Never underestimate the insatiable appetite gamers have for giant robot battles. That appetite has propelled Armored Core 6 to the top spot on Steam’s global sales charts more than a decade after the last numbered entry in the series was released, knocking Baldur’s Gate 3 off the top spot.

In a summer filled with huge releases, few could have predicted that Armored Core 6 would be able to find such a large audience. The phenomenal success of last year’s Elden Ring certainly didn’t hurt. Speaking to GameIndustry.biz, Bandai Namco Europe CEO Arnaud Muller explained that Elden Ring has given FromSoftware a “guarantee of quality” among fans.

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      1 year ago

      The first time they do will be the first one they release.

      …my point is it doesn’t really matter, don’t preorder because you run the risk of supporting that first one. You can support good games after it’s clear that they’re good.

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      1 year ago

      Seems like their PC ports are usually pretty rough on launch, but I’ve been playing since Demon’s Souls and they haven’t released a game I don’t like.