Minecraft For Consoles Outsells Minecraft For PC

[NoeL]

Hmmm I wonder where tablet sales fall?

Pretty sure the mobile/tablet versions are kicking both the console/pc sales combined. Last time I looked it was far and away the most sold version of the game.

Ohhh how incredible. Two different platforms (or was it more?) with different development challenges managed to outsell a SINGLE platform.
How incredible !

PCs and Macs are different platforms. So it's two vs two.

 

[Sinister Minister]

For me, I still think the mod community on PCs is more appealing (the variety and quality of Minecraft mods is staggering). But I understand why I'm in the minority there.

I cannot fathom anyone buying a game like this for console and screwing themselves out of access to the mod community.

You might as well buy only half of a game.

A game needs to be able to stand on its own without mods. If you have to have mods to make a game worth a damn then there's more problems with it than simply getting "half of a game".

Because god forbid people enjoy the base game, right?

 

[Exterminas]

Consider that most of the PR that made minecraft a pop culture phenomenon was created by users who played, modded and let's played the pc-version.

The success of the pc-version is the sole reason there was a console version in the first place

 

[Vigormortis]

Except as no exact breakdown is given beyond the fact that the Xbox360 has the lion's share of the amount, it could well be that the 360 version has matched if not outsold the PC version.

Except that there has been an exact breakdown.

http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/29/5665834/minecraft-sales-15m-copies-pc
http://news.xbox.com/2014/04/games-minecraft-12m

Xbox 360 sales - 12 million
PC sales - 15 million+

So...my point still stands. Perhaps you should do a little research before you go around making baseless assertions.

I get you want to hit back, but your choice of word there (tard aka retard) is not only offensive...but puts you in a much weaker standing than the person you're quoting.

Get back? Ha, no. I was pointing out how absurd the standard responses from die-hard console fans sound. (and you, purposefully or not, skipped my qualifier for my comment) Likewise, I was pointing out the hypocrisy of these same people insulting PC gamers (as was done in the post I quoted)by calling them elitist and proclaiming PC gamers act immaturely while displaying the same attitude they're lamenting.

I've seen enough of your posts to know that you are one of these people. You routinely call PC gamers "marks" and allude to the idea that they're all part of some "conspiracy" of some sort.

Like I'd said to the other poster: there's a saying about stones and glass houses. You should look it up.

 

[OldNewNewOld]

Well first of all, it's really stupid to group all the console versions. There are 5 different console versions (PS3, PS4, Vita, 360, Bone) with 5 consumer bases There are 2 different console versions and 2 different consumer bases while there is only a single PC version with a single consumer base.

Second, that's just some horrifying news. People are actually buying awful crippled version of the game which is completely locked out without mod support (which is the soul of Minecraft) and forcing you to buy skins if you want them, which are free on the PC version. It just shows how the consumer doesn't care about quality 1 bit.

Also, those numbers don't match up at all. How the hell did the console version of the game outsell the PC version?
The PC version sold 15 million, the 360 version 12 million and the PS3 version sold 1.5 million.
No matter how you look at it, 15 > 13.5 no matter what numerical system you use.
Or did they count the phone version as console version?

 

[beastro]

For me, I still think the mod community on PCs is more appealing (the variety and quality of Minecraft mods is staggering). But I understand why I'm in the minority there.

I cannot fathom anyone buying a game like this for console and screwing themselves out of access to the mod community.

You might as well buy only half of a game.

A game needs to be able to stand on its own without mods. If you have to have mods to make a game worth a damn then there's more problems with it than simply getting "half of a game".

Because god forbid people enjoy the base game, right?

It's getting more reply and enjoyment and sandboxes can be shallow in that respect withing mods.

In a game like Minecraft or Skyrim you need to keep adding in new things to keep them fresh.

 

[BrotherRool]

source?

ars technica's numbers actually show skyrim PC sales are pretty much equal to console sales

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/04/steam-gauge-addressing-your-questions-and-concerns/2/

maybe you mean physical sales

Hmm, I thought I'd checked the steam gauge on this. But you're right, that puts Skyrim sales around 1/3rd of the total.

My source was stats brain which was supposed to be reliable on these things. (They don't do every game but individually seek out statistics for each one)
http://www.statisticbrain.com/skyrim-the-elder-scrolls-v-statistics/
But I guess it was wrong. Oh well, will avoid that as a source in the future.

Rechecking the steam gauge it seems like most games tend to be around 33% too. Fallout New Vegas, Just Cause 2, Dead Island, Saints Row 3, Bioshock Infinite all appear to be around that sort of level.

Far Cry 3 was one of the games I checked previously (1.7 million out of 9 million total is roughly 15%) but maybe that actually had retail sales or uPlay was messing things up.

So I retract everything

Skyrim for example was 60% 360, 35% PS3 and 15% PC which surprised me.

Wait really? I thought you needed skyrim on pc just so in functions somewhat.

OT: I find this slightly surprising as PC has free texture packs, skins and mods plentiful whereas skins and textures cost money on consoles and mods aren't even a thing.

Wonder how much they have made through microtransactions on consoles.

Just quoting you because it turns out I was wrong. I hate spreading misinformation =D

 

[Dark Knifer]

Just quoting you because it turns out I was wrong. I hate spreading misinformation =D

Thanks for that. Your very courtious

 

[josemlopes]

I'm somewhat shocked honestly considering the game...and people still profess the coming doomsday of consoles? Lol, marks.

You should try considering the audience instead. A huge number of Minecraft faithful are younger kids, who are more likely to game on a console than a PC. Also, the crafting menu on consoles is streamlined, so you don't have to memorize recipes. That's surprisingly useful for kids with limited attention span who don't want to look up the wiki every time they want to craft something complicated.

For me, I still think the mod community on PCs is more appealing (the variety and quality of Minecraft mods is staggering). But I understand why I'm in the minority there.

Also splitscreen that even if a dad already has it on PC he might buy it for console to play with his kids.

 

[Avaholic03]

For me, I still think the mod community on PCs is more appealing (the variety and quality of Minecraft mods is staggering). But I understand why I'm in the minority there.

I cannot fathom anyone buying a game like this for console and screwing themselves out of access to the mod community.

You might as well buy only half of a game.

I wonder what percent of PC players have used mods. I'm betting it's less than 50%. The initial research (finding which mods you want to use, which launchers or installation methods you need, etc.) is more work than most people want to do. The ends might justify the means, but most people will never know what they're missing.

 

[Rozalia1]

Except as no exact breakdown is given beyond the fact that the Xbox360 has the lion's share of the amount, it could well be that the 360 version has matched if not outsold the PC version.

Except that there has been an exact breakdown.

http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/29/5665834/minecraft-sales-15m-copies-pc
http://news.xbox.com/2014/04/games-minecraft-12m

Xbox 360 sales - 12 million
PC sales - 15 million+

So...my point still stands. Perhaps you should do a little research before you go around making baseless assertions.

Okay got it, didn't see that. Still significant enough to not be ignored but yeah.

Get back? Ha, no. I was pointing out how absurd the standard responses from die-hard console fans sound. (and you, purposefully or not, skipped my qualifier for my comment) Likewise, I was pointing out the hypocrisy of these same people insulting PC gamers (as was done in the post I quoted)by calling them elitist and proclaiming PC gamers act immaturely while displaying the same attitude they're lamenting.

I've seen enough of your posts to know that you are one of these people. You routinely call PC gamers "marks" and allude to the idea that they're all part of some "conspiracy" of some sort.

Like I'd said to the other poster: there's a saying about stones and glass houses. You should look it up.

Elitist is a word, a word that can even be in a good way if put in the correct context. Calling someone a retard is just straight up offensive.

Yes I just call PC gamers marks, nothing to do with what they say eh? Like what are those people saying they can't begin to imagine why people would buy it on console over PC if not marks? What are those who attack the big three, yet jump to the defense of Valve and look for every little detail to defend them? Those that hate shills, yet will come in and bravo Valve shills (got to be direct here, because I'm not dancing for a dozen posts)?
I'm sure your next step is to call me a mark, but you can't pinpoint a single shred of evidence of that so I'll just laugh at such an accusation. I've held myself consistently across the board to the point I've been told I must be clearly working for big business (from game companies to car companies), because those who don't overreact to everything must be working for the man yo.

Nope, I do not spread the conspiracy talk. That was started to be pinned on me (by those that indulge in it) after the Watchdogs threads where people were straight up saying that the big three, and later Sony on their own were in cahoots with Ubisoft in some cabal to destroy PC gaming. I called that out as nonsense so obviously I'm the one calling everything a conspiracy, please don't insult people's intelligence if you think anyone without an agenda will believe I'm the one inventing conspiracies.

I do not live in a glass house. I can admit where I am wrong, or just didn't have the full info.
I look forward to seeing if you can do the same.

 

[Micah Weil]

Well, there's a reason why I always seem to sell out of those two so quickly at my store...

 

[NuclearKangaroo]

source?

ars technica's numbers actually show skyrim PC sales are pretty much equal to console sales

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/04/steam-gauge-addressing-your-questions-and-concerns/2/

maybe you mean physical sales

Hmm, I thought I'd checked the steam gauge on this. But you're right, that puts Skyrim sales around 1/3rd of the total.

My source was stats brain which was supposed to be reliable on these things. (They don't do every game but individually seek out statistics for each one)
http://www.statisticbrain.com/skyrim-the-elder-scrolls-v-statistics/
But I guess it was wrong. Oh well, will avoid that as a source in the future.

Rechecking the steam gauge it seems like most games tend to be around 33% too. Fallout New Vegas, Just Cause 2, Dead Island, Saints Row 3, Bioshock Infinite all appear to be around that sort of level.

Far Cry 3 was one of the games I checked previously (1.7 million out of 9 million total is roughly 15%) but maybe that actually had retail sales or uPlay was messing things up.

So I retract everything

Skyrim for example was 60% 360, 35% PS3 and 15% PC which surprised me.

Wait really? I thought you needed skyrim on pc just so in functions somewhat.

OT: I find this slightly surprising as PC has free texture packs, skins and mods plentiful whereas skins and textures cost money on consoles and mods aren't even a thing.

Wonder how much they have made through microtransactions on consoles.

Just quoting you because it turns out I was wrong. I hate spreading misinformation =D

weird, according to vgchartz just cause 2 sold more on PC, but well vgchartz is vgchartz

nowadays PC is a market just as important as either the PS3 or XboxBO 360, and id dare say more important than either the PS4 or XBO

 

[Alfador_VII]

PC elitists are obviously going to be butthurt for no reason. It's no longer about, oh the games gotten more sales, that's nice it's all about "Lul, my box sold more dan ur box, hurr" >_>

Apart from the fact the PC DID sell more than any one other box... for now. I'm not in the least butthurt. And I certainly don't mind Mojang getting more money from wherever they can.

I'm just feeling sorry that this means that over half of Minecraft players are unable to get the full experience of the game, and have probably paid more for it too.

I also don't consider myself an elitist I have a couple of consoles myself.

 

[BrotherRool]

weird, according to vgchartz just cause 2 sold more on PC, but well vgchartz is vgchartz

nowadays PC is a market just as important as either the PS3 or XboxBO 360, and id dare say more important than either the PS4 or XBO

I wish there was a reliable site for game sales data. The NPD don't even give out weekly US numbers anymore

I imagine PC outstrips PS4 and XBO sales by quite a bit at the moment. It's probably still a bit of a pain to bug test for PCs though and I imagine that a greater portion of PC sales are heavily discounted, but it's definitely a market on equal footing now and with greater possibilities for building a fan base.

 

[Rozalia1]

Except for three things:
You're clearly ignoring the context in which that other poster used the word "elitist".

You're still ignoring my qualifier in my original post. I wasn't actually calling anyone a "retard". I was using a common counter-point statement to the PC elitist comments. (A statement, I might add, that I dislike.) I wasn't implying anyone was such a thing. Please learn the difference between someone using a word disparagingly and someone using a word in a counter-analogous, non-derogatory manner. (for the record, I was doing the latter)

The word "retard" is also just a word. It has multiple meanings and is dependent on context just as much as "elitist".

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retard

Sensitivity. Its crude as you seem to know considering you don't like the term yourself yet you're still not retracting it. There is no shame or badness in admitting you didn't use the best language available, yet you persist...why?

Do the same? I'm not entirely sure how you can even argue I was wrong on any point. I proved you wrong with the info I provided on the sales numbers. I pointed out the hypocrisy of your comments, of which you've only further emphasized. You say you don't talk of conspiracies, yet you call all PC gamers marks (a term that implies exactly that) and imply that there's some plan among posters in this forum to undermine your arguments by painting you as a conspiracy nut.

Frankly, this is a waste of my time. I've seen how conversations go with you in other threads. I've not interest in an endless back-and-forth that sees my points met with fallacious arguments.
Good day to you. And I sincerely hope you don't cut your feet on all that broken glass.

The retard remark, I'd hope you would have been "big" enough to say that it was wrong to make such a remark, and that you should have gotten your point across without making use of such a crude insult.
Yeah I admitted you were right there, am I wrong to do so? Does it make me look bad? If you think so than that would say a lot to why you'd defend calling someone a retard.
My remark wasn't even final, it was a maybe which when you proved couldn't possibly be correct I bowed down to. What was done wrong there on my part exactly?

Hypocrisy? Well to prove that you just need to fetch at least one instance of me being a mark by defending something I'm supposedly a mark for, yet attacking someone else for doing the same thing for example.
If you can find such a thing than I'll admit you showed me up, but I'm confidant I'll not have to eat these words.

Lol nope that word doesn't mean or imply that, nor do I use it exclusively towards PC gamers. I've used that word in regards to politics or religion too for example.

Well I am glad because I'd rather not have to deal with disintegrating arguments myself. Don't worry I live in a brick house, the only glass is in my windows and thankfully I don't live in the bad side of town.
Good day to you too mate, and I mean that.

 

[Reaper195]

I got Minecraft on the 360 when it was on special on a whim (Knowing next to nothing about it) and loved the hell out of it. I showed it to my friend who has two kids, and once a month, his wife goes out with a few of her friends and we all horde into the lounge and mess around with the kids. It's great fun. Yeah, we don't have the mods and such, but we don't need them. We're quite happy not knowing how to instal the mods on PC, fuck about with settings we don't really understand, and just building out little towns. Seriously, seeing what a six year old can make is incredible. And if we had it on PC, he'd be bored as dicks since he wouldn't know how to build anything. People can say that that's the fun of Minecraft as much as they want. And that's their fun. But it doesn't mean it's the only way to have fun.

I'm willing to bet that if Minecraft on consoles has the same crafting system on PC, the sales on console would be terrible. It's not for the 'casuals' that can't be bothered looking on the wiki every ten minutes, it's more for the kids that aren;t old enough to understand it, not that they don't have the 'attention span' (Although...I guess a six year old does have a short attention span for most things. Like brushing teeth).

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

For me, I still think the mod community on PCs is more appealing (the variety and quality of Minecraft mods is staggering). But I understand why I'm in the minority there.

I cannot fathom anyone buying a game like this for console and screwing themselves out of access to the mod community.

You might as well buy only half of a game.

A game that relies on mods to be successful has not been designed well. PC gamers kid themselves that mods make a game, but the bottom line is a good game requires no mods.

Just to clarify, I make this comment as an ex-PC gamer.