I really don’t think that Valve is releasing their sales numbers to gloat, but more to show that the PC game industry is doing well…but I bet most PC game companies wish they were anything near what Valve is doing in sales. From bit-tech (emphasis mine):
The original Half-Life, Valve’s first game and one of the most critically lauded PC titles ever, has sold an average of one million copies every year ever since it was first released in 1998. That’s an average of one million copies per year, for ten years, without counting digital sales. Wowzers.
Half-Life 2 meanwhile, which was the first game to launch predominantly on Valve’s Steam service, has sold more than 6.5 million copies in just four years and is still clocking up retail sales. The Orange Box has managed to sell 3 million copies at retail ever since that was released just last year and Left4Dead is currently on track to beat that record by more than 500,000 copies.
Wow. Pay close attention to the article and the part where it says that’s just retail sales. No fucking wonder Valve is no hurry to release games. They are making money hand over fist on games already released for years and years not even including Steam sales.
I don’t even know what to say these awesome numbers other than, SHAZAM!
What Would Matt Do: Ummm….Valve, will you hire me? I can codes and…well, does being a smart ass help at all?
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