Resident Evil 6 executive producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi says developer "can't be beholden" to fans, who may not always agree on what's best for the series.

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Khuutra said:

mrstickball said:

Khuutra said:
We'll see if it works out for them. Their intent is to expand the appeal of the series; in a few months we'll be able to say if they're on that track.

It'll only take a few weeks for that..

If RE6 can't reach 5 million units by the end of the year, there's no way they're gonna ship 7 million in their lifetime.

Not at all. After 18 months on the market, RE5 had moved something like 6 million units - it's now sitting at just under 8. All indications to the contrary notwithstanding, it's a series that has shown itself to have some serious legs, even if the body of htose legs are down to the Gold Edition.

Yes, but it was released in March vs. October for this one. Therefore, I think sales are going to be far more frontloaded (at least through the end of year). That, and I wonder if Capcom's 7 million forecast is for the regular + gold editions, or just regular. Reason I mention this is that they've said 7 million would make it the best-selling title ever, when VGC has RE5 at ~8 million.