Its amazing how angry people got over this thread. Actually its not amazing its very very sad. Too get on your nerves some more since its apparently as easy as posting anything that goes against your "completely unbiased opinion".
The thread starter did make some good points.
The game is not preordering well. Preorders cannot be compared to Uncharted 2 because uncharted has become a very well known series, so people who want it are preordering it. It should be compared to a well known sony ip. God of War 3 had 350k preorders with 6 weeks left. Uncharted 2 has become more popular in America than EMEAA so it can't automatically be assumed 3's preorders are doing amazing there. Anyone who doesn't believe the preorder chart just needs to check the preorder numbers from any actual online retailer. Uncharted 3 isn't doing well in any of them, so regardless if vgchartz numbers are accurate it is not preordering well at least compared to the competition.
The OPEN beta only got 1.5mil people to try it. If uncharted 2 really was some beyond perfect game it has always been hyped to be, you would think at least half the people who bought it would have at least tried the completely free beta.
For comparison's sake halo reach, supposedly an overrated ip in decline, had 2.7mil people play the beta, which required not only halo 3 odst, but also xbox live gold,
Uncharted 3 will obviously not get the ludicrous scores that uncharted 2 got. Uncharted 3 will no doubt be the biggest ps3 exclusive of the year, but to get 4mil by years end is a laughable prediction, just like its laughable that it will bomb. It will get great sales but nowhere near many of your expectations. My prediction is 2.8mil by end of the year. 5mil lifetime with some bundling, and not outsell uncharted 2 which should reach 5.5-6mil with holiday bundles over the next two years
