Phantom Blade Sold 4 mil Copies in 72 hrs But They Say Chinese Players Don't Count?

Описание: Phantom Blade Zero sold more than 4 million copies in 72 hours and peaked at over 833,000 players on Steam. So why are Western commentators still saying Chinese players don't count? This video takes that excuse apart.

On November 2, S-Game announced the numbers. SteamDB recorded the peak at more than 833,000 players at the same time, number six on Steam's all-time list for single-player games, which makes Phantom Blade Zero the biggest Steam launch of the year.

Whenever a Chinese game breaks a record, the same line shows up: most of the buyers are in China. But pasta is more popular in Italy than anywhere else, and nobody uses that to dismiss Italian food. China has about 1.4 billion people and the world's largest player base. Chinese players are a central part of the global market, not an asterisk beside global sales.

The second excuse is hiding behind review scores and awards. Eurogamer gave Black Myth, Wuchang, and Phantom Blade Zero the same 3 out of 5. IGN gave Dragon Age: The Veilguard a 9 and an Editor's Choice badge. Then players made Black Myth the winner of IGN's People's Choice vote after more than a million votes.

We also look at why Western studios keep losing players while Chinese studios learn from everyone and make games for gamers.

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