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scottie on 12 April 2010
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CGI-Quality said:
jarrod said:
CGI-Quality said:
jarrod said:
kitler53 said:
lol at all the GT5 hate...from what i've seen most all last gen titles have surpassed their predecessors. 

Not Sony's.  From what I can tell, the only one that really has is Killzone 2, which was insanely hyped/pushed this gen compared to KZ1.  Pretty much every other Sony franchise (Ratchet & Clank, Hot Shots Golf, Siren, Singstar, BUZZ, Boku no Natsuyasumi, etc) has taken an appreciable tumble.  GOW3 might beat out it's predecessors too, but again it's prominence has been greatly increased this gen compared to last.  I don't the same will really be true for GT5.

Siren? How would you know, we don't have original Siren's numbers.

And if we want to get REAL technical, Blood Curse is already higher than Siren 2.

If you want to get technical, you should really compare like with like (ie: Siren 1 to Siren 3), though there are some problems there.  My real point is though that Sony franchises aren't hitting the same highs on PS3 they were on PS2.  Franchises just aren't surpassing what they were on PS2, that significant userbase reduction does have an impact.

I have Famitsu figures for every Siren if you're curious... they're probably the best thing to go on really...

  • [PS2] Siren (SCEI) 121,114
  • [PS2] Siren (PS2 the BEST) (SCEI) 43,184
  • [PS2] Siren 2 (SCEI) 85,457
  • [PS3] Siren: New Translation (SCEI) 66,269

No, not all franchises are hitting the same highs as PS2, I agree. So far though, some of the most important ones have been: (Killzone 2 is already higher than it's predecessor, God of War III will most likely clear both predecessors - it's already nearly halfway to God of War 1), which just leaves Gran Turismo 5.

 

I don't think Killzone is a fair comparison, due to the first one having a major case of the sucks.

 

That said, I'm not convinced a niche series such as Siren is a good comparison for GT5 either. The PS3 is great at selling big budget, well advertised titles, hence why MGS4 and God of war are doing so well and why most of us have high expectations for GT5. However, the PS3 is pretty bad at selling niche titles compare to the PS2 (hey, ignoring the Wii, what console isn't bad at selling niche titles compared to the PS2)

 

Edit: 

On topic, we really have to answer a few questions here

Will MW2 hit 10 million

Will GT5 beat it to the punch?

Will GTA5 or another Cod game get there first

 

The answer to the first is a hearty 'most likely'

The second is a big 'no'. GT5 certainly has the capacity to sell 10 million, but it'll take a long time

We have heard nothing of GTA5, so it's not gonna release any time soon. I'm personally predicting it'll be released on the PSWii60, which will take a few sales away from the PS3 version. As for the next CoD, I dont think it'll beat its older brother to 10 million