Mafia: The Old Country has won plenty of fans over by being a solid single-player adventure, even if it doesn’t reinvent anything gameplay-wise. Some fans were worried about the title after 2K Games and Hangar 13 announced that there would be no open-world, but it has seemingly worked out.
Sensor Tower, a market research company that tracks digital and retail sales, confirmed that 2K’s cinematic shooter has sold 800,000 copies in three days (via the Gaming Leaks subreddit). The company also confirmed that this game sold best on Sony’s PlayStation 5, with Steam in second place, and Xbox last. PS5 Pro enhancements were confirmed for this game, so that may have played a hand in these sales.
Naturally, fans are hoping that these sales for Mafia: The Old Country are good enough to greenlight a potential Mafia 4. The Old Country is technically a spinoff title, since it lacks the open-world and doesn’t continue this franchise’s numbering scheme, so a fourth game could happen. We’ll have to wait for financial reports from 2K Games or Take-Two Interactive, but this is a good start so far.
Hype for The Old Country has been pretty consistent throughout its pre-release period, as fans were impressed by the graphics and cutscenes. It didn’t look like a standout title gameplay-wise, but gamers didn’t mind this since they’re now open to shorter experiences that don’t take long to beat. The fact that this shorter experience is fairly priced at $50 sweetened the deal for many, as that’s now a “budget” price in today’s $70 game market.
With AAA gaming proving to be an overly expensive mess these days, Mafia: The Old Country is proof that more AA game experiences like these are needed. Even though the game looks AAA, the focus on linear gaming and an affordable price made it AA to the eyes of many. That worked out well, given how good those initial sales are.
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