Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a giant hit for Capcom, promoting 2.5 million copies throughout PC by way of Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X and S in simply 11 days.
The sprawling motion role-playing recreation went on sale on March 22. Capcom introduced Dragon’s Dogma 2 had handed 2.5 million offered on April 2. Whole Dragon’s Dogma franchise gross sales have now exceeded 10 million models, Capcom added.
To place Dragon’s Dogma 2’s gross sales into context, it took the primary Dragon’s Dogma recreation a month to promote 1.05 million models after it went on sale on the finish of Might 2012, a tally Capcom declared a hit.
“Capcom carried out varied global-facing promotional actions with the purpose of attracting not solely long-time followers of the collection however newcomers as nicely, together with the launch of a free utility that permit customers create their participant avatars previous to the sport’s launch, in addition to in-game pawns made in collaboration with celebrities in varied nations and Japanese nationwide athletes,” Capcom mentioned.
Regardless of an issue over microtransactions and a backlash to the sport’s efficiency, notably on PC, Dragon’s Dogma 2 is the largest launch for a single-player Capcom recreation on Steam, with a formidable 228,585 peak concurrents. Final week, Capcom surveyed Dragon’s Dogma 2 gamers about their expertise with the sport, in addition to potential DLC. Given Dragon’s Dogma 2’s gross sales success, it appears extra significant DLC is an inevitability.
For those who’re enjoying Dragon’s Dogma 2, you’ll want to try IGN’s interactive map, our walkthrough hub, and our guides on Pawns and Pawn Specializations.
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