Bioshock sold 2.2 million, Over 1 million were on PC...

But I thoughtz teh PC Gamingz was dying?

http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2008/06/ken-levine-re-n.html

QUOTE: "Coming off the big commercial success (2.2 million units sold) and even bigger critical success of the game, Levine has become one of the very few recognizable and respected names in the videogame development community and he's trying to use that to get the creative freedom and compensation he feels he deserves..."

NVIDIA statement:

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=148824&page=2

"A very successful PC game sells 2 to 3 million - well, we have more than enough GeForce users for that too. Crysis has sold over a million copies on PC, despite everything. BioShock sold over a million on PC. Pick any successful PC title you can think of - selling over a million is being done, and will continue to happen."

The PC version made up at least 50% of sales for a title that was primarily promoted on the Xbox 360 before any of its other fall blockbusters came out. Where's the dying, Consolites? :roll:

GTFO.

PC Gaming is already dead. nVidia are the liars!

GTFO.

PC Gaming is already dead. nVidia are the liars!

thrones

I missed the memo, sorry. :P

arent hermits always bragging about their huge fanbase? lulz thats not impressive at allgohan2710

Notice: "OVER a million"

[QUOTE="gohan2710"]arent hermits always bragging about their huge fanbase? lulz thats not impressive at alldgsag

Notice: "At LEAST One million"

It's kinda funny... I see more threads saying PC gaming "isn't Dead" than anything else coming from the hermits... WHat the hell happened to the *insert PC game here* will destroy teh console's... :? OhSnapitz

responses from anyone are often delayed a bit.

for the number of 360s and PCs, that's not that good...-RocBoys9489-

It's kinda funny... I see more threads saying PC gaming "isn't Dead" than anything else coming from the hermits... WHat the hell happened to the *insert PC game here* will destroy teh console's... :? OhSnapitz

arent hermits always bragging about their huge fanbase? lulz thats not impressive at allgohan2710

Whaddya know? Three of the first 5 posts are damage control.

[QUOTE="gohan2710"]arent hermits always bragging about their huge fanbase? lulz thats not impressive at alldgsag

Notice: "At LEAST One million"

I just got a 9600gt, dual core, 4gb ram computer So I hope it's not dieing and Im a ps3 fan all the way but nobody wants to see pc gaming die anyway, I think people more just like to get a rise out of pc fanboys more than anything

PC Gaming isn't exactly dying, just selling less than the console versions.Vaan7

Yeah, even though I just gave you proof that that isn't the case for at least several games... :roll:

Orange Box sold > on Pc than the combined 1.5 million the PS3 and 360 versions pulled. With Bioshock, we have confirmation that it AT LEAST sold toe-to-toe with a game that was hyped for months and months in Xbox magazines and previews.

I thought Crysis sold 3 million? You created a thread stating it did.Jamex1987

It did. But this is a BioShock thread.

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[QUOTE="gohan2710"]arent hermits always bragging about their huge fanbase? lulz thats not impressive at allxxastrocreepxx

Notice: "At LEAST One million"

Over a million, stop grasping for straws. Its right in the quote.

I thought Crysis sold 3 million? You created a thread stating it did.Jamex1987

[QUOTE="Jamex1987"]I thought Crysis sold 3 million? You created a thread stating it did.thrones

It did. But this is a BioShock thread.

It did according to dgsag lol . I have yet to find a single link confirming it.

From the article:

Crysis has sold over a million copies on PC, despite everything. BioShock sold over a million on PC.

[QUOTE="-RocBoys9489-"]for the number of 360s and PCs, that's not that good...dgsag

It's kinda funny... I see more threads saying PC gaming "isn't Dead" than anything else coming from the hermits... WHat the hell happened to the *insert PC game here* will destroy teh console's... :? OhSnapitz

arent hermits always bragging about their huge fanbase? lulz thats not impressive at allgohan2710

Whaddya know? Three of the first 5 posts are damage control.

NEWS FLASH SHEMP... Everyone on this board OWNS A PC..

And how the bloody hell was my comment "damage control" Who cares which bloody system sold the most copies as long as the game sold well enought to warrent a sequel..

I was one of the 1million+ who bought the game on PC and I was pretty disappointed in it actually :( bulletsword

[QUOTE="-RocBoys9489-"]for the number of 360s and PCs, that's not that good...dgsag

It's kinda funny... I see more threads saying PC gaming "isn't Dead" than anything else coming from the hermits... WHat the hell happened to the *insert PC game here* will destroy teh console's... :? OhSnapitz

arent hermits always bragging about their huge fanbase? lulz thats not impressive at allgohan2710

Whaddya know? Three of the first 5 posts are damage control.

Even if Bioshock sold 3 million, that's still bad for the, ummmm, 100 million install base?

Ha when i was a teenager in the mid 90s they said PC gaming was dying to..geez. I still play Starcraft weekly. PC gaming will never die why do people insist it will.

Two facts for all gamers out there.

1. Nintendo and Sega 16 bit were the best times of gaming, and 2. PC gaming will never die.

StarCraft 2, DOW2, Heck even Street Fighter 4 on PC.

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[QUOTE="-RocBoys9489-"]for the number of 360s and PCs, that's not that good...-RocBoys9489-

It's kinda funny... I see more threads saying PC gaming "isn't Dead" than anything else coming from the hermits... WHat the hell happened to the *insert PC game here* will destroy teh console's... :? OhSnapitz

arent hermits always bragging about their huge fanbase? lulz thats not impressive at allgohan2710

Whaddya know? Three of the first 5 posts are damage control.

Even if Bioshock sold 3 million, that's still bad for the, ummmm, 100 million install base?

Well, Bioshock wasn't exactly targeted for the mainstream PC audience

What about games like MGS2? Arguably the most hyped game on the PS2, and yet its sales weren't really spectacular for the user base.

Only 2 million for a game like bioshock:evil: Cows you better buy the hell out of this gameLemmywinks_360

come on This game, Halo 3, Orange box and COD4 were released within months of eachother.. you do the math..

Why are you hermits even trying to brag? You gave Bioshock the thumbs down for being dumbed down. Talk about major back-tracking.Vaan7

Wait, how do you know the OP didn't like Bioshock or didn't think it was dumbed down? You say "you hermits" yet it's only him and two other hermits in this thread, I don't think three people represent over 260 million PC users. ;) But hey, maybe my logic fails in comparison to yours but then again you rated AR Tenelico a 10.

[QUOTE="Vaan7"]Why are you hermits even trying to brag? You gave Bioshock the thumbs down for being dumbed down. Talk about major back-tracking.VoodooGamer

Wait, how do you know the OP didn't like Bioshock or didn't think it was dumbed down? You say "you hermits" yet it's only him and two other hermits in this thread, I don't think three people represent over 260 million PC users. ;) But hey, maybe my logic fails in comparison to yours but then again you rated AR Tenelico a 10.

I love that pic. :lol:

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[QUOTE="Vaan7"]Why are you hermits even trying to brag? You gave Bioshock the thumbs down for being dumbed down. Talk about major back-tracking.dgsag

Wait, how do you know the OP didn't like Bioshock or didn't think it was dumbed down? You say "you hermits" yet it's only him and two other hermits in this thread, I don't think three people represent over 260 million PC users. ;) But hey, maybe my logic fails in comparison to yours but then again you rated AR Tenelico a 10.

I love that pic. :lol:

I've always wondered where that is from...

Voodoo you're part of that dumb-down excuse crowd, stop trying to get out of it.Vaan7

It's definitely dumbed down, but does that make it a terrible game?

Voodoo you're part of that dumb-down excuse crowd, stop trying to get out of it.Vaan7

It got a 9 on GS, translating to a great game.

Isn't the push nowadays to exclusively support GS reviews. ;)

[QUOTE="Lemmywinks_360"]Only 2 million for a game like bioshock:evil: Cows you better buy the hell out of this gameOhSnapitz

come on This game, Halo 3, Orange box and COD4 were released within months of eachother.. you do the math..

bioshock was released in august with some marketing. It shouldve sold better then that.

Voodoo you're part of that dumb-down excuse crowd, stop trying to get out of it.Vaan7

Check my Xfire. ;)

What I find even more interesting is that STALKER sold almost as much as Bioshock, despite being a PC-only game with marketing budget not even 10% as big as Bioshock's one and with nowhere near as much hype :)

And it blew away sales of PC Bioshock. Hopefuly it will be a further proof for developers that it's worth the effort not to dumb down PC games :)

I was one of the 1million+ who bought the game on PC and I was pretty disappointed in it actually :( bulletsword

yeah cuz it sucked compared to system shock a superior game...

[QUOTE="Vaan7"]Voodoo you're part of that dumb-down excuse crowd, stop trying to get out of it.thrones

It's definitely dumbed down, but does that make it a terrible game?

I guess it depends on the situation and especially on the poster : /

Even if Bioshock sold 3 million, that's still bad for the, ummmm, 100 million install base?

-RocBoys9489-

How so? Not only it had insane competition on PC, but it also was bashed like hell (and PC games still do sell mostly by word of mouth), it has high hardware requirements and there was also a 360 version (which canibalized the PC sales in US a lot), not to mention the whole DRM drama.

Considering the circumstances I would say it sold surprisingly well

[QUOTE="thrones"]

[QUOTE="Vaan7"]Voodoo you're part of that dumb-down excuse crowd, stop trying to get out of it.Vaan7

It's definitely dumbed down, but does that make it a terrible game?

I guess it depends on the situation and especially on the poster : /

The situation? What kind of situation exactly? Also, it doesn't take a rocket-scientist to know that the quality of a game is determined by ones opinion. :lol:

Also, 3 million is pretty good for any game. While Bioshock had a lot of hype, it did reasonably well.

I play minesweep on my pc and when I'm really feeling saucy I'll play some hearts.... YIPEEE!!!!!

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"][QUOTE="-RocBoys9489-"]

Even if Bioshock sold 3 million, that's still bad for the, ummmm, 100 million install base?

Vaan7

How so? Not only it had insane competition on PC, but it also was bashed like hell (and PC games still do sell mostly by word of mouth), it has high hardware requirements and there was also a 360 version (which canibalized the PC sales in US a lot), not to mention the whole DRM drama.

Considering the circumstances I would say it sold surprisingly well

Competition from what? The best selling PC games are quite old. I guess thats better than nothing I suppose.

As for Voodoo playing dumb, lol

Uhh, STALKER? You know, the game that sold over 2 million?

[QUOTE="AdrianWerner"][QUOTE="-RocBoys9489-"]

Even if Bioshock sold 3 million, that's still bad for the, ummmm, 100 million install base?

Vaan7

How so? Not only it had insane competition on PC, but it also was bashed like hell (and PC games still do sell mostly by word of mouth), it has high hardware requirements and there was also a 360 version (which canibalized the PC sales in US a lot), not to mention the whole DRM drama.

Considering the circumstances I would say it sold surprisingly well

Competition from what? The best selling PC games are quite old. I guess thats better than nothing I suppose.

As for Voodoo playing dumb, lol

Say where did Wegener go? Don't worry I'll find him. :)