports series) but I doubt many PC gamers will buy it every year.

As for BF3, you can't even buy it on Steam. You can only buy it on Origin.

But still, Skyrim is selling pretty well. I hope Bethesda will put more effort into the PC version in the expansions or the sequels. Obviously PC gamers are far more than the 10% Todd claimed. And each PC copy sold brings far more profit than a console copy(PC don't need to pay royalties to Microsoft or Sony. And publishers can get back around 70% for digital sale while only 30% or less for retail copies.)

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:13 am

Same in the local Blockbuster. Shooters to be had, Skyrim sold out. Note for Battlefield 4 : remember Bad Company and BC2 had single player campaigns that were worth doing? Just a thought.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:26 am

I hope Bethesda gets the message that PC gamers are a huge audience for them.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 10:14 am

I think even bigger news is that the "fastest selling title in Steam's history" ISN'T a Call of Duty title.

How I am glad to see this day.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:20 am

Good job, Bethesda.

Now get back to work!

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 2:47 am

I hope Bethesda gets the message that PC gamers are a huge audience for them.

They won't because Todd has stated that he prefers the xbox multiple times. This is most likely why we can't even get a UI that works properly.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:31 pm

Congrats, Bethesda! Very happy for your success. Personally, I can say that I LOVE this game and its might just be your best work yet.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:03 pm

They won't because Todd has stated that he prefers the xbox multiple times. This is most likely why we can't even get a UI that works properly.

Feels bad man.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:09 pm

I thought pc gaming was dying ?? :whistling:

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 1:03 am

I thought pc gaming was dying ?? :whistling:

Developers say that so they have an excuse to stick to old engines and technologies.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 12:03 am

I thought pc gaming was dying ?? :whistling:

Yup. For the last 20 years now :lmao:

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:27 am

Good news for PC gaming.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 1:55 am

That's cool.Still hate Steam. The fact I have to be online to play/install a game?

No.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 5:13 am

I think even bigger news is that the "fastest selling title in Steam's history" ISN'T a Call of Duty title.

How I am glad to see this day.

Or how its not a Valve title...

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:25 pm

That is a nice achievement. I'm pretty surprised that Mw3 or BF3 didn't have that one in the bag.

MW3 and BF3 can't become fastest selling Steam games because they are not available on Steam. Surprise!

I thought pc gaming was dying ?? :whistling:

http://pc.ign.com/articles/092/092316p1.html http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=719255&view=unread as we speak.

» Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:29 am

I hope Bethesda gets the message that PC gamers are a huge audience for them.

this.

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:43 pm

http://pc.ign.com/articles/092/092316p1.html http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=719255&view=unread as we speak.

Yes, random blog entries by hack journalists and posts by random people on an open forum make up for great arguments.

(I think you can spot the sarcasm without the tags)

» Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:33 pm

More people are pc gaming than they were 10 years ago. It's just that videogames are doing so well by comparison that PC gaming appears like it's dying, this is faulty logic.