Wny does Sony not have a 5 million seller on PS3

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Miguel_Zorro said:

CGI-Quality said:

RVDondaPC said:

CGI-Quality said:
A good question, though I don't think not having one is of much consequence. Besides the PS1 era, Sony hasn't ever really had a huge hit like the obvious: Gran Turismo. Uncharted 2 may get close, even God of War III. But I think Sony will continue to have 3-4mill sellers and be just fine.

Truth be told, Nintendo is the only company of the three with more than one franchise that does over 5 million.

Both Gears of War have sold more than 5 mill, so that gives MS two franchises. 

They don't own the franchise though. That's why I didn't include it.

Exactly, Gears 1 & 2 are similar to Metal Gear Solid 4.  Microsoft doesn't own the developer, and the deal was only for 2 games.  Epic Games could take Gears 3 anywhere.

There's no need to debate about what counts and what doesn't count. Since this thread is based on my posts and my posts alone to the thread starter I will simply define what counts and doesn't count. If They published it, it counts. If they didn't publish it, it doesn't count. If Epic takes Gears 3 elsewhere and a third party publishes it then 1 & 2 count but 3 doesn't. 

I wish I could define it as any games that the console manufacturer decides to invest substantial capital in but because we don't know about under handing cash that may flow from MS or Sony to third party publishers it will simply be games that they themselves publish. Which means we have complete knowledge that they are willing or were willing to take a risk and back that game. MGS4 doesn't count. Gears 1 & 2 count. FFVII counts as a game, but since it's the only one Sony published it doesn't count as a franchise.