| Slimebeast said: I think Forza 3 will sell 7 million lifetime. Gt5 will sell 6.5 million lifetime. The reasons are because Forza series have reached (and maybe even surpassed) the GT series in quality. Plus the X360 has a lot bigger console installed base than the PS3. And the X360 is also the software king, with very high attach ratio. |
I'm going to remember you said that, so when Forza 3 sells 4 million and GT5 sells 9 million, and you claim Forza exceeded your expectations, I can show you this post.
Listen to me. It does not matter how good the games are. At the core, it is FORZA VERSUS GRAN TURISMO! It's like Killzone versus Halo or Quantum Theory versus Gears of War. Brand name is important. GT is a longer running series, has historically higher sales, and it does not matter about the install base because GT3 launched on half the PS3's current userbase and went on to sell 15 million. GT5 won't sell 15 million, because the PS3 won't take off like the PS2 did, but it will do 8 million at least.
To expect the sequel to a heavily bundled game like Forza 2 to outsell it by such a significant amount, so late in the generation, is ridiculous.
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