Destiny Makes More Than $500 Million On First Day
Activision Blizzard subsidiary Activision Publishing announced on Wednesday that Destiny has become the biggest new franchise launch in history, scoring more than $500 million on its very first day. The game launched at midnight on Tuesday in over 178 countries.
Destiny is Bungie's first game since it exited the Halo scene back in 2010 with the release of Halo: Reach. Bungie became a privately held studio in 2007 and signed a ten-year deal with Activision Blizzard in April 2010. The studio reported that it partnered with Activision because of the publisher's "global reach, multi-platform experience and marketing expertise."
According to the publisher, Destiny has broken a pre-purchase record for a new IP, raking in the most pre-orders in the industry's history. The game also saw a huge crowd on the consoles back when the beta launched in July.
In addition to the game, Activision Blizzard also revealed the Destiny Expansion Pass. This "pass" provides two expansions that will add new single-player missions, multiplayer arenas and cooperative activities. These packs will also introduce new armor, gear and weapons. The Destiny Expansion Pass will cost $34.99, but gamers can purchase each expansion separately for $19.99 when they launch.
"In Destiny, you are cast as a Guardian of the last city on Earth, able to explore the ancient ruins of our solar system in a social, living universe filled with other players. You will journey through environments spanning the red dunes of Mars to the lush jungles of Venus while creating your own legend as you and your friends venture out into the stars to reclaim the treasures and secrets lost after the collapse of humanity," the press release said.
Destiny is available now for the PlayStation 4, the PlayStation 3, the Xbox One and Xbox 360. On that note, we have to wonder what the pre-order and final purchase numbers would have looked like had Destiny also landed on Windows PC. Would the game have broken the 1 billion mark on its first day like Call of Duty: Ghosts did last year?
Will Destiny ever arrive on the PC? During E3 2014, Erik Hirshberg, the CEO of Activision Publishing, indicated that a PC version would make sense. However, Bungie senior writer Eric Osborne added that the team doesn't want to compromise the core experience given that an extra platform is more work for the team.
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"We have a lot of people who play on PCs. We have a lot of appetite to build that experience," Osborne told Polygon. "We haven't announced it yet, but we're looking forward to talking more about that kind of stuff in the future."
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gsxrme I've noticed at bungie I can link my PSN account and my Microsoft account just like Final Fantasys account settings. I would love to see me able to join my friends game from xbox and play with him on playstation. Square has shown us cross platform is possible and I would like to see Destiny apply this to make the game perfect.Reply
Cross-Platform please!
Please dont give us this different draw range BS. Every PC game has different settings and we don't see people crying.
Cross-Platform please!
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chrisafp07 I hate when PC is neglected but I will not give in and buy a console to play games at lower fidelity. Guess I'm still waiting so badly for Star Citizen.Reply -
DarkSable ReplyWell unless it's available on PC, it might as well not exist for me.
I strongly disagree. There are plenty of exclusives that I want quite badly... this almost being one of them, if it weren't going to be released on PC.
Considering it's a philosophical remake of Halo, though, I doubt us PC gamers will be seeing it ANYTIME soon.
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soccerplayer88 ReplyWell unless it's available on PC, it might as well not exist for me.
Good thing it's slated for a PC release then. Well not confirmed but it was implied by Bungie. (and let's be honest, this is from Activision, if there is money to be had on a platform they will produce for it).
Looking at early reviews it doesn't look great for Destiny. Many people complain that the game is just boring.
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coolitic Devs get 500 million dollars in funding to make game, people barely notice game is released.Reply
Star citizen has over 50 million dollars in funding, and people wait for it every day.
THAT is the line between mainstream games and indie ones. -
kawininjazx Destiny should be free to play, since there is so much DLC coming out you will pay more for it than you paid for your PS4.Reply -
leeb2013 I guess $0.5billion in the first day isn't enough to get a few more staff on the core team to develop it for PC. Gotta save costs where you can I suppose!Reply -
derekullo The old "explore the ancient ruins of our solar system in a social, living universe filled with other players as you journey through environments spanning the red dunes of Mars to the lush jungles of Venus while creating your own legend as you and your friends venture out into the stars to reclaim the treasures and secrets lost after the collapse of humanity" routine.Reply