Thank you for being reasonable. (Destiny)

by Ragashingo , Official DBO Cryptarch, Wednesday, July 09, 2014, 18:08 (3571 days ago) @ Cody Miller

But really, the only thing I am and will truly stay upset about is a community segmented by platform; when what is best for the medium, the art, and the players is:

Nothing less than a PC / Mac only release could have solved this, and since Destiny needs to sell 16 million units to break even, and since only ONE PC game has ever done numbers like that (Minecraft), I can see WHY they did what they did.

You saw how that 500 million dollar figure was debunked, right?

I wish I could source this, and maybe this was calculated using the 500 mil figure, but there was an article in Forbes? that said Destiny would need to sell 16 million to break even.

Even if it only costs 200 million, that's still 6.4 million to break even, which is still a really small list of PC games (Minecraft, Diablo 3, WoW, Starcraft, Battlefield 2, Sims 1/2/3, Guild Wars 1/2, Myst, and Starcraft 2.)

Do PC games not sell as well as console games?

Halo 4 sold 9.05 million
Reach sold 9.75 million
ODST sold 6.24 million
Halo 3 sold 14.5 million
Halo 2 sold 8.49 million
Gears of war sold 5.93 million

And those were each on a single platform. Destiny selling about the same as ODST seems like a ridiculously low bar to hurdle.

locked

4636 views

Complete thread:

RSS Feed of thread

Xbox players butthurt thread, check in here - petetheduck, 2014-07-07, 10:24
- I own a PS4 but will be getting this on XBox - kidtsunami, 2014-07-07, 10:25
- Xbox players butthurt thread, check in here - Phoenix_9286, 2014-07-07, 10:33
- Xbox players butthurt thread, check in here - bluerunner, 2014-07-07, 10:34
  - hold x to riot - electricpirate, 2014-07-07, 11:00
    - More like: Hold X to Flip Table - Ragashingo, 2014-07-07, 11:03
      - More like: Hold X to generate meaningless internet rage. - yakaman, 2014-07-07, 12:48
- My logic - INSANEdrive, 2014-07-07, 10:35
- No Ghost Ed. for XB1? "I'm heartbroken" is an understatement - spidersVise, 2014-07-07, 10:36
  - No Ghost Ed. for XB1? "I'm heartbroken" is an understatement - Phoenix_9286, 2014-07-07, 10:40
    - No Ghost Ed. for XB1? "I'm heartbroken" is statement - spidersVise, 2014-07-07, 10:43
- A roller coaster ride - breitzen, 2014-07-07, 10:38
- Xbox players butthurt thread, check in here - yakaman, 2014-07-07, 10:41
  - Oh snap. Shots fired DeeJ - INSANEdrive, 2014-07-07, 10:44
- Xbox players butthurt thread, check in here - CaneCutter, 2014-07-07, 10:44
- Here's a crazy notion. - Korny, 2014-07-07, 10:59
  - Here's a crazy notion. - stabbim, 2014-07-07, 11:02
  - This is by far the strangest Bungie Day of all time... - MrPadraig08, 2014-07-07, 11:10
    - This is by far the strangest Bungie Day of all time... - Malagate, 2014-07-07, 11:12
    - This is by far the strangest Bungie Day of all time... - bluerunner, 2014-07-07, 11:49
      - he's come a long way. - MrPadraig08, 2014-07-07, 11:50
      - Huehuehue - Korny, 2014-07-07, 12:07
    - This is by far the strangest Bungie Day of all time... - DaDerga, 2014-07-07, 13:26
  - Here's a crazy notion. - petetheduck, 2014-07-07, 11:14
    - Here's a crazy notion. - Ragashingo, 2014-07-07, 11:25
      - Here's a crazy notion. - petetheduck, 2014-07-07, 11:36
        
        Here's a crazy notion. - Cody Miller, 2014-07-09, 22:03
        
        Here's a crazy notion. - petetheduck, 2014-07-10, 06:01
    - Entitlement. - narcogen, 2014-07-07, 18:51
      - Entitlement. - Kermit, 2014-07-07, 19:05
      - Entitlement. - Avateur, 2014-07-07, 19:13
  - Here's a crazy notion. - yakaman, 2014-07-07, 11:33
- Xbox players butthurt thread, check in here - CrazedOne, 2014-07-07, 11:03
  - I know of one - Xenos, 2014-07-07, 11:21
    - I know of one - petetheduck, 2014-07-07, 11:24
- Xbox players butthurt thread, check in here - uberfoop, 2014-07-07, 11:06
- Vote with your dollars - Kalamari, 2014-07-07, 11:54
  - Vote with your dollars - breitzen, 2014-07-07, 12:15
    - Vote with your dollars - Ragashingo, 2014-07-07, 12:28
      - Me too bro. Me too. - breitzen, 2014-07-07, 12:44
    - Vote with your dollars - Schedonnardus, 2014-07-07, 14:25
  - Vote with your dollars - Cody Miller, 2014-07-09, 17:48
- Worst Bungie day ever. - car15, 2014-07-07, 12:16
  - Worst Bungie day ever. - Schooly D, 2014-07-07, 12:17
    - Worst Bungie day ever. - yakaman, 2014-07-07, 12:46
    - Worst Bungie day ever. - Cody Miller, 2014-07-08, 19:12
      - I think this is ALWAYS the correct gif, isn't it? - Xenos, 2014-07-08, 22:53
  - Worst Bungie day ever. - Grizzlei, 2014-07-07, 12:32
    - Worst Bungie day ever. - yakaman, 2014-07-07, 12:42
      - Worst Bungie day ever. - Kermit, 2014-07-07, 13:29
      - Best option at the time - RC, 2014-07-07, 16:03
        
        Best option at the time - Cody Miller, 2014-07-09, 17:51
    - Worst Bungie day ever. - Phoenix_9286, 2014-07-07, 12:45
- Xbox players butthurt thread, check in here - DEEP_NNN, 2014-07-07, 12:32
- How does this keep getting worse? - katancik, 2014-07-07, 12:32
- "...we walked uphill in the snow both ways..." - Jabberwok, 2014-07-07, 12:50
  - "...we walked uphill in the snow both ways..." - breitzen, 2014-07-07, 13:01
    - "...we walked uphill in the snow both ways..." - Jabberwok, 2014-07-07, 13:15
      - Thank you for being reasonable. - Kermit, 2014-07-07, 13:22
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - car15, 2014-07-07, 13:35
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Jabberwok, 2014-07-08, 01:32
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Korny, 2014-07-07, 13:40
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - kidtsunami, 2014-07-07, 13:51
        
        Also, as a longtime Mac gamer. - kidtsunami, 2014-07-07, 13:52
        
        Also, as a longtime Mac gamer. - Xenos, 2014-07-07, 17:56
        
        Of course it's not the same, that is the whole point... - Jabberwok, 2014-07-08, 07:16
        
        Of course it's not the same, that is the whole point... - kidtsunami, 2014-07-08, 10:26
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Ragashingo, 2014-07-07, 13:53
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Kermit, 2014-07-07, 15:10
        
        And for the first time in a long time... - Korny, 2014-07-07, 15:17
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Ragashingo, 2014-07-07, 15:25
        
        Actually... - Korny, 2014-07-07, 15:33
        
        Actually... - Ragashingo, 2014-07-07, 15:36
        
        Actually... - Korny, 2014-07-07, 15:57
        
        Actually... - Ragashingo, 2014-07-07, 16:39
        
        Actually... - stabbim, 2014-07-07, 23:16
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Blue_Blazer_NZ, 2014-07-07, 15:48
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Claude Errera, 2014-07-07, 19:15
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Xenos, 2014-07-07, 19:17
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Ragashingo, 2014-07-07, 19:21
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Yapok, 2014-07-07, 19:42
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Stephen Laughlin, 2014-07-08, 22:57
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Kermit, 2014-07-09, 05:41
        
        Hey Pete! - Kermit, 2014-07-09, 08:17
        
        Hey Pete! - petetheduck, 2014-07-09, 08:24
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Malagate, 2014-07-09, 05:43
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Yapok, 2014-07-09, 06:07
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Malagate, 2014-07-09, 06:20
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Yapok, 2014-07-09, 06:44
        
        Agreed. - Kermit, 2014-07-09, 06:57
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Cody Miller, 2014-07-09, 09:09
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Claude Errera, 2014-07-09, 09:16
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Malagate, 2014-07-09, 09:32
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Cody Miller, 2014-07-09, 17:39
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Ragashingo, 2014-07-09, 18:08
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Cody Miller, 2014-07-09, 22:07
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - General Vagueness, 2014-07-12, 20:06
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Ragashingo, 2014-07-09, 10:27
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Avateur, 2014-07-09, 18:33
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Claude Errera, 2014-07-09, 21:25
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Avateur, 2014-07-09, 21:28
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Kermit, 2014-07-10, 07:34
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - petetheduck, 2014-07-10, 08:57
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Ragashingo, 2014-07-10, 09:42
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Kermit, 2014-07-10, 10:23
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - petetheduck, 2014-07-10, 10:33
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Avateur, 2014-07-10, 17:37
        
        Well said and fair enough. :) - Ragashingo, 2014-07-10, 17:45
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Stephen Laughlin, 2014-07-10, 15:48
        
        Thank you for being reasonable. - Kalamari, 2014-07-10, 14:04
      - "...we walked uphill in the snow both ways..." - breitzen, 2014-07-07, 13:42
        
        "...we walked uphill in the snow both ways..." - INSANEdrive, 2014-07-07, 13:47
  - "...we walked uphill in the snow both ways..." - DaDerga, 2014-07-07, 13:42
    - DBO: welcome to your second butthurt outing - yakaman, 2014-07-07, 14:01
      - DBO: welcome to your second butthurt outing - DaDerga, 2014-07-08, 11:51
- Xbox players butthurt thread, check in here - unoudid, 2014-07-07, 13:14
  - Xbox players butthurt thread, check in here - katancik, 2014-07-07, 14:53
    - Xbox players butthurt thread, check in here - unoudid, 2014-07-07, 22:51
- Unbelievably disappointing... - GrimBrotherIII, 2014-07-07, 14:53
- Xbox players butthurt thread, check in here - RaichuKFM, 2014-07-07, 15:56
- I think this is an industry-wide problem with AAA games. - Leviathan, 2014-07-07, 17:47
  - I think this is an industry-wide problem with AAA games. - Avateur, 2014-07-07, 19:54
  - Well said. - Ragashingo, 2014-07-07, 21:19
  - I think this is an industry-wide problem with AAA games. - Jabberwok, 2014-07-08, 01:43
- Xbox players butthurt thread, check in here - CrazedOne, 2014-07-08, 01:42
- Xbox players butthurt thread, check in here - ChanningC, 2014-07-10, 21:47

DBO Forums

Thank you for being reasonable. (Destiny)