Focus Entertainment and Bandai Namco have announced that Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 and Ace Combat 7 have sold 6 million copies. This is good news as both of these games deserve those high sales.
Ace Combat 7 came out in 2019. As such, it took around five years in order to hit this six million goal. On the other hand, Space Marine 2 came out in September 2024. Thus, it was able to hit its six million goal in four months.
It’s also worth noting that both of these games run exceptionally well on PC. Ace Combat 7 uses Unreal Engine 4 and does not require a high-end PC system. As for Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, it is powered by Saber Interactive’s proprietary engine. This engine was also used in World War Z which ran extremely well on PC. And, as we’ve reported, an NVIDIA RTX 4090 can run it with 60fps at Native 4K on Ultra settings.
In October 2024, Saber Interactive released an official 90GB 4K Texture Pack for it. Moreover, you can download a FOV mod.
And that is that. In an age where a lot of studios struggle, it’s good to know that some games are selling well. So, more of these games please developers. Just stop wasting your time on live service titles and focus on creating great single-player games.
Before closing, I wonder when – and if – Bandai Namco will announce a new Ace Combat game. As I said, it’s been around 5 years since the release of AC7. So, let’s hope that we’ll get a new one before the next-gen consoles hit the stores.
Stay tuned for more!
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REEEEEEEEEE we're supposed to be owning the chuds!
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Can't get enough of this movie.
Fvcking epic!
6 Million Units you say? https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b9c6e9390b398adb58aa2041ed7911723dfc44a9ef3f1d6f705ad64c600f0c18.gif
Team Aces shouldn't take too much longer on AC8, possibly another February release date in 2026. Last I heard they were putting more resources into Team Aces in 23/24.
I just wish their symphonic stuff they did during lockdown was released on media.
i dont liky the symphonic music, ace combat 2 80s rock and virtual music was better and so was the game. Next game should focus on better missions and less cutscenes.
seems a bit high…games should be successful with less sales.
Agreed!
But that's just the signal of times.
I think it was, IIRC there was an interview with one of the leads on WH40k and he said the game broke even after something like 1 or 2 million. I think John may have meant "milestone" when he said "goal"
Well deserved!
Two solid games that actually delivers what we like.
Square Enix would be unhappy with these numbers.
Exxxactly! That's why they killed the best GTA rival from their hands and almost ruined IOI. They may be focusing on their own ips now but they've lost my respect despite being a japanese brand
Damn. Sleeping Dogs is a masterpiece. Cannot get enough of it. Damn again!!!
Do they? I found Ace Combat 7 as dull as toast. One the few games I regret buying.
I guess I'm really too old now to understand this industry anymore.
I think that Boltgun is better than Space Marine 2, and it didn't nearly sell as much.😐