http://v4vg.com/killzone-2-expected-to-sell-moreequal-than-metal-gear-solid-4/

???

Isn't that the "inside source that shall remain nameless"

Either way your source sources a source that no longer exists. As this source (http://www.destructoid.com/sony-confirmed-as-killzone-fanboys-thinks-game-will-fare-better-than-mgs4-117207.phtml) sources your source.

It underperformed in sales for sure

but they EASILY profited!

lol

I think there's some truth to what your saying, that it sometimes can be a sign if a game broke even or not. But Im almost ready to say that it's the other way around  - all these games that you see hit the bargain bins quickly are usually failures and didn't meet sales estimates and therefore didn't make profit (Unreal Tournament 3, Prince of Persia, Alone in the Dark, Stranglehold, Haze, Mirrors Edge etc). While a profitable game keeps it's launch price for a longer time (Blizzard and Bethesda games come to mind).

it did have a massive budget but i believe sony footed the bill to have a halo counter.

"V For Video Games recently spoke to a Sony representative who says they fully expect Guerilla's hugely anticipated title to eclipse the sales mark of MGS4"

"Speaking to V for Video Games, a Sony spokesperson had the following to say on the situation"

"An unnamed and unconfirmed Sony employee reportedly told game site V For Video Games"

Trust me. Its more than likely sony expected it to perform more like KZ than MGS4.

This is exactly like the "60 million budget" crap. Surfer Girl bloged it and all the "news" sites reported it and sourced her or another site who sourced her. Just because you are using a published source doesn't mean its true. If I publish "Obama was assissinated earlier this morning" and everyone starts sourceing me doesn't mean shit no matter how many people republish it.

I remember sony saying they were pleased with KZ2 sales after NPD report came out. Accept reality? Is sourcing an unreliable source who sources an "unamed" and "unconfirmed" source reality? Reality says Sony is a business and business don't look at other games with a high fanbase outside of the genre of game they are making and expect the same from a game that sold 2 million on its first attempt.

Sony would be looking at the HAZES, Resistances, previous Killzones, and the likes. I've been working at Target and I just asked the store manager how they come to their forcasts. She told me they look at their sales from the previous year and compare them to recent sales trends. That was the same exact way I came up with my forcasts when I ran little caesars and same exact way Toys R Us did it.

2.2m units sold before the price drop. 2.26m sold is $2,200,000,000 (roughly).

A bit, but not that much.

Probably about $10m profit.

http://csnation.totalgamingnetwork.com/showthread.php?179433-Killzone-2-Fastest-Selling-First-Party-PS3-Title-to-Hit-500K-Sold&s=ba5617d5f00f4af3605ba818286cc7b1&p=1214969#post1214969

""We have exceeded our expectations with Killzone 2 – it shipped on February 27, which means there were only two days reported in the month," said Steinberg. "It also set the record as the most pre-ordered SCEA PS3 title to-date. Our PR metrics to date are also very strong, with a 92 average review score."(...)"

""Killzone 2 has been the fastest SCEA PS3 title to break the 500,000 unit mark and it's also the highest selling SCEA PS3 title for the first 30 days out of launch," detailed Steinberg. "So far, we are extremely happy with the results.""

So... official report saying "We are pleased"

Or... a questionable site which no longer exists who sources an "unamed" and "unconfirmed" source which every other site source...

Which to believe... this is a tough decision on my part... Hm....

Official price drop in Europe was much earlier.

So at the most 2m units at full price (although I'm sure many retailers dropped the price before that platinum/greatest hits announcement)

and I hope that revenue number of yours is a joke.