Monges79 said:
Ginyu said:
pezus said:
Monges79 said:
I think that people that think that GT5 will be the best selling in the franchise are forgetting something. How do you expect it to outsell all of the others when the install base of the PS3 is one third of the PS2? If you want a prime example look at FF13. Did it sell poorly? No. Did it come close to some of the FF on the PS2? Not even close. Not to mention that the 360 sold it also. They are selling FF13 for $20 this weekend, and I still doubt it will sell that many. I think that many will be surprised at the under-stellar sales that GT5 will receive.
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How big was the PS2 base when GT3 launched again? ...
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By the end of 2001 7 million more in 2 years than PS3 in 4 years.
GT3 was an early game so it sold well like FFX and MGS2 due to lack of competition. Same goes for why mediocre games likes Resistance and Motorstorm have sold over 3.5 million on PS3 they came out early when there where few options for PS3 owners to buy.
Thats why by the time Resistance 2 and Motorstorm 2 came out they disappointed because now there was GTA4, MGS4, Call of Duty etc
GT5 is not in the same place as GT3 was.
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Exactly. If anyone has noticed, racing games are not as in demand as they used to be. I'm sure that GT5 is a very good game, but people don't buy racing games like they used to.
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Were racing games ever in high demand. If anything, the demand is growing.
Mario Kart Wii is the best selling Mario Kart. The franchise is growing.
Forza 2 has outsold Forza1 and Forza 3 will outsell Forza 3. The franchis is growing.
The only series in a downfall is N4S and that's because of year by year mediocre releases. The franchise has probably reached it's peak but it's definitely improving compared to recent iterations.
Burnout 5 is going to be the best selling in the series. I have no doubt it'll sell another 500k to catch Burnout 3. The Franchise is growing.
As for Gran Turismo 5, I'ts not going to be the best in the series, but it will sell big. It wil be bundled greatly and it's sales won't stop until GT6 and/or PS4 releases.
