According to estimates from Alinea Analytics, Saros is selling slower than Returnal, even though the PS5 player base is much bigger now than in 2021.
The analytics firm estimates Saros sold a little over 300,000 copies in its first two weeks. Some analysts believe the game may struggle to recoup its reported budget if sales do not improve
Sony has not released official sales figures for Saros as of May 12.
Some say that the slower sales are due to roguelike shooters remaining a niche genre, while others point to the $70 launch price.
According to updated estimates from Alinea Analytics, Marathon has sold nearly 1.5 million copies across all platforms
Back in March, the same firm estimated that the game had sold around 1.2 million copies by March 24.
That means Marathon added roughly 300,000 sales over the following two months.
If those figures are accurate, then the sales pace has slowed substantially.
>Reported sales on March 24: 1.2 million
>Reported sales today: 1.5 million
>Increase: 300,000 copies
That means only about 25% growth over the two-month period
These figures are estimates from Alinea Analytics based on market data so the true total could be higher or lower.
Forza Horizon 6 is off to a huge launch. According to analyst firm Alinea Analytics, the game sold an estimated 4.9 million copies in its first week and generated more than $325 million in gross revenue, despite being available day one on Xbox Game Pass.
>Around 2.8 million copies were sold on Steam.
>Roughly 2.1 million copies were sold across Xbox console, PC, and cloud.
>More than 3 million additional players accessed the game through Game Pass instead of buying it outright.
Analyst Rhys Elliott says Game Pass likely reduced direct sales because many players who otherwise might have purchased the game simply played it through their subscription.
The service helped push total player counts above 6 million almost immediately. Premium Edition upgrades and early-access purchases were strong, with about 1.7 million players buying into early access.