slowmo said:
huaxiong90 said:
marc said:
What did you guys expect a MS pr guy to say?
As for GT, it will not sell as well as many might think for 2 reasons:
- Forza has provided competition. Forza is more a simulator and GT is more arcade style racing. Two distinct game styles that did not exist until late last generation. Now that there is a choice, some people will pick Forza and other GT but the point is that there are now choices. Note that GT4 sold 5mil less than GT3 while Forza 1 sold 4 mil. Interesting correlation.
- There are not nearly as many PS3 sold as PS2's.
I think it will sell well, and it will probably outsell Forza but I doubt it will hit the levels it had previously. |
Incorrect.
I'm gonna just wait on GT5. If that game breaks 10 million next year, so much crow is going to be served.
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I think you may have said something in error, there is no way GT5 will do 10 million next year. LTD wise it can maybe pass that total but not inside 9 months, its just not front loaded enough for that IMO. In all honesty I've read a lot of Forza threads and not many balanced posters are saying it will outsell GT5 so I don't think there is much crow to be served at all anyway.
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Sorry, I didn't mean to come off as a jerk when saying that. But apart from the large UK fanbase GT has, one thing that carried GT was legs, and with a top gear test track, it's going to get strong publicity. Not only that, but in America, GT bundles were quite big as another poster said. I do think it has a chance at crossing the 10 million mark in maybe an even shorter period of time.
Hell, according to PD's website, GT5: Prologue is over 4 million units in software sales. If GT5:P can do that, I see no reason why GT5 shouldn't post much higher numbers, especially when you look at GT4:P sales compared to GT4.
We'll see either way. It's going to be bad for Sony if this series lost its steam. But I've faith in Yamauchi. 
