MikeB on 06 May 2008
@ shams
GTA on the PS3 was always going to have a HUGE launch. Its a known PS2 title, and a 'Sony' brand in general. It was always going to be the game that pushed people to upgrade to a PS3 - whereas the 360 has been around for a lot longer.
The real boost on the 360 will happen when the episodic content ARRIVES - not before. The numbers seem about right in the meantime. (other than the ratio 360:PS3 seems higher than I was expecting - almost 2:1).
The real boost on the 360 will happen when the episodic content ARRIVES - not before. The numbers seem about right in the meantime. (other than the ratio 360:PS3 seems higher than I was expecting - almost 2:1).
It's nowhere near to 2:1, not even within North America where the 360 currently enjoys a 2.5 to 1 install base advantage and going by VGChartz' figures it's only 1.67 to 1. For the UK it's more like 1.2 to 1 with the 360 having nearly twice the install base. For many other European countries like France, Italy, Germany, Spain, etc the install base advantage goes to the PS3, so the worldwide ratio would be more to the advantage of the PS3 overall than for the UK and US (the two best performing 360 markets by far).
I expect the release of anticipated PS2 sequels to have a much greater effect than those hyped non-free downloadable episodes (the vast majority of 360 owners aren't even subscribed to Live to use GTA IV's extensive online multiplayer).
