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Forums - Sales Discussion - Horizon Zero Dawn Predicted To Sell 8 Million Units, Close To Uncharted 4

mjk45 on 21 February 2017

I see Sony's main priority after Horizons release being , how do we best prepare the ground work for Horizon 2 .
So after the fans are taken care of and the sales start to slow I expect them to not just have some bundles but make it the main bundle to increase awareness and at the same time add to it's fan base going forward ,rather than making the mistake of expecting it to sell well based on the buzz it's getting and being happy if it matches thatexpectation.



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Cloudman on 21 February 2017

Regardless of the group making the prediction, I think it is definitely possible for Horizon to reach those numbers.



 

              

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Mike321 on 21 February 2017

I think that's too much to expect from a new IP but we'll see, I do hope it sells very well.



                                                                                     

Mbolibombo on 22 February 2017
pitzy272 said:
mZuzek said:

They say it can sell at the same level or close to Uncharted 4 and Metal Gear Solid V.

Look, I'm no expert. I'm just looking at the game titles here.

Uncharted 4.
Metal Gear Solid V.

You know, there's a reason those games sold well. They have fanbases.

I don't doubt Horizon will sell very well, but I can't see it topping 6 million. Not at all.

Not likely, but idt it's impossible. TLoU sold 7-8million on PS3, right? And this was despite PS3 having a poor userbase in the US and TLoU releasing at the end of the 7th gen. Ontop of this, PS4 exclusives and games sell well far more consistently than those on PS3 ever did.

TLOU was also hailed as one of the best games of all time and while Horizon has been awarded with absolute stellar reviews they're not as fantastic as for the other games mentioned.



d21lewis on 23 February 2017

Sony is pushing Horizon hard. I saw cyborg dog things (actually looked like Geth from Mass Effect) attacking the host on ESPN this morning while I was at the gym. I said to myself, "Those sneaky sons of bitches..."

But I predict 3 million in sales.



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Random_Matt on 23 February 2017

4 - 5m, not a mainstream title.



Barkley on 23 February 2017

8 million is a little high I think, but I think it will sell 4 million in its first year, around 6 million lifetime.



pitzy272 on 23 February 2017
Mbolibombo said:
pitzy272 said:

Not likely, but idt it's impossible. TLoU sold 7-8million on PS3, right? And this was despite PS3 having a poor userbase in the US and TLoU releasing at the end of the 7th gen. Ontop of this, PS4 exclusives and games sell well far more consistently than those on PS3 ever did.

TLOU was also hailed as one of the best games of all time and while Horizon has been awarded with absolute stellar reviews they're not as fantastic as for the other games mentioned.

Yes of course, but my point is that horizon also has some things going for it that TLoU didn't. So I'm just saying I could believe it if horizon sold close to 8 million. It's not likely, but it's possible. 

Me and a few others said Uncharted 4 selling 10million was in the realm of possibility, and most people scoffed at that prospect. Now U4 will end up selling well beyond 10million. All I'm saying is that with PS4, I've learned to not rule anything out for sales, especially for a game with broad appeal. 



d21lewis on 23 February 2017

Any word on preorders?
Any guesses on first week?



Azhraell on 23 February 2017

They are insane, even the last of us didn't reach that on ps3