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Celebrated Xbox One Game Ori and the Blind Forest Profitable in One Week

"Microsoft is super happy, so we'll see about Ori's future," developer says.

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Indie game Ori and the Blind Forest, which received widespread praise upon its release last month for Xbox One and PC, turned a profit after just one week. Developer Thomas Mahler shared the news in a post on NeoGAF, also teasing that this success might mean more Ori in the future.

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"Business-wise, Ori was already profitable a week after release and Microsoft is super happy, so we'll see about Ori's future," Mahler said.

We spoke with Moon Studios co-founder Gennadiy Korol today, who confirmed the game was profitable for Microsoft after one week of sales.

However, it took "a couple of weeks" of sales for Ori to become a profitable project for Moon Studios itself, he said. Korol didn't say, however, how many copies of the game have been sold to date.

Ori sales are likely to increase further still, as an Xbox 360 version of the game is due out later this spring.

GameSpot's 9/10 Ori and the Blind Forest review hailed it as a "rapturous platformer that is as fun as it is beautiful."

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well it's safe to say this is a game that will be xbox exclusive for time to come i will actually give this game a try now.

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@shadyshack: I consider it a MS exclusive since it is published by MS

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Actually it's MS exclusive, not Xbox One exclusive. Big difference.

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@davillain-: doen't really matter to me, i haven't played it yet so i'm looking forward to it.

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@shadyshack: -looks at Steam- not exclusive.

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@davem1992@shadyshack: Published by MS though so it matters not to them where you buy it

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@pspearman@davem1992@shadyshack: since i'm buying it anyway i could careless it's just nice to see a great game on the console again so.

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@davem1992@shadyshack: steam gets a lot of things , but i have yet to meet a person in real life who even uses it. so again i think i will download the game today

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@shadyshack@davem1992: Wow....you must live under a rock.


I have it on Steam and it's great.

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@davem1992@shadyshack: nope i just don't think steam is that pop-where i am at, at this time most likely.

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@shadyshack@davem1992: Where are you?

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@davem1992@shadyshack: Cut off louisiana

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@shadyshack: you must be living in the middle of the desert

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@Saidrex@shadyshack: nope most people just play on the main stream console either the x1 or ps4.

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@shadyshack@Saidrex: i don't know where you live, but it's the other way around where i do. i have like ONE real life friend that owns a next gen console. everyone else has a pc and old gen stuff.

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@shadyshack: lucky you. I don't even have a single friend who frequently plays video games at all. :D

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@Saidrex@shadyshack: i'm not a dedicated gamer at all i play in my spare time or when i just get bored, other that i brought my x1 for the media functions not really the games that was just a really great bonus that i'm kinda enjoying

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@shadyshack: My friends and I leave it running on the desktop. Check the Sales, Already have them all, check back next week.

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Have it on PC but it is downright outstanding, indies are just as strong as ever.

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What a wonderful and challenging game this is.....deserves every sale it gets and I hope for more Ori in the future.

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Nice to see XBONE get a few worthwhile things, finally, but sad that its still not exclusive...

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And it deserves it. I absolutely love everything about this game. Now how about fixing that can't jump out of water bug? But congratulations Moon Studios. You've truly made a masterpiece.

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That's a bug? Haven't experienced that in two play throughs.

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Yeah and it sucks. You have to exit the game and start back at your last save point. I can't finish the fire level because of the swimming part.

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Hmm strange.

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Sold better on PC.

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@turianshepard: How would you know anyways ?

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He doesn't. Most games don't sell better on PC than console.

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I'm sure a Steam Sale had something to do with that.....I know everytime they have one I start racking up. I Got all three Bioshocks together for $7. Thats SEVEN DOLLARS! ; LOL. I find it ironic that I spent around $900 on parts building my PC but the only games I purchase are never higher than $10. I'll hold out. No way in hell I will spend $60 on a game anymore. Unless its Halo, Gears, or Mass Effect.......

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So?

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@turianshepard: Does it matter?
Great game...buy it.

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Great game! We have to support more developers like this!

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Well deserved. I played it twice on my XB1 and it is really good.

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@Aleperez75: The soundtrack alone makes me want to play it again.

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well congratulations to its developers :)

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Write can't we just celebrate that a game a new IP is successful and one that actually deserves it? Instead of tr0lling a dang piece of plastic?

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I have died so many times in this game it's embarrassing. But Ori is awesome. Highly recommend it.

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@ak33715: Yeah, how about that complete the game without dying achievement? I know it's possible to get using the copy file system the game has, but still. It's pretty insane.

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Glad this wonderful PC title is successful!

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Oh look, a multi-platform getting mistitled as an Xbox One Exclusive, again.

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@Redblaze27: Did you read the first paragraph?


"which received << LINK REMOVED >> upon its release last month for<< LINK REMOVED >> and << LINK REMOVED >>,"

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@ak33715@Redblaze27: Redblaze27 said "mistitled", which they did. Did you read his first (and um only) sentence? lol

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@Drkr_Zen@ak33715@Redblaze27: If people actually stop to read the article then yes, it will be clarified.

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@ak33715@Redblaze27: Did you read the article name & quote under it?

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@Redblaze27@ak33715: "Business-wise, Ori was already profitable a week after release and Microsoft is super happy, so we'll see about Ori's future,"


Yep

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@ak33715@Redblaze27: I mean this:


Celebrated Xbox One Game Ori and the Blind Forest Profitable in One Week

"Microsoft is super happy, so we'll see about Ori's future," developer says.

If it wasnt trying to be misleading it'd say 'Microsoft game' and not 'Xbox One Game'. Not to mention there are more PC owners out there than Xbox One owners and it might be wiser point it out to the uninformed in the headline that its on PC.

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@Redblaze27@ak33715: Yes because GameSpot is well known for its great writing. Get over it and just appreciate that there is a good game out on both PC and Xbox.

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@InFI_Chronos@Redblaze27@ak33715: True enough.

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@ak33715: Ah nevermind. I see what you mean. Some of Eddie's finest trolling work here. My bad.

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