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MontanaHatchet on 13 January 2010
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iWarMachine said:
MontanaHatchet said:
Gran Turismo 5 will be a big seller, there's no question about that. But it will have to deal with a much lower userbase (PS3 not selling like the PS1 and PS2), as well as a fragmented fanbase (there are a decent amount of GT fans who likely bought 360s and Forza). GT5 could get to 10 million if it gets lucky (or there's a good amount of bundling).

Halo: Reach, on the other hand, is practically guaranteed for 10 million. I see it winning in the end by a good amount. This will be a full-fledged Halo game, and it will be hyped up to heaven. Personally, I can't wait to play it.

i'm not agree.

 

the userbase when GT3 or GT came out were less than 25M consoles, and still, they did great, with more than 10M+ units sold.

the fanbase of GT series it's intact, you can quote me on that, in fact, it's bigger than before since now the game is more expanded to the mainstream thanks to the PS2 and its piracy.

i can see GT5 getting the 10M mark in a year or two.

Halo:Reach imo, will not get into the 8M let alone 10M, why? because 70% of the Halo 3 buyers are casual gamers and if they don't see a 4 in the cover of Halo:Reach, they'll not buy it, just like Halo:ODST. besides this, it's normal to see a decline on the sales of the series since it's the 3rd game in the same system (4th if you count Halo Wars). The only chance to get more than 6M sales it's the Marketing, and even if you think that it'll be massively hyped...Natal will take most of the money for ads.

i can bet i all of my statements.

 

it seems to be that most of the users in VGChartz are doubting about the size of Gran Turismo series.

Gran Turismo 3 received extensive bundling, and even then, its legs grew as the Playstation 2's userbase grew. Gran Turismo 5 doesn't have as strong of an advantage there. And your point about the PS2 and piracy actually hurts your argument, since most PS2 owners don't own a PS3, and the PS3 can't be pirated. I'm not saying that Gran Turismo 5 won't reach 10 million (I strongly believe it could), but will it really do it in a year or two? Even Halo 3 took about 2 years to sell 10 million, and that was with one of the biggest advertising campaigns ever. As for the next part, well...that's all a bunch of bullshit and you know it. 70% of Halo 3 buyers are casual gamers who don't know anything about the games they buy? That's trolling, and it's criminal. Halo: ODST is pretty much an expansion to Halo 3 (similar to Frozen Throne being an expansion for Warcraft 3), and yet it still sold tremendously. Gran Turismo 4 struggled to sell over 10 million copies when it launched, and that was to a userbase of over 70 million (at the time). And why do you think Natal will take most of the money for ads? Do you work in Microsoft's advertising department?

Sounds to me like your arguments are nothing more than random speculation. I'm not agree with you.