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SamuelRSmith on 01 December 2008
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Barozi said:
SamuelRSmith said:
Barozi said:
SamuelRSmith said:
Yeah, and internet killed the video star, so what?

If it's any help, CoD WaW will probably outsell Gears 2, as well.

Combined PS3 and 360 sales - yes it will.

PS3 only sales - no

360 only sales - tough call... probably not

The 360 version is only a million behind it, and CoD4 did better than Gears1 on 360. WaW 360 is currently doing better than CoD4 360 at respective points in time.

Out of interest, I also looked up the sales of a few other titles on the PS3 that had slow launches but went on to do quite well:

Ratchet and Clank - 130,000 first week (less than R2), 1.43 million lifetime.
Uncharted - 135,000 first week (less than R2), 2 million sales lifetime.
Heavenly Sword - 106,000 first week (less than R2) 1.23 million lifetime
Need for Speed Pro Street - 180,000 first week (less than R2), 1.41 million lifetime.

FPSs tend to do better than these games, as they appeal to a greater audience, also the online component will attract new players for a while, and DLC could attract new players and bring in extra revenue for it (needless to say, it won't be a financial loss).

R2 did 270,000 first week without Others, CoD4 did 445,000 including others first week (~265,000 without others)

CoD4 was easily the best shooter last year, that's where those sales came from. CoD:WAW won't have those amazing lags. I think it will not reach 6 million units on 360. Gears 2 maybe has a chance.

Gears 1 did as well as it did because of its marketing campaign, it's omg graphics, and its fresh gameplay. The Gears2 campaign was non-existant compared to the first, the graphics are not as mindblowing, and the gameplay's been done before. Whatsmore, Gears was one of the first must-have titles with little competition, and people buying a 360 over the next year or so didn't really have much else choice to pick up. Gears 2 has a much stronger competition, and new 360 purchasers in the future will have a much larger back catalogue of games to pick up on.