Blizzard has revealed a brand new and reasonably spectacular participant depend milestone for the Diablo franchise as a complete, however it nonetheless pales compared to the gross sales figures for a single Grand Theft Auto recreation.
In a put up on the official Diablo X (previously Twitter) account, Blizzard reveals that the Diablo franchise has hit greater than 100 million gamers, with that determine counting throughout all 4 mainline Diablo installments and cellular entry Diablo Immortal.
Against this, nonetheless, Grand Theft Auto 5 alone has offered over 200 million copies eventually depend, which is double the complete Diablo franchise’s gamers. Even that quantity pales compared to the mighty Minecraft, which is sitting at a jaw-dropping 300 million gross sales at time of writing.
Issues get much more dire for Diablo if you understand that the 100 million determine is not gross sales, however participant counts.
That is effective for video games like the primary three Diablo entries, however Diablo Immortal is a free-to-play cellular recreation, which presumably signifies that the numerous gamers who tried it for 5 minutes after which gave as much as go do one thing else are included in that 100 million depend.
Moreover, it is value noting that Diablo 4 is accessible on Xbox Recreation Go; the truth is, it was the primary Activision Blizzard recreation to be added to the service following Microsoft’s record-breaking acquisition of the writer.
Once more, that signifies that presumably, anybody who gave Diablo 4 a attempt on Recreation Go can also be included within the 100 million determine. As a reminder, the GTA and Minecraft figures are chilly, arduous gross sales, not participant counts, and the Diablo determine is for a whole collection.
It is value noting right here that the Diablo collection continues to be phenomenally profitable. Inside its first yr of launch, Diablo Immortal reportedly made Blizzard half a billion {dollars}, and Diablo 4 is outwardly Blizzard’s fastest-selling recreation ever.
This comparability merely proves the completely colossal presence that Minecraft and GTA 5 nonetheless have within the gaming business. When a collection as well-liked and influential as Diablo cannot even maintain a candle to the gross sales of a single recreation in a franchise, you recognize that franchise has taken over the world.
Rockstar is at present engaged on Grand Theft Auto 6, which is ready for launch subsequent yr. The debut trailer for that recreation achieved a whopping 90 million views in simply 24 hours, so it seems to be like GTA‘s dominance of the gaming world is ready to proceed. Keep tuned for extra.