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[Draugoth]

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Microsoft has grown considerably now that it owns Activision Blizzard King, so by virtue of its sheer size, it's not really a surprise that its games now have a larger share and populate multiple charts. To get a better idea of both Xbox's size and its synergistic relationship with Sony, we can take a quick look at best-selling games on the PlayStation Store.

I originally checked the PS Store charts to see if the Fallout TV show bumped franchise sales (it has), but when checking the list I noticed something interesting: Xbox had more games on the PS Store's top 25 best-selling games than Sony did.

Before we look at the data, I have to bring up some very important context points:

• PlayStation Store rankings change on a daily basis and the info provided below only reflects current standings
• The best-sellers list includes free-to-play games like Fortnite, and even updates like Overwatch 2
• Prices fluctuate and discounted games will often top the lists and/or be included

According to the PS Store listings on the PS5 console, as of today, April 18, 2024, Microsoft had 7 out of the top 25 best-selling games on the PlayStation Store.

This includes 2x Fallout games (Fallout 4 at #16 and Fallout 76 at #20, respectively), Call of Duty at #2, Overwatch 2 at #7, Minecraft at #19, and two separate games that recently broke exclusivity: Sea of Thieves at #12 and Grounded at #23.

Sony, on the other hand, had 5 games on the best-sellers list, two of which are not technically first-party games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment (Helldivers II was developed by Arrowhead Studios, and Stellar Blade by Shift Up).

 

[TheRedRiders]

 

[NickFire]

Well, duh. That's what happens when one company buys that many top selling games.

 

[tusharngf]

70% cut is still money

 

[nani17]

Good more exclusives will come over for the players when they see the numbers

 

[Die Namek Ability]

Now if they could do that on their own store they would be in business.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

 

[Elbereth]

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Microsoft has grown considerably now that it owns Activision Blizzard King, so by virtue of its sheer size, it's not really a surprise that its games now have a larger share and populate multiple charts. To get a better idea of both Xbox's size and its synergistic relationship with Sony, we can take a quick look at best-selling games on the PlayStation Store.

I originally checked the PS Store charts to see if the Fallout TV show bumped franchise sales (it has), but when checking the list I noticed something interesting: Xbox had more games on the PS Store's top 25 best-selling games than Sony did.

Before we look at the data, I have to bring up some very important context points:

• PlayStation Store rankings change on a daily basis and the info provided below only reflects current standings
• The best-sellers list includes free-to-play games like Fortnite, and even updates like Overwatch 2
• Prices fluctuate and discounted games will often top the lists and/or be included

According to the PS Store listings on the PS5 console, as of today, April 18, 2024, Microsoft had 7 out of the top 25 best-selling games on the PlayStation Store.

This includes 2x Fallout games (Fallout 4 at #16 and Fallout 76 at #20, respectively), Call of Duty at #2, Overwatch 2 at #7, Minecraft at #19, and two separate games that recently broke exclusivity: Sea of Thieves at #12 and Grounded at #23.

Sony, on the other hand, had 5 games on the best-sellers list, two of which are not technically first-party games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment (Helldivers II was developed by Arrowhead Studios, and Stellar Blade by Shift Up).

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

70% cut is still money

making games is not free

 

[Little Chicken]

Microsoft should just put their games on everything with a two-year exclusivity window for PC and their own console from now on. There's too much money sitting on the table not to.

 

[Punished Miku]

I think everything depends on how much the PS walled garden holds it's consumer base in the next generation. Two possible paths.

- If Sony holds all their consumers and can keep all that 3rd party software money, they will keep the status quo and have lots of passive income to fund their expensive 1st party games.
- If consumers do migrate away from consoles over time, MS is positioned to be the dominant force in the industry as the largest publisher by far. Sony would have less passive income or incentive for 2nd party exclusives and would rely entirely on 1st party, which puts out mega sellers, but doesn't put out a ton of them. MS games don't do as well critically as Sony games, but the sheer amount of stuff they are going to be releasing across all studios over the next decade is crazy.

 

[Mr Hyde]

The platform Wars continues, even if one side has already thrown in the towel and started publishing it's games on their rivals storefront.

 

[SlimySnake]

Well, Sony makes single player games that are not going to continue selling 2-3 years after launch. We have seen their sales numbers thanks to the insomniac hack and they are doing very well this gen.

But yes, Sony are likely to go 2023-2024 with just one or two first party titles. And thats what you're seeing here in the current best sellers list. rank them as overall sellers and you will see Spiderman, GOW, Horizon and GT7 all rank above these games.

That said, counting minecraft, cod, fallout and overwatch as xbox first party is silly. All those games existed before MS bought them.

 

[HRK69]

 

[Little Chicken]

1-800-249-SONY (7669)

 

[nosoynadie22]

That said, counting minecraft, cod, fallout and overwatch as xbox first party is silly. All those games existed before MS bought them.

For Xbox fans it is as if Phil Spencer was the one who created those IPs

 

[tomato shrub]

Imagine stanning for a company who's only notable characteristic these days is that they have unlimited money from Papa Gates to buy up an industry in which they have failed in for like 15 years now.

Anyway, Fallout New Vegas is my favorite Microsoft game. What a classic they have created. Thank you Phil.

 

[ulantan]

For Xbox fans it is as if Phil Spencer was the one who created those IPs

He crafted them with his own hands

 

[Mr Moose]

If you include games they had nothing to do with...

 

[Punished Miku]

That said, counting minecraft, cod, fallout and overwatch as xbox first party is silly

This is a thread about sales. Where do you propose that the money from these sales is going? Not sure why this is silly.

 

[Orutisu Furio]

Microsoft wants to be the dominant game maker and publisher in the industry. They pretty much already are with the recent acquisition of Activision.

XBOX and PC will still have their exclusives, but I expect Microsoft to eventually (sooner than later) make ALL their games available on all platforms regularly. It's the only common sense business approach moving forward. Microsoft isn't going to recoup their recent investments relying only on PC and XBOX alone.

Doesn't mean XBOX is gone as a hardware platform, it will just be different.

 

[Evolved1]

This take seems especially dumb, even by console war standards.

 

[Reckheim]

Great, hopefully MS continues to support an audience that is actually willing to buy games.

 

[graywolf323]

He butchered them with his own hands

ftfy

 

[TropicanaTwista]

I love the mental gymnastics people do. In what world is fallout 4 more first party than something like stellar blade. People really need to move off of the term first and second party already.

 

[Mr Moose]

XBOX and PC will still have their exclusives

Xbox doesn't have those anymore. And PlayStation is following with 2 year releases.

 

[adamsapple]

Phil Spencer saving gaming across all platforms.

What a man.

 

[ahtlas7]

When you can't beat them, buy them.

 

[RoadHazard]

Get back to me when they have more top sellers they actually made and didn't just buy once they were already popular.

 

[nosoynadie22]

 

[Killjoy-NL]

At best, this just means that more Xbox games will be coming to Playstation.

What's funny, is that in another unrelated thread, PC hardware prices will see an increase and we see PC gamers actually considering jumping to Playstation when Pro releases.

That in turn, coupled with this topic, will even add more incentive for MS to release Xbox games on Playstation.

So basically, everybody wins, you just need to buy a PS5 (Pro). Lol

 

[SJRB]

Draugoth, my boy, this could very well be the dumbest fucking thread you have ever made.

 

[adamsapple]

Draugoth, my boy, this could very well be the dumbest fucking thread you have ever made.

 

[Skifi28]

*Buys tons of already popular games*

-Oh look, so many of my games are popular.


Sure, no argument there.

 

[TGO]

Not releasing shit does that.

 

[Three]

Draugoth, my boy, this could very well be the dumbest fucking thread you have ever made.

Don't shoot the messenger. He's just relaying news from the dumb article Tweaktown has made.

BTW what's the daily playstation rankings chart? I didn't know there was one.

 

[Banjo64]

^ xbois

 

[LiquidMetal14]

And?

 

[Metnut]

PlayStation is an essential market for Microsoft.

 

[analog_future]

Not sure why there's so much defensiveness and "console warring" calls here.


It's just the truth. And frankly it's a good thing for all. It strengthens Microsoft's position in the market and it brings more games to PS owners.


I don't understand why PS owners would be upset about the idea of getting to play more games that they formerly didn't have access to.

 

[Punished Miku]

It's just the truth.

That's why there's so much defensiveness. Can't talk about the actual subject matter if reality doesn't fit your preference.

The OP or title never even says 1st party (even though it is). The first sentence in the OP states MS has grown, meaning they're clearly talking about acquisitions. Nothing in the OP is claiming Phil Spencer crafted these. It's just pointing out a plainly obvious truth, but that's too much to handle I guess even when it's on the platform people on here prefer.

 

[LordCBH]

Microsoft gonna see this and hasten their third party transformation.

 

[Badlucktroll]

Master Chief collection will probably #1 for a while once it drops

 

[Lupin25]

Not sure why there's so much defensiveness and "console warring" calls here.


It's just the truth. And frankly it's a good thing for all. It strengthens Microsoft's position in the market and it brings more games to PS owners.


I don't understand why PS owners would be upset about the idea of getting to play more games that they formerly didn't have access to.

A lot of those games were top-sellers before MS intervened and bought the devs, though (Minecraft, Overwatch, CoD etc.)

Consolidation was a shortcut to short-term success.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Sounds like a great place to play both.

 

[Black_Stride]

Where you at Nintendo?

Green and Blue making that bread together.....where you at?!?!



<--- PC Gamer just wants official ports of Nintendo games.
Emulators are dying left and right out here.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

Well, duh. That's what happens when one company buys that many top selling games.

Ultimately it's this. That doesn't mean that stuff like Sea of Thieves isn't good as I'm sure it is but when Microsoft buys up everybody it's bound to have top sellers on competing platforms.

Just wait until they put Halo over there.

 

[Mr Moose]

Not sure why there's so much defensiveness and "console warring" calls here.


It's just the truth. And frankly it's a good thing for all. It strengthens Microsoft's position in the market and it brings more games to PS owners.


I don't understand why PS owners would be upset about the idea of getting to play more games that they formerly didn't have access to.

Most of those games aren't made by MicroSoft and were already on PlayStation.
It's like Sony taking credit for Destiny, it would be fucking stupid.

 

[NonPhixion]

This is something 3rd party publishers love to see. Their products selling.

 

[Mortisfacio]

I like how cut off partially from that image is Sony's purchase blunder of Bungie. Destiny sucks.