Gotham Knights was a pretty major Xbox Game Pass drop last month - sure, the game didn't get the best reception at launch, but a relatively new 'Batman' game is always going to make a splash on Game Pass - and that it seemingly has!
As posted out by Circana's Mat Piscatella (NPD), 6% of all tracked Xbox Series X|S players tried out Gotham Knights when it was first added to the Game Pass library last month. That's compared to a measly 0.3% before its arrival.
Interestingly, the game also went to 'PlayStation Plus Extra' later that month - and its addition there didn't have as much of an overall impact on the PlayStation platform. The two ecosystems have now evened out in regards to Gotham Knights players, but Xbox Game Pass seemingly had a bigger impact on arrival.
Of course, the title would have likely had a bigger impact on PlayStation if it landed on PS Plus Essential - but the same could be said about the newly-formed Game Pass Core library. Anyway, it's interesting to see how big Game Pass drops like this have a substantial impact on a game's player base - even when something like Gotham Knights is a year old at this point!
We were more positive than most in our initial Gotham Knights write-up from last October - we reckon this one is absolutely worth playing, especially now that it's on Xbox Game Pass.
What do you think to these NPD stats? Let us know if you've played Gotham Knights on Xbox Game Pass already!
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@Rioichi i mean gothan knights is an average game at best compared to spiderman 2 or even arkham knight
Not surpring as a lot of people have both consoles. If it comes to one earlier naturally people will try it there.
Done it myself with many games
@Dan1283
Hey Dan! I actually don't agree with you on this one. The game is actually very good! I hesitated at first trying it, cause i read the critics and i thought the same as you. Sure, the game has some technical issues, maybe it's not perfect but is super fun! It also doesn't try to be a new entry in the Arkham series. The game is different. You can play it single-player but also co-op (2 players the main campaign and up to 4 people some other activities). I tried it on gamepass and i liked it so much that i 100% it! Playing solo is super fun, but when a friend joined me, we both had a blast with the game. Sometimes it's better to try a game and have your own opinion.
Sfter playing it i eas pleasantly surprised. I wasexpecting the worst and ended up having a good time. I did some side missions which were well built and didn't play much of the main campaign. As soon as I finished Alan Wake 2 and Miasma chronicles, I will get back to it.
Its not awful ,but its not great either,wasn't there another superhero game on ps ,round about the same time though..something about a man
@kelomaniack fair enough we all have different opinions the main thing is we enjoys games I do think critics are wrong a lot as well
Glad to hear it. I had fun with what I played. I wish suit drops were a little less random but it did add a risk/reward factor.
I wish I liked it more. I ended up deleting it after while. I'm hoping Rocksteady fixed whatever they needed to with thw Suicide Squad game. Still waiting to hear something on it.
@Rioichi yeah, i don't know at which state the game was, when it was launched. 🤷♂️. I played it after it came to gamepass and it was pretty solid in a technical aspect of view and fun also. I just talked about my experience with the game. But isn't it with most games nowdays that they are released pretty much half-baked and they fixed them afterwards?
It's a great fit for Game Pass, or other subscription services. It's a good, but not a great game, that had some bad press. Glad it can find a wider audience.
@kelomaniack you should really paraphrase that 4 player co-op is a specific gamemode that is basically just a survival game mode with constant waves of enemies and doesn't even unlock until you're well into the game.
Also progress doesn't carry over for the guest in 2 player co-op.
One of the game's biggest faults.
@Cherip-the-Ripper yeah, you are right about it. 👍 You can play 2 player co-op the main campaign, but only the other mode 4 players. But now the progress carries over for the guest also. I don't know if it has to do with one of the latest patches of the game, but the game specifically asked me if i wanted to replay a mission that i have done on my friend's game as a guest or marked it as done and go on
I played the first two hours of it on GP and tbh I had no issues with the much discussed 30fps cap on consoles but for me the bigger issue was the combat (didn't have the weightiness or thump of the Arkham or Spiderman series) and the terrible menus. Deleted it after that.
I'm shocked. Average game gets more attention on Xbox, who would've thought
that would be the case. 😜
Much better then expected. Had a lot of fun with this one.
bc XBOX = DC
tbh i played it on launch and loved it way better than the spiderman story and character wise, gameplay itself need improvements and you can feel the 30fps from time to time.
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