Normally this wouldn’t be news but given Xbox’s recent decisions on game studios this might actually be concerning for Ninja Theory.

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    1 month ago

    Facts: Game didn’t break the charts on day one.

    Media: Game is struggling on Steam.

    Facts: That’s not what the data say, in fact some games come out with a bang, others have a long…

    Media: OmD, will Ninja Theory survive?!

    Can’t have a healthier gaming industry if this passes for news, specially with that headline.

    5th paragraph in, so they can say they weren’t doomsayers:

    While the numbers don’t look great, there’s currently nothing to worry about with Hellblade 2.

    Edit: added clarity that the post started with a “dialogue”.

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    1 month ago

    I bought the first game and just never got to it? Damnedest thing. No idea why, I hear it’s great and reasonably quick to play through…

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      1 month ago

      I just played the original on steam deck and it’s great! I’d prob get the second one if worked well on steam deck :/

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    1 month ago

    I think there are a multitude of reasons for why it may not be doing well, but personally I had no clue it was coming out this month, I don’t trust my PC to be able to run it (rtx 3070 isn’t enough for a lot of high fidelity games these days), and I got hellblade 1 at full price and beat it in under 6 hours. I’m looking forward to playing it at a lower price and on better hardware in 4 years or something.

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    1 month ago

    The game was actually terrible and only had a good story hook that wears out by the end and it’s on game pass this time.

    Nobody but hardcore fans are buying this on steam at full price.