For the publisher of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, the release of Oblivion has had no negative impact on its sales
, by Thibaut
Here's something that was beginning to spread on social networks. Some Internet users had questioned Microsoft's intentions in choosing to release Oblivion Remastered two days before Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
Indeed, with both RPGs offered directly in the Game Pass, some wondered whether sales of Sandfall Interactive's title would take a hit. In just three days, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 had sold a million units.
Matt Handrahan, catalog supervisor at publisher Kepler Interactive, spoke about this in an interview with The Game Business. And if we are to believe him, Oblivion has not had the slightest negative impact on Clair Obscur.
"We always knew that Expedition 33 had a very specific identity. When I was in the press, I saw the Western-style RPG and the Japanese-style RPG as having quite different appeals and audiences. I knew plenty of people that would play an Elder Scrolls game that wouldn't necessarily play Final Fantasy and vice versa."
"Also, by the time that we rolled around, we had momentum of our own and we felt pretty confident that we could stand beside it. I think there were other aspects, like the price point we were at and the inclusion in Game Pass… so we knew we would have a lot of interest around the game. We were confident in that. And it went as well as it possibly could have done in our eyes. And, actually, proximity to Oblivion didn't seem to harm us at all. In many ways, I think it just drew attention to quality RPGs that week and everybody was thinking and talking about the genre."
According to data collected by The Game Business, 35% of the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 players also enjoyed Oblivion Remastered.
Source: thegamebusiness.com