How many additional PS3s will be sold during GoW III first week WW?

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HappySqurriel said:

Winters said:
@HappySqurriel

I would have disagree on your statement that "God of War is not that big a franchise", it is one Sony's biggest franchises. God of War received strong praise from gaming critics for its strong game play, graphics, and sound as well as winning numerous awards in the past. It might be reason enough for people to pick up a console along with the game as it will arguably be one of the biggest for the PS3 this year.

The best selling God of War game has sold over 3 Million units which is (certainly) good sales, but it isn't even in the top 50 PS2 games ...

Edit: and the quality of a game (as determined by reviewers) does not necessarily relate to how a game will sell.

Truth.  We all know the list of games that are awesome that no one bought.  God of War 3 will do 4 million almost certainly and be the biggest of the series.  I'll stand by the idea that any spike in March sales will be more attributable to Final Fantasy, but it's still undeniable that people get consoles for holiday that are meant for these games later.  That's why they ask for them as gifts, and which is why companies are sure to let people know these games are coming well in advance.  I mean, Sony's being selling boxes on the promise of delivering Gran Turismo and Final Fantasy since they launched.

There WILL be people who pick up the system for it, but it's not in the numbers some of you think.  System sellers are early in the generation.  The vast majority of people this many years in buy on the complete package.  The overwhelming majority picking p a PS3 now, it's for Uncharted 2AND God of War AND FFXIII AND games coming, and the catalog and Blu-Ray and reliability and what their friends have etc.  Not for one game.

True for all consoles at this point.