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It's a shame they don't advertise this for the Switch. I might have been at least a little interested in this game.
Read from pushsquare:
In the UK, Opening Physical sales of the game sold less than a third of what Marvel's Spider-Man managed when it released back in 2018. Various factors bleed into this result of course -- digital sales still aren't taken into account despite being on the rise, and Avengers is designed to live on as an ever-evolving service game. All that said, it's worth remembering that Spider-Man was and still is a PS4 exclusive. It'll be interesting to see how well Avengers has done globally.
In the UK, Opening Physical sales of the game sold less than a third of what Marvel's Spider-Man managed when it released back in 2018. Various factors bleed into this result of course -- digital sales still aren't taken into account despite being on the rise, and Avengers is designed to live on as an ever-evolving service game. All that said, it's worth remembering that Spider-Man was and still is a PS4 exclusive. It'll be interesting to see how well Avengers has done globally.
Just read this, game is currently not doing good, from screenrant:
Crystal Dynamics has recently promised to avert the dying state of Marvel’s Avengers by adding new characters such as Hawkeye, but there’re concerns that it might not be enough. A single month has passed since the initial release, and the live service game is already losing its momentum especially on PC.
With players massively abandoning Marvel’s Avengers, it became clear for Crystal Dynamics that the game desperately needs a shake-up. In a recent official statement, the development team promised to bring gamers back by offering them new exciting content. According to the studio, it intends to introduce a new type of missions along with additional endgame activities for those who want to continue experiencing the action title after the story finale.
Crystal Dynamics believes that the upcoming adventures of the two Hawkeyes, represented by the original hero Clint Barton and his apprentice Kate Bishop, will work as an enticing piece of content significant enough to bring back lapsed Marvel’s Avengers players, especially on PC. Addressing the situation in a response to Kotaku, the studio head Scot Amos underlined that the story arc Operation: Taking AIM will continue the core narrative picking it up right where the base campaign ended. As a proper expansion, it will introduce new missions, villains, and mysteries propelling the whole plot further and building up the foundation for any future DLCs. Being the first additional heroes, the two Hawkeyes will probably be accompanied by more new characters in the future, although Amos didn’t share any plans beyond releasing Operation: Taking AIM.
The game definitely needs a better plan for future content support. According to a popular Steam stat tracker SteamCharts, the online numbers of Marvel’s Avengers have been declining since the very launch. The all-time peak on PC was less than 30,000 concurrent players, which already was a troubling sign for a live service game dependent on gamers’ activity and engagement. Since then, Marvel’s Avengers has been losing its audience, which is now less than 2,000 concurrent players on average. It all resulted in matchmaking issues with Steam users waiting dozens of minutes to hop into a session with a full squad of superheroes. While on consoles the situation is slightly better, similar issues do occur.
The lack of content, which the development team at Crystal Dynamics is determined to fix, might not actually be the single major issue of Marvel’s Avengers. The game is not a perfection in technical aspects either, as shortly after the initial launch, it received a massive patch with over 1,000 bug fixes and improvements, some of which were critical ones. It appears that the title might be eventually forced to return back to the drawing board for a complete revamp, much like it happened to EA’s Anthem, as throwing new content might not be enough to solve the core issues of the game.
Crystal Dynamics has recently promised to avert the dying state of Marvel’s Avengers by adding new characters such as Hawkeye, but there’re concerns that it might not be enough. A single month has passed since the initial release, and the live service game is already losing its momentum especially on PC.
With players massively abandoning Marvel’s Avengers, it became clear for Crystal Dynamics that the game desperately needs a shake-up. In a recent official statement, the development team promised to bring gamers back by offering them new exciting content. According to the studio, it intends to introduce a new type of missions along with additional endgame activities for those who want to continue experiencing the action title after the story finale.
Crystal Dynamics believes that the upcoming adventures of the two Hawkeyes, represented by the original hero Clint Barton and his apprentice Kate Bishop, will work as an enticing piece of content significant enough to bring back lapsed Marvel’s Avengers players, especially on PC. Addressing the situation in a response to Kotaku, the studio head Scot Amos underlined that the story arc Operation: Taking AIM will continue the core narrative picking it up right where the base campaign ended. As a proper expansion, it will introduce new missions, villains, and mysteries propelling the whole plot further and building up the foundation for any future DLCs. Being the first additional heroes, the two Hawkeyes will probably be accompanied by more new characters in the future, although Amos didn’t share any plans beyond releasing Operation: Taking AIM.
The game definitely needs a better plan for future content support. According to a popular Steam stat tracker SteamCharts, the online numbers of Marvel’s Avengers have been declining since the very launch. The all-time peak on PC was less than 30,000 concurrent players, which already was a troubling sign for a live service game dependent on gamers’ activity and engagement. Since then, Marvel’s Avengers has been losing its audience, which is now less than 2,000 concurrent players on average. It all resulted in matchmaking issues with Steam users waiting dozens of minutes to hop into a session with a full squad of superheroes. While on consoles the situation is slightly better, similar issues do occur.
The lack of content, which the development team at Crystal Dynamics is determined to fix, might not actually be the single major issue of Marvel’s Avengers. The game is not a perfection in technical aspects either, as shortly after the initial launch, it received a massive patch with over 1,000 bug fixes and improvements, some of which were critical ones. It appears that the title might be eventually forced to return back to the drawing board for a complete revamp, much like it happened to EA’s Anthem, as throwing new content might not be enough to solve the core issues of the game.
Ummm what? This isn't an MMO so obviously game interest will die down.
Ouch, someone is going to lose their job for this one.
Read SE's lattest comment and plan on the game from gamesindustry biz:
The publisher today released an English translation of its financial results briefing with Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda addressing the game's performance.
"The HD Games sub-segment posted an operating loss as initial sales of Marvel's Avengers were lower than we had expected and unable to completely offset the amortization of the game's development costs," Matsuda said.
Matsuda held out hope to turn things around for the game, saying Square Enix is looking "to make up for slow initial sales by offering ample additional content" in the second half of the company's fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2021.
The publisher today released an English translation of its financial results briefing with Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda addressing the game's performance.
"The HD Games sub-segment posted an operating loss as initial sales of Marvel's Avengers were lower than we had expected and unable to completely offset the amortization of the game's development costs," Matsuda said.
Matsuda held out hope to turn things around for the game, saying Square Enix is looking "to make up for slow initial sales by offering ample additional content" in the second half of the company's fiscal year, which ends March 31, 2021.
I doubt DLC will save it. Apparnetly people have been bashing the way they advertised the game, way too much focus on the MMO part.
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Jane Foster Thor will be the next character added:
Beyond that will be Update 2.5, and while we’ll be coming back with specifics on timing later, we can share that it will introduce a new playable Hero for all platforms: Jane Foster: The Mighty Thor! Our Hero designs are driven first and foremost by their core comic book identities, so, as a fellow wielder of Mjolnir, her suite of abilities will have a lot in common with the Odinson’s, however she will also have elements that are distinctly Jane. More details on how Jane will come to life in our game will be coming in the future.
Beyond that will be Update 2.5, and while we’ll be coming back with specifics on timing later, we can share that it will introduce a new playable Hero for all platforms: Jane Foster: The Mighty Thor! Our Hero designs are driven first and foremost by their core comic book identities, so, as a fellow wielder of Mjolnir, her suite of abilities will have a lot in common with the Odinson’s, however she will also have elements that are distinctly Jane. More details on how Jane will come to life in our game will be coming in the future.