Worldwide up! (13th August 2011)

[MARCUSDJACKSON]

CGI-Quality said:

BenVTrigger said:
@ CGI-Quality

Even still thats a poor performance, even if it is available online. If this game doesn't clear more than 2 million that's honestly sad. I don't know what it is about Sony but they just can't create mega selling franchises really outside of Gran Turismo. Which is unfortunate because Infamous really is a fantastic new IP.

Nothing suggests right now that it won't clear 2 million units. I also can't call it a "poor" performance without the expectations laid on the table. From where I'm sitting, the DD sales + the retail sales probably have it well over where inFAMOUS 1 was in the same time frame. Never mind the fact that somehow, Sony saw fit enough to acquire the studio behind the IP.

Also, you say "you don't know what it is about Sony" that they haven't created another mega-hit like GT. Last I checked, only Nintendo has created multiple mega hits like that. Microsoft hasn't created another Halo, have they? No. Reason: not every franchise can/will sell like that. Nintendo's appeal to a wider demographic than most PlayStation or Xbox IPs. Gran Turismo and Halo appeal to more people than most IPs. Just the way it is. Not a Sony-centric thing (and most of their IPs are successful anyway - so all else is irrelevant).

In short, inFAMOUS 2 is and will be fine.

1.5 if not 2m by the end of the yr!?