‘The Odyssey’ Is So Big, It’s Made People Like ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Again
Video games often get a surge in players and sales when a new adaptation comes around. But in a surprising twist to that trend, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has found itself with a huge rise in players thanks to The Odyssey. Per Alinea Analytics, the 2018 action-RPG has seen a 90% boost across Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms.
- ▪Video games often get a surge in players and sales when a new adaptation comes around.
- ▪But in a surprising twist to that trend, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has found itself with a huge rise in players thanks to The Odyssey.
- ▪Per Alinea Analytics, the 2018 action-RPG has seen a 90% boost across Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms.
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Video games often get a surge in players and sales when a new adaptation comes around. But in a surprising twist to that trend, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has found itself with a huge rise in players thanks to The Odyssey. Per Alinea Analytics, the 2018 action-RPG has seen a 90% boost across Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms. Starting with the film’s July 17 release and over a 10-day period, a shared 122,000 players grew to 233,000. Breaking this down by system, Alinea reports Xbox had a 134% growth from 36,000 to 84,000 daily players (2.5x its daily amount), followed by PlayStation at 94%, and Steam at 26%. It’s worth noting Odyssey is on multiple subscription services, including Xbox Game Pass and Ubisoft+, hence its sizable console growth.
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