- The Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 should both see moderate boosts from the game. However, since the PS3 should see a larger boost since it’s more likely potential X360 buyers will already have a system. Halo 3 probably had a greater impact on X360 sales but the sum-total of PS3 + X360 affect of GTAIV might be greater.
- I think GTAIV sales on will be stronger on the X360 at for at least the initial month due to the much greater install base of X360 in NA. Europe sales and long term sales will probably be stronger on the PS3 due to association with the PS brand name and PS3 growth being higher in Europe.
- GTAIV will obviously sell extremely well but I don’t think it will sell as well as it’s predecessors. First and foremost the install bases of consoles it’s being released on have a way to go. Also I think that in the last generation we saw a large saturation of “gangster” games in the wake of GTA3 and its follow-ups and I don’t think demand will be quite as high this time around. So I think it will sell a couple million less than the previous games.
- Considering the nature of the market for the Wii, GTAIV will have zero impact on Wii sales which will continue to be as great as supply allows for that time period. Prospective Wii buyers will not be deterred whatsoever by GTAIV on the HD systems. Also the impending release of SSBB and eventually Mario Kart Wii will be a factor in keeping Wii demand extremely high if it wasn’t already. Both those games should wind up with 7 million + lifetime sales. So overall the market landscape shouldn’t change very much due to GTAIV.
