Some PS3 game sales personal expectations.

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bugrimmar said:

Dno said:
your also forgetting that during the hoildays even tho it has a lot of games coming out theres a lot of people buying games . More people in shops more people in stores more people talking more people buying. thats why games come out during that time.

Uncharted 2 should sell 500k WW first week

you have to understand that sequels to two of the most popular shooters ever made are coming out this holiday season (Halo 3 and Modern Warfare 2).

but you're right, more people will buy during the holiday season. that's why i have it pegged at 250k. if they didn't release it during the holiday, it would be far less. let's face it, uncharted is a good game, but it doesn't have the star power. 

Halo 3 ODST is a 360 exclusive, so I don't see why that would affect anything, and Modern Warfare 2 is a multiplat FPS- I'm not sure many people would think "Hmmm, I want Uncharted 2, but I'll get Modern Warfare 2 instead". That's absolutely right with MAG, and it is why I am not buying MAG, but Uncharted? It's an Action Adventure TPS Platformer. It won't be cannibalised by MW2.

The original Uncharted had a ridiculously low opening week because the street date was broken. It sold over 100k for a good 9 weeks, and went on to cross 2 million. And it's still selling. And there may have been little competition (though having said that, there was CoD4 and Halo 3 as competition, but like I said, that doesn't matter), but there were also fewer PS3 owners. And yes, userbase does matter to a certain extent. That is why the 360 outsells the PS3 on the majority of multiplat titles.

inFamous released in May and managed 250k first week. Resistance 2 launched in holiday 2008, with competition from a Call of Duty, and managed 450k first week. How the hell could Uncharted 2 sell 250k first week? It won't do less than 500k, and probably quite a bit more.