Ghost Ship Games CEO Says PlayStation Plus “Propelled” Deep Rock Galactic IP “Even Further”
The CEO of Ghost Ship Games has said that the release of Deep Rock Galactic on PlayStation Plus was very beneficial.
CEO Soren Lundgaard said as much during Embracer’s most recent earnings call with investors. The co-op FPS made its way to Sony's subscription service last year, and together with the switch to a seasonal release for Deep Rock Galactic and a major update, the game was quickly claimed by a lot of players. According to the executive, 10 million PS Plus users were quick to claim and download the game, as well as to buy cosmetics.
“We broke all our records on player numbers and revenue”, Lundgaard explained when talking about Deep Rock Galactic’s Season 1 release. “It surpassed our 1.0 release and paved the way for where we are today with Deep Rock.”
The executive then mentioned the influence of PlayStation Plus, stating that the release of the game on PlayStation Plus really helped push the IP even further.
“Already, two months later, we took advantage of this, on PlayStation Plus deal. We entered into PlayStation Plus and very, very fast, 10 million players claimed the game, started playing, enjoying the new season content, buying the cosmetic DLCs and just had a really good time together. And this propelled the Deep Rock Galactic IP even further into closing into mainstream.”
It’s good to learn that the release of Deep Rock Galactic on Sony’s subscription service has helped make the game become more mainstream.
We reviewed the game back in 2020, and were quite pleased with its mission variety, tutorial system, character design, and solid movement and shooting mechanics.
The Deep Rock Galactic experience is clearly focused on co-op, coming with features that make it extremely smooth like a dedicated button to
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