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[Guilty_AI]

I hope Nintendo lawyers are working to ban this plagiarism forever

 

[chlorate]

Palworld gets 855k peak players, while other Pokémon ripoffs like Axie couldn’t break a tenth of that despite the NFT “features”. Sucks to suck, I suppose.

 

[BennyBlanco]

it’s so funny to me that some small time dev team will put something out like this and it absolutely blows up, but AAA games like kill the justice league have been in development for the better part of a decade with budgets in the 100s of millions and we already know they are gonna flop.

I wonder how many big time publishers are having meetings this week and pitching ideas to make a game with this formula. Look what happened with PUBG.

Indie game blows up on Steam —> AAA publisher rips it off

This has lead to the most popular GaaS games.

 

[analog_future]

I thought Game Pass kills sales though

 

[Quixz]

I thought Game Pass kills sales though

I think having the game on GP was a mistake seeing how well it is doing on Steam

 

[GHG]

And its not complicated to understand that Gamepass PC has its place, particularly for me and my friends who use the Gamepass library to try new games during our weekly game night without the issues of "what game shall we buy next".

Didn't say it doesn't have any place for some people, it just doesn't for most.

 

[Chukhopops]

I thought Game Pass kills sales though

It took GP 19 days to release a certified banger in 2024 versus 25 in 2023, that’s nice progress.

Also it’s hilarious how many Pokémon designs are straight up palette swapped into Palworld. Shameless as hell and I respect that.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

it’s so funny to me that some small time dev team will put something out like this and it absolutely blows up, but AAA games like kill the justice league have been in development for the better part of a decade with budgets in the 100s of millions and we already know they are gonna flop.

I wonder how many big time publishers are having meetings this week and pitching ideas to make a game with this formula. Look what happened with PUBG.

Indie game blows up on Steam —> AAA publisher rips it off

This has lead to the most popular GaaS games.

I genuinely wonder when publishers are going to decide that there is no reason to ever spend more than like a million bucks developing a game. It just doesn't matter at all, people will argue for 200 pages about minute graphical differences and superiority between consoles and PC but in reality it doesn't matter because games like this are what sell.

 

[Rentahamster]

Insane numbers. Good for them.

 

[Xenon]

How kids friendly is this?

 

[kazuyamishima]

Any reason why the game is not on PS consoles aside of Gamepass Money?

 

[BennyBlanco]

Any reason why the game is not on PS consoles aside of Gamepass Money?

Palworld - Palworld Early Access Launch FAQ - Steam News

[When will Palworld releasing?] Palworld launches worldwide into early access on January 19th, 00:00 PST! [How much will Palworld cost?] Palworld will cost $29.99 (USD) during early access! This price will vary depending on your regional currency. [Will new Pals and areas be added to Palworld?]...

store.steampowered.com

Guessing they just focused on PC until MS came knocking with a check. “No plans for a PS5 version but we will consider it”.

 

[TGO]

Jim must be embarrassed

 

[bender]

Any reason why the game is not on PS consoles aside of Gamepass Money?

It's a trend we see in a lot of Indie games. Launch day-and-date on Game Pass and those usually don't appear on PS for a few months to a year later.

 

[Barlow]

Any reason why the game is not on PS consoles aside of Gamepass Money?

Ask Sony why they don't like games in Early Access

 

[Mortisfacio]

How kids friendly is this?

So far fairly kid friendly, however there's some names like "fuark" which are questionable and I guess you can kill humans and sell their body parts per some tweets I've seen.

Having a blast, though. I expected to play this for an hour and refund it. I've now binge played for 9 hours between last night and this morning.

 

[dreamstation]

Ask Sony why they don't like games in Early Access

But there is early access games on PS. Wayfinder for one.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Wow. Never heard of the game. I would never have guess a game that looks like that would be huge on steam.

 

[prinz_valium]

Any reason why the game is not on PS consoles aside of Gamepass Money?

Nvm

 

[Fess]

I think having the game on GP was a mistake seeing how well it is doing on Steam

I’ve seen people trying it on Gamepass and then buying it on Steam so maybe it’s just putting it in the spotlight and removing some hesitation to purchase.

 

[N0S]

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Just imagine the success this game would have if it wasn’t an Xbox “console exclusive” and gamepass wasn’t dragging it down as much as it is… crazy

Alt timeline: "Pokemon game becomes World's first billion seller"

 

[Xcell Miguel]

3 million in 40 hours now.

 

[FoxMcChief]

How kids friendly is this?

I unlocked the cleaver used to “butcher” Pals. The “butchering” happens behind a screen censor, lol.

 

[Rentahamster]

I unlocked the cleaver used to “butcher” Pals. The “butchering” happens behind a screen censor, lol.

Do you get anything new from butchered pals that you wouldn't otherwise get by just ganking them in the wild?

 

[Holammer]

3 million in 40 hours now.

Steam User score is climbing too, 93% now and it deserves all the praise it gets.

 

[Codeblew]

I dont get the hype, looks like absolute shit and plays like a game from 20 years ago. Whats the catch?

*shrug*, gfx isn't everything and I am having fun playing it.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Do you get anything new from butchered pals that you wouldn't otherwise get by just ganking them in the wild?

I don’t think so, but keep in mind that you get more experience for catching them. So catching and then butchering them could also net you an extra item, I believe.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Steam User score is climbing too, 93% now and it deserves all the praise it gets.

But some here say it’s Mobile GaaS.

 

[Gallard]

Hopefully this lights a fire under GameFreak's ass. They need the competition

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Is GAAS "sAtUrAtEd" yet?!

 

[JordiENP]

Another of those games hyped by streamers that will die in 2 months. Remember when Multiversus was the smash killer?

 

[R6Rider]

Hopefully this lights a fire under GameFreak's ass. They need the competition

Gamefreak isn't going to do shit.

They could resell Pokemon Emerald as a direct port and it would sell millions.

 

[Kenpachii]

963k almost a million, nothing is stopping this train.

 

[dottme]

the fuck. It's first in Twitch even in front of just chatting.

 

[Pelao]

1 million concurrent players on Steam.
Crazy what making a good Pokémon game can achieve.

 

[tusharngf]

963k almost a million, nothing is stopping this train.

holy shit PUBG did some numbers back at launch year lol

 

[geary]

3 million in 40 hours now.

Good for them. The game is 30 euro…If you get 20-30 hours of good fun time, is totally worth it. Doesnt matter if is EA or 1.0 release…

 

[GHG]

holy shit PUBG did some numbers back at launch year lol

It was completely insane.

I'm surprised so many people are still playing it now.

 

[Emedan]

Good, finally some competition for Pokemon - now perhaps they'll stop being so complacent.

 

[The artful mincer]

Lol has a game ever blew up this quick on Steam? I know PUBG got over 3 million but that took weeks and months.

This has done a million in a weekend lol.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I've asked a mod to update the thread title with the new sales milestone.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Great result. Also have played it and found it quite entertaining.

 

[DenchDeckard]

9 hour binge with mates until 3 am.....

Getting back on today.

It has that Rust, pokemon, xenoblade, Minecraft...crack.

Yes its jank and early access but the game crack is real.

Surprise hit for gamepass.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Butcher visual, in case you’re interested.

Spoiler

 

[FoxMcChief]

Another of those games hyped by streamers that will die in 2 months. Remember when Multiversus was the smash killer?

So it’s like 99% of all games then? Ok.

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

Massive get for Gamepass

 

[Kenpachii]

1,25 million god dam.

 

[geary]

Has the potential to pass Dota 2 and Lost Ark...

 

[Xcell Miguel]

4 million, 86 000 units per hour.