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

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:13 pm

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:

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:29 am

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

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:52 am

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

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 11:24 am

Congrats Bethesda. Great game doing great business.

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

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:51 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.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:26 pm

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

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:43 pm

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.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:44 pm

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.)

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:42 pm

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.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 9:01 am

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

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:54 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.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:19 am

Good job, Bethesda.

Now get back to work!

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:42 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 Dec 17, 2011 5:21 am

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 Dec 17, 2011 8:06 am

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.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 10:05 pm

I thought pc gaming was dying ?? :whistling:

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:42 am

I thought pc gaming was dying ?? :whistling:

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

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:06 am

I thought pc gaming was dying ?? :whistling:

Yup. For the last 20 years now :lmao:

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:57 pm

Good news for PC gaming.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:08 am

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

No.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:04 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 Dec 17, 2011 1:50 am

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.

» Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:05 pm

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

this.

» Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:15 am

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 Dec 17, 2011 1:48 am

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.