Could ODST break Halo 3's opening record?

[thekitchensink]

darklich13 said:

outlawauron said:

ymeaga1n said:

thekitchensink said:
It's not gonna beat Halo 3 at anything, saleswise. Reasons:

1. A lot of buyers were disappointed with H3 and thus are unlikely to feel the need to rush and buy its expansion.

2. Even a lot of people who like the game aren't going to pay $30-$40 for a couple new maps and a 2-3-hour campaign.

3. This will see a lot of marketing, but nowhere near the Hal-Mountain-Dew levels of the original.

How many buyers did you talk to to come to that conclusion?

It's the same deal with GTA4. Many were dissapointed with it.

If so many people were dissapointed with GTA4 then why did the expansion Lost and the Damned outsell Killzone 2?  And that is an expansion requireing GTA4 and is download only.  ODST does not require Halo3 and does not have to be downloaded.

 

You just brought up an example that proves my point.  No matter how well an expansion sells, it's never going to be even close to its original, even if it does sell incredibly well (which I keep saying tht ODST will).  Since it does not have to be downloaded, it will surely sell proportionately more than Lost and Damned, but honestly, do you think anyone who didn't buy Halo 3 will buy its expansion?

@Kowenicki: Sorry, I forgot to mention that yes, I will indeed be buying it, because I love H3 and the Halo lore.   

 

@ymeaga1n: You're taking what I'm saying to the extreme.  Just like with any game, some people (not necessarily a huge amount, but substantial) were disappointed with H3.  Some people who DID like it bought it only for multiplayer, and some of those probably won't want to pay 50% of the price again just for a few new maps.  Sorry for the confusion, as we seem to agree that it won't sell much  

 

To be clear, I think it will probably be a great game, and I'm really looking forward to it.