Current Events > Diablo IV crosses $666 million in sales in five days, a record for Activision

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https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/14/diablo-iv-666-million-in-sales-breaks-blizzard-record.html

Activision Blizzards new Diablo video game broke $666 million in global sales in the span of five days, the company said Wednesday. Diablo IV, which launched June 6, has become Activision subsidiary Blizzard Entertainments fastest-selling game ever, the company added. The record-breaking sales provide some solace as the company faces a pending battle with the Federal Trade Commission over a planned acquisition by Microsoft. The FTC has sued to block the deal in California federal court, while the U.K.s Competition Market Authority has already said it will block the deal. Even with European regulatory approvals, the planned acquisition faces a protracted appeals process. At the heart of the CMAs denial were concerns about Microsofts domination of the cloud gaming space, through its Xbox Game Pass. The global cloud-gaming market generated $5.1 billion in 2022 revenue but has sharply grown year over year.

Microsoft dominates the space, and with a possible Activision acquisition, it would be able to make popular franchises beyond Diablo exclusive to Microsofts cloud platform, the CMA said. Microsoft plans to appeal the CMA decision and will be litigating the FTC injunction. Diablo IV isnt available on Game Pass, an Activision executive said in March. Marquee franchises from other companies, including Electronic Arts FIFA and Madden lines, as well as Microsofts own offerings, are available on Game Pass. The sales record, while record breaking for Blizzard, is not an industry record. In 2013, Take-Twos Grand Theft Auto V saw sales of $1 billion in its first three days of sales, while its Red Dead Redemption crossed $725 million in revenue in three days when it launched in 2018.

Get it, six six six because of the devil

6/6, made $666 in 5 days.

Numerologists in shambles.

One could say the gaming industry has gone to hell

The NYC billboard with the orange smog everywhere is another odd sighting

Music_Rock_Cat posted...

The NYC billboard with the orange smog everywhere is another odd sighting

Wouldn't put it past Bobby to have caused the fires tbh

Is it any good?

I thought we were supposed to hate Blizzard after they did that mobile Diablo, and they ruined WC3 Reforged, they unexpectedly killed of the pro HotS stuff, and the CEO or whoever was a sexual predator with a Cosby suite, and when they banned a Hearthstone Pro player for supporting Hong Kong, and they killed OW1 to make OW1 but worse with PvE an battle passes to fund PvE, then they killed off PvE but kept the battle passes

That company is a dumpster fire, but yet still gets money thrown at it

Tyranthraxus posted...

6/6, made $666 in 5 days.

Numerologists in shambles.

So are people who feel that Hebrew is the language spoken by Jewish people.

Agonized_rufous posted...

Is it any good?

I thought we were supposed to hate Blizzard after they did that mobile Diablo, and they ruined WC3 Reforged, they unexpectedly killed of the pro HotS stuff, and the CEO or whoever was a sexual predator with a Cosby suite, and when they banned a Hearthstone Pro player for supporting Hong Kong, and they killed OW1 to make OW1 but worse with PvE an battle passes to fund PvE, then they killed off PvE but kept the battle passes

That company is a dumpster fire, but yet still gets money thrown at it

It's better than 3 but it's way worse than 2.

Always worth remembering that a few thousand people complaining online is never indicative of a fanbase of millions of players.

This actually hurts the MS sale even more.

Is Diablo 4 a good entry point fir someone who's never played one?

IceCreamOnStero posted...

Is Diablo 4 a good entry point fir someone who's never played one?

Not particularly. Just play Path of Exile or something.

IceCreamOnStero posted...

Is Diablo 4 a good entry point fir someone who's never played one?

Yeah it's fine. Arguably now is the best time to get into the series since D4 will be supported for a very long time.

ellis123 posted...

Not particularly. Just play Path of Exile or something.

Path of Exile is not even a little beginner friendly.

Tyranthraxus posted...

Path of Exile is not even a little beginner friendly.

I am very much into the songbird strategy of rearing their young.

Damn, they can buy a lot of nice furniture for their Cosby Suite with that money

Music_Rock_Cat posted...

The NYC billboard with the orange smog everywhere is another odd sighting

https://twitter.com/NeoWokio/status/1666538814238605315