2 million pre-orders?

Ebony-Knight · May 20, 2016

http://www.gamerevolution.com/featu...ster-is-developing-a-smooth-ride-for-sim-fans

So, I picked this up from the Reddit page, and wanted to ask about the following text :

"they've been able to push forward with Planet Coaster, concentrating everything they've learned in those ten years on the new sim, which Laws says is already successful, with two-million pre-orders already."

Is this right?
At 20GBP per pre-order (just working on the basic cost here) thats...that's...£40million!
or is it, 2million GPB, which is 100,000 pre-orders?

Stream · May 20, 2016

I think it's closer to the latter. The last number they released was that they've made about 1.5 million U.S. Dollars on alpha sales. I may be wrong, but I think it's just a miscommunication.

RJGEvans · May 20, 2016

Stream said:
I think it's closer to the latter. The last number they released was that they've made about 1.5 million U.S. Dollars on alpha sales. I may be wrong, but I think it's just a miscommunication.

These could be two different things. Alpha sales and pre-orders are not, necessarily, counted together. Forbes reported that 2 million pre-orders had been made via Frontier, but it may have been a misinterpretation.

Dalenotchip · May 20, 2016

RJGEvans said:
These could be two different things. Alpha sales and pre-orders are not, necessarily, counted together. Forbes reported that 2 million pre-orders had been made via Frontier, but it may have been a misinterpretation.

True you can pre-order and not have alpha.

NoNameCity · May 20, 2016

Any yet only 2000 watched the Live Stream the other day?

Harbinger · May 20, 2016

As Stream states Frontier announced to the London Stock Exchange about 3 weeks ago they have customer receipts in excess of £1m GBP from pre-orders which depending on where you're located in the world has been converted to local currencies and reported as high as $2m (Kotaku Australia) due to various exchange rates against Pound Sterling.

I expect they picked this value up elsewhere rather than being told it by John Laws as sales figures tend to go out to shareholders in the first instance.

Dalenotchip · May 20, 2016

NoNameCity said:
Any yet only 2000 watched the Live Stream the other day?

The live stream happens at a real inconvenient time. to watch live. Middle of the day in the USA. Middle of the work day and kids still in school.

Plus you have to consider a lot of people buy in then move on and wait and don't get involved in the community. This is the first game that I have pre-bought that I have joined fourms and watched stuff.

xyphic · May 20, 2016

I'm in the UK and struggle to watch live because it's around the time I put my son to bed. I suspect a lot of other people will be in the same boat.

Stream · May 20, 2016

RJGEvans said:
These could be two different things. Alpha sales and pre-orders are not, necessarily, counted together. Forbes reported that 2 million pre-orders had been made via Frontier, but it may have been a misinterpretation.

Of course, but if you've actually sold 2 million copies you would 100% state that and not say that you've earned $2 million in alpha sales. Elite

angerous hasn't even sold 2 million copies yet (even though it's getting close). Pretty sure it's a misinterpretation.

RJGEvans · May 20, 2016

Stream said:
Of course, but if you've actually sold 2 million copies you would 100% state that and not say that you've earned $2 million in alpha sales. Eliteangerous hasn't even sold 2 million copies yet (even though it's getting close). Pretty sure it's a misinterpretation.

I have little doubt that you are right about this, I had just wondered if they had separated the figures. Forbes are usually on target, but it is likely they messed up.

CMD_Woodchip · May 21, 2016

Dalenotchip said:
The live stream happens at a real inconvenient time. to watch live. Middle of the day in the USA. Middle of the work day and kids still in school.

Plus you have to consider a lot of people buy in then move on and wait and don't get involved in the community. This is the first game that I have pre-bought that I have joined fourms and watched stuff.

It's 6am in NZ, so it meant I mend to get up early to watch it. I imagine a lot of people, all over the globe, wait until it's available to watch on demand.