DOOM: The Dark Ages Has Reportedly Sold Less Than 1 Million Copies
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Honestly, Doom Eternal really soured me on the franchise. I loved the original Doom games, loved 3 and played the absolute shit out of Doom 2016.
Then Eternal turned into a fucking frustration fest with all its platforming. I still haven’t finished it. Now the new one reinvents Doom yet again. And there’s somehow dragons?
Man, I’m fucking done. Give me more of that 2016 Doom or don’t bother.
wrote on 28 May 2025, 06:30 last edited byYeah, I'd buy a DLC for 2016 right now but I doubt I'll buy Dark Ages, at least not until it's on sale.
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Fewer than. *
wrote on 28 May 2025, 07:36 last edited by echodot@feddit.ukNo less than is correct because they know the exact number they have sold.
If you've sold less than 1,000 units then you have sold a number of units that is under 1,000.
If you have sold fewer than 1,000 units you have not sold 1,000 units but you're not sure how many units you have sold just that that number didn't reach 1,000.
But they do know how many units they sold, otherwise they wouldn't know if they had sold less than 1,000 so it is "less than".
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I just barely convinced myself to spend €80 on a single game, then noticed Denuvo. Hard pass
wrote on 28 May 2025, 08:21 last edited bySomeone is probably explaining the math to some suits how these are still good numbers because they now charge 80 dollars.
In a podcast someone said that the 120 whatever dollar version that lets you play 3 days earlier was so dogshit bad that they had to yank out the power cable out of the wall because it crashed so hard. It's hard to feel bad for these paid beta testers tho -
This post did not contain any content.wrote on 28 May 2025, 09:16 last edited by korhaka@sopuli.xyz
In the UK its £70 ($95) for the base game and £100 ($135) for the full game. Bethesda go fuck yourself.
Edit: Title is somewhat dishonest, it has over 3M players. Just that most are on gamepass. Still not buying it though.
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Well it has Denuvo... I wasn't buying that shit
wrote on 28 May 2025, 09:51 last edited byIt's ironic that they attach third-party software to prevent piracy out of fear of losing sales, but in the end, it actually causes them to sell fewer copies. lol
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up against Expedition 33
I mean... I don't play Doom due to DRM but also to be fair Expedition 33, which I'm enjoying quite a lot on Linux, is "just" 40ish hours whereas Doom is (check notes) less than 20hrs to complete? WTH. Nope.
wrote on 28 May 2025, 10:35 last edited by20 and 40 hours both sound pretty terrible for such expensive games. Got far more out of games like Factorio and for a lot less.
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20 and 40 hours both sound pretty terrible for such expensive games. Got far more out of games like Factorio and for a lot less.
wrote on 28 May 2025, 15:20 last edited byI'd rather have a 20 hour game that is engaging the entire time than a game that has a ton of filler in it.
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I'd rather have a 20 hour game that is engaging the entire time than a game that has a ton of filler in it.
wrote on 28 May 2025, 16:10 last edited byFactorio is engaging the entire time. Not a massive fan on story games because that severely limits the playtime you get from the game.
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Factorio is engaging the entire time. Not a massive fan on story games because that severely limits the playtime you get from the game.
wrote on 28 May 2025, 18:00 last edited byYep, different style of games. I need to give Factorio another shot, it seems really up my alley but I couldn't get into it.
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I regretted buying HellDivers. I honestly think that it becoming as popular as it did is a damning indictment of the state of coop shooters.
wrote on 30 May 2025, 10:56 last edited byI still haven't bought it, played it at a friend for a while, and had a lot of fun
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I bought Space Marine 2 at launch, decided it needed more time. So I got Helldivers 2 which I immediately got addicted to and I love it.
wrote on 30 May 2025, 10:57 last edited by xangadix@lemmy.worldDid you find it got better after the updates? I still think space marine is kind of meh, my son has fun with it though, which is nice
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No less than is correct because they know the exact number they have sold.
If you've sold less than 1,000 units then you have sold a number of units that is under 1,000.
If you have sold fewer than 1,000 units you have not sold 1,000 units but you're not sure how many units you have sold just that that number didn't reach 1,000.
But they do know how many units they sold, otherwise they wouldn't know if they had sold less than 1,000 so it is "less than".
wrote on 31 May 2025, 09:32 last edited byNo, that's wrong.
The "less than" vs "fewer than" rule isn't about whether you know the exact number - it's about countable vs uncountable nouns.
Video game copies are countable, so it's traditionally "fewer than 1,000 units" regardless of whether you know the precise number sold.
That said, it's been misused so much that it's become more flexible, and "less than" with numbers is widely accepted now.
Don't take my word for it, Google it.