Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II It ranks as one of the most important Xbox exclusives of the year. However, being a fully digital launch and arriving on Game Pass on day one, many have been surprised at how well the title has done in terms of sales and active users. we will be We finally got an answer, and it seems it wasn’t quite the breakthrough many had hoped for.
Recently, Matt Piscatella, Circana analyst, shared a series of important facts on game sales in May, the month in which Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II has arrived in the market. It is mentioned here The long-awaited sequel debuted at number 37 in terms of gross dollar sales., placing it 21st overall on the Xbox Series X|S. Here’s what was said about it:
“I’ve gotten a lot of questions about this… Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II ranked 37th in May 2024 in full game dollar sales in the US (physical + digital to share pubs), while it ranked 21st in the Xbox series”.
There are many questions about this… Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II ranked 37th overall in US full game dollar sales in May 2024 (Physical + Digital for pub share), while the Xbox series ranked 21st.
— Matt Piscatella (@MattPiscatella) July 8, 2024
When turning it on, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Xbox ranked number 12 in terms of monthly active users. Means was behind the title like the sequel fallout 76, which continues to enjoy a wave of popularity due to the Amazon series, but has also been surpassed by similar titles Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Apex Legends y Forza Horizon 5.
For Europe, its editor is Chris Dring gamesindustry.biz, that out The sequel failed to occupy a top 100 position on the continent’s sales chart, He described it as a “brutal month” for game sales. Thus, it is clear that, despite being a great game, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II It probably wasn’t a success.
Let’s remember that Xbox isn’t so much interested in sales, but rather in generating subscribers for Game Pass, and At this point it is unknown how many people have subscribed just for fun Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, and this information is probably only available to Microsoft. On a related note, you can check out our review of this title here. Similarly, many players are yet to complete this installment.
Author’s Note:
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II It’s a great game, one of the best of the first half of the year. It is unfortunate that this delivery was not the success that many had hoped for. While its performance in the market isn’t all bad, it does make it clear that the direction Xbox is taking with its releases isn’t the best.
Through: Matt Piscatella