Large Leisure’s successful launch last week came with overwhelmingly positive reviews and promising early traction. According to industry reports, including those from Video Games Business’s Christopher Dring, the UK physical sales of Ubisoft’s latest release were significantly impacted at launch, declining by 55% compared to previous benchmarks tracked by GfK.
Despite digital gross sales data being unavailable, a notable trend emerges in the UK market, as noted by Dring. Compared to its initial full-scale release, gross sales have surged by a substantial 15%. Despite a strong initial performance, the product has seen a notable 35% decline in gross sales compared to its precursor.
As some have noted, various concerns arise when discussing the success of Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, including the percentage of gamers who accessed the game through Ubisoft+, a digital distribution platform. Without concrete data from the writer, we won’t comprehend the magnitude of how much that affects sales?
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We lack digital information altogether. The stark reality is that this is merely a representation of the United Kingdom. Despite initial hype, the UK debut of Star Wars: Outlaws was marred by underwhelming sales at retail stores. Launched game sales suffered a significant 55% decline compared to the performance of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. According to GfK data, the game was 15% larger than Ubisoft’s final release, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
— Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring)
