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- A report shows AA Xbox games like Hi-Fi Rush and Pentiment struggling with low PlayStation sales.
- Sea of Thieves leads Xbox’s multiplatform push with 1.8M PS5 sales, but it pales in comparison to its Xbox and PC success.
- Xbox should reconsider its strategy, launching smaller titles simultaneously across all platforms.
While sales for AAA games like Indiana Jones and The Great Circle and Forza Horizon 5 may be well beyond surprising on PlayStation, the same cannot be said for every other Xbox game.
A new report reveals underwhelming sales for titles like Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, and other AA Xbox titles on PlayStation.
Why it matters: Xbox needs to change its multiplatform strategy for smaller AA titles. To replicate the success these games achieve on their own platform, Xbox needs to treat these titles differently, separate from the heavy hitters.
According to a new report by Alinea Analytics, Obsidian’s Pentiment is the worst-selling title from the data, with only 16k copies sold on the PS5. Meanwhile, Tango Gameworks’ Hi-Fi Rush has also struggled in sales, managing just 137k copies.
Grounded has performed significantly better, selling almost half a million units and currently at 432.2k copies. At the top, Sea of Thieves is the only title with sales above a million units. The game has sold 1.8 million copies on PS5.
Additionally, the report reveals sales for Age of Mythology: Retold, standing at 41k copies sold. However, a verdict on its performance can’t be reached yet since the title was recently ported to the PS5.
Although sales for games like Grounded and Sea of Thieves may seem decent, they still lag behind their Xbox and PC launch numbers. A much later release on the PS5 for these games could be the reason behind this sales difference.
If anything, these figures prove that if Xbox wants these smaller titles to succeed, it may want to consider launching them adjacently across all platforms.
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