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mibuokami on 29 August 2009
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XanderZane said:
mibuokami said:
XanderZane said:

More like Uncharted 2 -vs- Halo ODST, who will sell more? Left 4 Dead 2 isn't the big name game this holiday. Halo ODST is.

People are also forgetting that Uncharted was bundled for like 8 months. Left 4 Dead was never bundled, but still sold 2.35 million, while Uncharted only sold 2.50 million, even while bundled. That's not at all impressive. Halo: ODST is going to squash Uncharted 2.

Um the whole point of this thread is because both side has a chance of winning... no one is gonna take a sucker bet like Uncharted 2 against  Halo ODST except for delusional fanboys.

And yes Uncharted was bundled and release 1 year earlier and if you look at sale right now L4D is beating it by a 5k vs 8k margin per week. Which means that it should thereotically overtake it in a year.

Against this is the fact that Uncharted 2 will also likely be bundled, on top of that it will also be part of many many deals due to the fact that its a first party game and finally, Uncharted is now an established franchise with a growing fanbase.

So again the fight is fair and thus fun to argue about, which is why this thread exist while a thread about U2 vs Halo ODST will have most of the poster laughing at the stupidity of the OP.

 

The fight is not fair if one game is BUNDLED and the other isn't. How do you figure that is fair? LOL!! If uncharted 2 gets bundle and Left 4 Dead 2 doesn't, how is that a fair comparison. Yes, I was laughing at the OP on this. I actually thought this was a joke thread. Left 4 Dead 2 didn't even start with strong sales, it built up over time mainly. Forza 3 and Uncharted 2 might be a fairer comparison as both of these titles will most likely be bundled and Forza 2, like Uncharted was actually bundled. That would make more sense.

You're missing the point, its fair in the sense that both games will probably end up in the same selling range irregardless of the existence of bundles, first party deal, bargain etc...

The sale of past iteration has show that both game have a fighting chance of winning the battle with all the stipulation currently in place.

This isn't regarding the 'fairness' of the market and the various hooks both game comes with. Its simply an argument over the end result, A or B which will it be?

Perhaps 'fair' is the wrong word to you in this context, would you accept that this battle is at least 'competitive?' In that both games irregardless of the percieve advantage of Uncharted 2 has a chance of scoring the knock-out punch.

Or do you believe this is a fight that Left 4 Dead 2 simply cannot win?

My personal belief is that L4D2 will lose, but their are many good argument to debunk my guess in this thread alone (and you yourself provided some of them).